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The difference between the "Old Lights" and "New Lights" was:

O the Old Lights stressed emotionalism in their preaching; the New Lights did not.
O the Old Lights relied on a network of itinerant preachers; the New Lights did not.
O the Old Lights advocated a more rationalistic theology; the New Lights stressed emotionalism.
O the Old Lights favored evangelicalism and individual prayer; the New Lights urged for a ministerial connection to God.
O the Old Lights embraced Enlightenment ideals; the New Lights saw them as incompatible with faith.

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Answer : The Old lights stressed emotionalism in their preaching ; the New lights did not.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Old lights refer to the group of people from a split congregation who still believe in the old doctrine while the New lights are the set of people from the same congregation that splits, who embrace the new things or doctrine that were introduced.

The two groups of people can be differentiated by many things , some of them are.

The OLD light-

1 . They are orthodox clergymen that were deeply skeptical of the emotionalism

2. The clergymen condemned the cryings out, fainting and covulsion in revival meetings.

The NEW light-

1. Allow working miracles or speaking with tongues.

2. Allow woman to speak in public and as a preacher.

3. Refused to be silenced no matter the case may be.

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