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(1) The reason Jefferson choose the expression separation of church and state was because he was addressing a Baptist congregation; a denomination of which he was not a member. Jefferson wanted to remove all fears that the state would make dictates to the church.
They did not want, for example, the hierarchy and the ceremony of the Anglican Church. However, the Puritans were not radical enough to want to split away from the Church of England. They wanted to reform it from within. By contrast, the Separatists (as their name implies) did want to form a separate church.