diff --git a/test/integration/assign_test.rb b/test/integration/assign_test.rb
index e761a0873..c5cf98ece 100644
--- a/test/integration/assign_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/assign_test.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ class AssignTest < Minitest::Test
   include Liquid
 
   def test_assign_with_hyphen_in_variable_name
-    template_source = <<-END_TEMPLATE
-    {% assign this-thing = 'Print this-thing' %}
-    {{ this-thing }}
+    template_source = <<~END_TEMPLATE
+      {% assign this-thing = 'Print this-thing' -%}
+      {{ this-thing -}}
     END_TEMPLATE
-    template        = Template.parse(template_source)
-    rendered        = template.render!
-    assert_equal("Print this-thing", rendered.strip)
+    assert_template_result("Print this-thing", template_source)
   end
 
   def test_assigned_variable
diff --git a/test/integration/block_test.rb b/test/integration/block_test.rb
index eeca8fa0c..1d3c78cf6 100644
--- a/test/integration/block_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/block_test.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ class BlockTest < Minitest::Test
   include Liquid
 
   def test_unexpected_end_tag
-    exc = assert_raises(SyntaxError) do
-      Template.parse("{% if true %}{% endunless %}")
-    end
-    assert_equal(exc.message, "Liquid syntax error: 'endunless' is not a valid delimiter for if tags. use endif")
+    source = '{% if true %}{% endunless %}'
+    assert_match_syntax_error("Liquid syntax error (line 1): 'endunless' is not a valid delimiter for if tags. use endif", source)
   end
 
   def test_with_custom_tag
diff --git a/test/integration/capture_test.rb b/test/integration/capture_test.rb
index c2dc52690..7399393ac 100644
--- a/test/integration/capture_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/capture_test.rb
@@ -10,44 +10,38 @@ def test_captures_block_content_in_variable
   end
 
   def test_capture_with_hyphen_in_variable_name
-    template_source = <<-END_TEMPLATE
-    {% capture this-thing %}Print this-thing{% endcapture %}
-    {{ this-thing }}
+    template_source = <<~END_TEMPLATE
+      {% capture this-thing %}Print this-thing{% endcapture -%}
+      {{ this-thing -}}
     END_TEMPLATE
-    template        = Template.parse(template_source)
-    rendered        = template.render!
-    assert_equal("Print this-thing", rendered.strip)
+    assert_template_result("Print this-thing", template_source)
   end
 
   def test_capture_to_variable_from_outer_scope_if_existing
-    template_source = <<-END_TEMPLATE
-    {% assign var = '' %}
-    {% if true %}
-    {% capture var %}first-block-string{% endcapture %}
-    {% endif %}
-    {% if true %}
-    {% capture var %}test-string{% endcapture %}
-    {% endif %}
-    {{var}}
+    template_source = <<~END_TEMPLATE
+      {% assign var = '' -%}
+      {% if true -%}
+        {% capture var %}first-block-string{% endcapture -%}
+      {% endif -%}
+      {% if true -%}
+        {% capture var %}test-string{% endcapture -%}
+      {% endif -%}
+      {{var-}}
     END_TEMPLATE
-    template        = Template.parse(template_source)
-    rendered        = template.render!
-    assert_equal("test-string", rendered.gsub(/\s/, ''))
+    assert_template_result("test-string", template_source)
   end
 
   def test_assigning_from_capture
-    template_source = <<-END_TEMPLATE
-    {% assign first = '' %}
-    {% assign second = '' %}
-    {% for number in (1..3) %}
-    {% capture first %}{{number}}{% endcapture %}
-    {% assign second = first %}
-    {% endfor %}
-    {{ first }}-{{ second }}
+    template_source = <<~END_TEMPLATE
+      {% assign first = '' -%}
+      {% assign second = '' -%}
+      {% for number in (1..3) -%}
+        {% capture first %}{{number}}{% endcapture -%}
+        {% assign second = first -%}
+      {% endfor -%}
+      {{ first }}-{{ second -}}
     END_TEMPLATE
-    template        = Template.parse(template_source)
-    rendered        = template.render!
-    assert_equal("3-3", rendered.gsub(/\s/, ''))
+    assert_template_result("3-3", template_source)
   end
 
   def test_increment_assign_score_by_bytes_not_characters
diff --git a/test/integration/context_test.rb b/test/integration/context_test.rb
index 832e3e304..698aaa427 100644
--- a/test/integration/context_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/context_test.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_variables
   end
 
   def test_variables_not_existing
-    assert_nil(@context['does_not_exist'])
+    assert_template_result("true", "{% if does_not_exist == nil %}true{% endif %}")
   end
 
   def test_scoping
@@ -121,22 +121,18 @@ def test_scoping
   end
 
   def test_length_query
-    @context['numbers'] = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    assert_template_result("true", "{% if numbers.size == 4 %}true{% endif %}",
+      { "numbers" => [1, 2, 3, 4] })
 
-    assert_equal(4, @context['numbers.size'])
+    assert_template_result("true", "{% if numbers.size == 4 %}true{% endif %}",
+      { "numbers" => { 1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4 } })
 
-    @context['numbers'] = { 1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4 }
-
-    assert_equal(4, @context['numbers.size'])
-
-    @context['numbers'] = { 1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 'size' => 1000 }
-
-    assert_equal(1000, @context['numbers.size'])
+    assert_template_result("true", "{% if numbers.size == 1000 %}true{% endif %}",
+      { "numbers" => { 1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 'size' => 1000 } })
   end
 
   def test_hyphenated_variable
-    @context['oh-my'] = 'godz'
-    assert_equal('godz', @context['oh-my'])
+    assert_template_result("godz", "{{ oh-my }}", { "oh-my" => 'godz' })
   end
 
   def test_add_filter
@@ -188,24 +184,24 @@ def test_add_item_in_inner_scope
   end
 
   def test_hierachical_data
-    @context['hash'] = { "name" => 'tobi' }
-    assert_equal('tobi', @context['hash.name'])
-    assert_equal('tobi', @context['hash["name"]'])
+    assigns = { 'hash' => { "name" => 'tobi' } }
+    assert_template_result("tobi", "{{ hash.name }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("tobi", '{{ hash["name"] }}', assigns)
   end
 
   def test_keywords
-    assert_equal(true, @context['true'])
-    assert_equal(false, @context['false'])
+    assert_template_result("pass", "{% if true == expect %}pass{% endif %}", { "expect" => true })
+    assert_template_result("pass", "{% if false == expect %}pass{% endif %}", { "expect" => false })
   end
 
   def test_digits
-    assert_equal(100, @context['100'])
-    assert_equal(100.00, @context['100.00'])
+    assert_template_result("pass", "{% if 100 == expect %}pass{% endif %}", { "expect" => 100 })
+    assert_template_result("pass", "{% if 100.00 == expect %}pass{% endif %}", { "expect" => 100.00 })
   end
 
   def test_strings
-    assert_equal("hello!", @context['"hello!"'])
-    assert_equal("hello!", @context["'hello!'"])
+    assert_template_result("hello!", '{{ "hello!" }}')
+    assert_template_result("hello!", "{{ 'hello!' }}")
   end
 
   def test_merge
@@ -217,99 +213,90 @@ def test_merge
   end
 
   def test_array_notation
-    @context['test'] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-
-    assert_equal(1, @context['test[0]'])
-    assert_equal(2, @context['test[1]'])
-    assert_equal(3, @context['test[2]'])
-    assert_equal(4, @context['test[3]'])
-    assert_equal(5, @context['test[4]'])
+    assigns = { "test" => ["a", "b"] }
+    assert_template_result("a", "{{ test[0] }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("b", "{{ test[1] }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("pass", "{% if test[2] == nil %}pass{% endif %}", assigns)
   end
 
   def test_recoursive_array_notation
-    @context['test'] = { 'test' => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] }
-
-    assert_equal(1, @context['test.test[0]'])
-
-    @context['test'] = [{ 'test' => 'worked' }]
+    assigns = { "test" => { 'test' => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] } }
+    assert_template_result("1", "{{ test.test[0] }}", assigns)
 
-    assert_equal('worked', @context['test[0].test'])
+    assigns = { "test" => [{ 'test' => 'worked' }] }
+    assert_template_result("worked", "{{ test[0].test }}", assigns)
   end
 
   def test_hash_to_array_transition
-    @context['colors'] = {
+    assigns = { 'colors' => {
       'Blue' => ['003366', '336699', '6699CC', '99CCFF'],
       'Green' => ['003300', '336633', '669966', '99CC99'],
       'Yellow' => ['CC9900', 'FFCC00', 'FFFF99', 'FFFFCC'],
       'Red' => ['660000', '993333', 'CC6666', 'FF9999'],
-    }
+    } }
 
-    assert_equal('003366', @context['colors.Blue[0]'])
-    assert_equal('FF9999', @context['colors.Red[3]'])
+    assert_template_result("003366", "{{ colors.Blue[0] }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("FF9999", "{{ colors.Red[3] }}", assigns)
   end
 
   def test_try_first
-    @context['test'] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-
-    assert_equal(1, @context['test.first'])
-    assert_equal(5, @context['test.last'])
-
-    @context['test'] = { 'test' => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] }
+    assigns = { 'test' => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] }
+    assert_template_result("1", "{{ test.first }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("pass", "{% if test.last == 5 %}pass{% endif %}", assigns)
 
-    assert_equal(1, @context['test.test.first'])
-    assert_equal(5, @context['test.test.last'])
+    assigns = { "test" => { "test" => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] } }
+    assert_template_result("1", "{{ test.test.first }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("5", "{{ test.test.last }}", assigns)
 
-    @context['test'] = [1]
-    assert_equal(1, @context['test.first'])
-    assert_equal(1, @context['test.last'])
+    assigns = { "test" => [1] }
+    assert_template_result("1", "{{ test.first }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("1", "{{ test.last }}", assigns)
   end
 
   def test_access_hashes_with_hash_notation
-    @context['products'] = { 'count' => 5, 'tags' => ['deepsnow', 'freestyle'] }
-    @context['product']  = { 'variants' => [{ 'title' => 'draft151cm' }, { 'title' => 'element151cm' }] }
+    assigns = { 'products' => { 'count' => 5, 'tags' => ['deepsnow', 'freestyle'] } }
+    assert_template_result("5", '{{ products["count"] }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result("deepsnow", '{{ products["tags"][0] }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result("deepsnow", '{{ products["tags"].first }}', assigns)
 
-    assert_equal(5, @context['products["count"]'])
-    assert_equal('deepsnow', @context['products["tags"][0]'])
-    assert_equal('deepsnow', @context['products["tags"].first'])
-    assert_equal('draft151cm', @context['product["variants"][0]["title"]'])
-    assert_equal('element151cm', @context['product["variants"][1]["title"]'])
-    assert_equal('draft151cm', @context['product["variants"][0]["title"]'])
-    assert_equal('element151cm', @context['product["variants"].last["title"]'])
+    assigns = { 'product' => { 'variants' => [{ 'title' => 'draft151cm' }, { 'title' => 'element151cm' }] } }
+    assert_template_result("draft151cm", '{{ product["variants"][0]["title"] }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result("element151cm", '{{ product["variants"][1]["title"] }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result("draft151cm", '{{ product["variants"][0]["title"] }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result("element151cm", '{{ product["variants"].last["title"] }}', assigns)
   end
 
   def test_access_variable_with_hash_notation
-    @context['foo'] = 'baz'
-    @context['bar'] = 'foo'
-
-    assert_equal('baz', @context['["foo"]'])
-    assert_equal('baz', @context['[bar]'])
+    assert_template_result('baz', '{{ ["foo"] }}', { "foo" => "baz" })
+    assert_template_result('baz', '{{ [bar] }}', { 'foo' => 'baz', 'bar' => 'foo' })
   end
 
   def test_access_hashes_with_hash_access_variables
-    @context['var']      = 'tags'
-    @context['nested']   = { 'var' => 'tags' }
-    @context['products'] = { 'count' => 5, 'tags' => ['deepsnow', 'freestyle'] }
+    assigns = {
+      'var' => 'tags',
+      'nested' => { 'var' => 'tags' },
+      'products' => { 'count' => 5, 'tags' => ['deepsnow', 'freestyle'] },
+    }
 
-    assert_equal('deepsnow', @context['products[var].first'])
-    assert_equal('freestyle', @context['products[nested.var].last'])
+    assert_template_result('deepsnow', '{{ products[var].first }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result('freestyle', '{{ products[nested.var].last }}', assigns)
   end
 
   def test_hash_notation_only_for_hash_access
-    @context['array'] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    @context['hash']  = { 'first' => 'Hello' }
+    assigns = { "array" => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] }
+    assert_template_result("1", "{{ array.first }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("pass", '{% if array["first"] == nil %}pass{% endif %}', assigns)
 
-    assert_equal(1, @context['array.first'])
-    assert_nil(@context['array["first"]'])
-    assert_equal('Hello', @context['hash["first"]'])
+    assert_template_result("Hello", '{{ hash["first"] }}', { "hash" => { "first" => "Hello" } })
   end
 
   def test_first_can_appear_in_middle_of_callchain
-    @context['product'] = { 'variants' => [{ 'title' => 'draft151cm' }, { 'title' => 'element151cm' }] }
+    assigns = { "product" => { 'variants' => [{ 'title' => 'draft151cm' }, { 'title' => 'element151cm' }] } }
 
-    assert_equal('draft151cm', @context['product.variants[0].title'])
-    assert_equal('element151cm', @context['product.variants[1].title'])
-    assert_equal('draft151cm', @context['product.variants.first.title'])
-    assert_equal('element151cm', @context['product.variants.last.title'])
+    assert_template_result('draft151cm', '{{ product.variants[0].title }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result('element151cm', '{{ product.variants[1].title }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result('draft151cm', '{{ product.variants.first.title }}', assigns)
+    assert_template_result('element151cm', '{{ product.variants.last.title }}', assigns)
   end
 
   def test_cents
@@ -351,10 +338,12 @@ def test_nested_context_from_within_drop
   end
 
   def test_ranges
-    @context.merge("test" => '5')
-    assert_equal((1..5), @context['(1..5)'])
-    assert_equal((1..5), @context['(1..test)'])
-    assert_equal((5..5), @context['(test..test)'])
+    assert_template_result("1..5", '{{ (1..5) }}')
+    assert_template_result("pass", '{% if (1..5) == expect %}pass{% endif %}', { "expect" => (1..5) })
+
+    assigns = { "test" => '5' }
+    assert_template_result("1..5", "{{ (1..test) }}", assigns)
+    assert_template_result("5..5", "{{ (test..test) }}", assigns)
   end
 
   def test_cents_through_drop_nestedly
diff --git a/test/integration/document_test.rb b/test/integration/document_test.rb
index 4198c01fd..c01325367 100644
--- a/test/integration/document_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/document_test.rb
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@ class DocumentTest < Minitest::Test
   include Liquid
 
   def test_unexpected_outer_tag
-    exc = assert_raises(SyntaxError) do
-      Template.parse("{% else %}")
-    end
-    assert_equal(exc.message, "Liquid syntax error: Unexpected outer 'else' tag")
+    source = "{% else %}"
+    assert_match_syntax_error("Liquid syntax error (line 1): Unexpected outer 'else' tag", source)
   end
 
   def test_unknown_tag
-    exc = assert_raises(SyntaxError) do
-      Template.parse("{% foo %}")
-    end
-    assert_equal(exc.message, "Liquid syntax error: Unknown tag 'foo'")
+    source = "{% foo %}"
+    assert_match_syntax_error("Liquid syntax error (line 1): Unknown tag 'foo'", source)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/error_handling_test.rb b/test/integration/error_handling_test.rb
index 8eeb6cea4..b7ee624de 100644
--- a/test/integration/error_handling_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/error_handling_test.rb
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ def test_argument
   end
 
   def test_missing_endtag_parse_time_error
-    assert_raises(Liquid::SyntaxError) do
-      Liquid::Template.parse(' {% for a in b %} ... ')
-    end
+    assert_match_syntax_error(/: 'for' tag was never closed\z/, ' {% for a in b %} ... ')
   end
 
   def test_unrecognized_operator
@@ -84,33 +82,26 @@ def test_lax_unrecognized_operator
   end
 
   def test_with_line_numbers_adds_numbers_to_parser_errors
-    err = assert_raises(SyntaxError) do
-      Liquid::Template.parse('
-          foobar
-
-          {% "cat" | foobar %}
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      foobar
 
-          bla
-        ',
-        line_numbers: true)
-    end
+      {% "cat" | foobar %}
 
-    assert_match(/Liquid syntax error \(line 4\)/, err.message)
+      bla
+    LIQUID
+    assert_match_syntax_error(/Liquid syntax error \(line 3\)/, source)
   end
 
   def test_with_line_numbers_adds_numbers_to_parser_errors_with_whitespace_trim
-    err = assert_raises(SyntaxError) do
-      Liquid::Template.parse('
-          foobar
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      foobar
 
-          {%- "cat" | foobar -%}
+      {%- "cat" | foobar -%}
 
-          bla
-        ',
-        line_numbers: true)
-    end
+      bla
+    LIQUID
 
-    assert_match(/Liquid syntax error \(line 4\)/, err.message)
+    assert_match_syntax_error(/Liquid syntax error \(line 3\)/, source)
   end
 
   def test_parsing_warn_with_line_numbers_adds_numbers_to_lexer_errors
@@ -145,20 +136,17 @@ def test_parsing_strict_with_line_numbers_adds_numbers_to_lexer_errors
   end
 
   def test_syntax_errors_in_nested_blocks_have_correct_line_number
-    err = assert_raises(SyntaxError) do
-      Liquid::Template.parse('
-          foobar
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      foobar
 
-          {% if 1 != 2 %}
-            {% foo %}
-          {% endif %}
+      {% if 1 != 2 %}
+        {% foo %}
+      {% endif %}
 
-          bla
-                ',
-        line_numbers: true)
-    end
+      bla
+    LIQUID
 
-    assert_equal("Liquid syntax error (line 5): Unknown tag 'foo'", err.message)
+    assert_match_syntax_error("Liquid syntax error (line 4): Unknown tag 'foo'", source)
   end
 
   def test_strict_error_messages
diff --git a/test/integration/filter_test.rb b/test/integration/filter_test.rb
index 6413d2d15..80d652d07 100644
--- a/test/integration/filter_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/filter_test.rb
@@ -59,84 +59,66 @@ def test_second_filter_overwrites_first
   end
 
   def test_size
-    @context['var'] = 'abcd'
-    @context.add_filters(MoneyFilter)
-
-    assert_equal('4', Template.parse("{{var | size}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("4", "{{var | size}}", { "var" => 'abcd' })
   end
 
   def test_join
-    @context['var'] = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    assert_equal("1 2 3 4", Template.parse("{{var | join}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("1 2 3 4", "{{var | join}}", { "var" => [1, 2, 3, 4] })
   end
 
   def test_sort
-    @context['value']   = 3
-    @context['numbers'] = [2, 1, 4, 3]
-    @context['words']   = ['expected', 'as', 'alphabetic']
-    @context['arrays']  = ['flower', 'are']
-    @context['case_sensitive'] = ['sensitive', 'Expected', 'case']
-
-    assert_equal('1 2 3 4', Template.parse("{{numbers | sort | join}}").render(@context))
-    assert_equal('alphabetic as expected', Template.parse("{{words | sort | join}}").render(@context))
-    assert_equal('3', Template.parse("{{value | sort}}").render(@context))
-    assert_equal('are flower', Template.parse("{{arrays | sort | join}}").render(@context))
-    assert_equal('Expected case sensitive', Template.parse("{{case_sensitive | sort | join}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("1 2 3 4", "{{numbers | sort | join}}", { "numbers" => [2, 1, 4, 3] })
+    assert_template_result("alphabetic as expected", "{{words | sort | join}}",
+      { "words" => ['expected', 'as', 'alphabetic'] })
+    assert_template_result("3", "{{value | sort}}", { "value" => 3 })
+    assert_template_result('are flower', "{{arrays | sort | join}}", { 'arrays' => ['flower', 'are'] })
+    assert_template_result("Expected case sensitive", "{{case_sensitive | sort | join}}",
+      { "case_sensitive" => ["sensitive", "Expected", "case"] })
   end
 
   def test_sort_natural
-    @context['words']   = ['case', 'Assert', 'Insensitive']
-    @context['hashes']  = [{ 'a' => 'A' }, { 'a' => 'b' }, { 'a' => 'C' }]
-    @context['objects'] = [TestObject.new('A'), TestObject.new('b'), TestObject.new('C')]
-
     # Test strings
-    assert_equal('Assert case Insensitive', Template.parse("{{words | sort_natural | join}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("Assert case Insensitive", "{{words | sort_natural | join}}",
+      { "words" => ["case", "Assert", "Insensitive"] })
 
     # Test hashes
-    assert_equal('A b C', Template.parse("{{hashes | sort_natural: 'a' | map: 'a' | join}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("A b C", "{{hashes | sort_natural: 'a' | map: 'a' | join}}",
+      { "hashes" => [{ "a" => "A" }, { "a" => "b" }, { "a" => "C" }] })
 
     # Test objects
+    @context['objects'] = [TestObject.new('A'), TestObject.new('b'), TestObject.new('C')]
     assert_equal('A b C', Template.parse("{{objects | sort_natural: 'a' | map: 'a' | join}}").render(@context))
   end
 
   def test_compact
-    @context['words']   = ['a', nil, 'b', nil, 'c']
-    @context['hashes']  = [{ 'a' => 'A' }, { 'a' => nil }, { 'a' => 'C' }]
-    @context['objects'] = [TestObject.new('A'), TestObject.new(nil), TestObject.new('C')]
-
     # Test strings
-    assert_equal('a b c', Template.parse("{{words | compact | join}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("a b c", "{{words | compact | join}}",
+      { "words" => ['a', nil, 'b', nil, 'c'] })
 
     # Test hashes
-    assert_equal('A C', Template.parse("{{hashes | compact: 'a' | map: 'a' | join}}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("A C", "{{hashes | compact: 'a' | map: 'a' | join}}",
+      { "hashes" => [{ "a" => "A" }, { "a" => nil }, { "a" => "C" }] })
 
     # Test objects
+    @context['objects'] = [TestObject.new('A'), TestObject.new(nil), TestObject.new('C')]
     assert_equal('A C', Template.parse("{{objects | compact: 'a' | map: 'a' | join}}").render(@context))
   end
 
   def test_strip_html
-    @context['var'] = "<b>bla blub</a>"
-
-    assert_equal("bla blub", Template.parse("{{ var | strip_html }}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("bla blub", "{{ var | strip_html }}", { "var" => "<b>bla blub</a>" })
   end
 
   def test_strip_html_ignore_comments_with_html
-    @context['var'] = "<!-- split and some <ul> tag --><b>bla blub</a>"
-
-    assert_equal("bla blub", Template.parse("{{ var | strip_html }}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("bla blub", "{{ var | strip_html }}",
+      { "var" => "<!-- split and some <ul> tag --><b>bla blub</a>" })
   end
 
   def test_capitalize
-    @context['var'] = "blub"
-
-    assert_equal("Blub", Template.parse("{{ var | capitalize }}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("Blub", "{{ var | capitalize }}", { "var" => "blub" })
   end
 
   def test_nonexistent_filter_is_ignored
-    @context['var'] = 1000
-
-    assert_equal('1000', Template.parse("{{ var | xyzzy }}").render(@context))
+    assert_template_result("1000", "{{ var | xyzzy }}", { "var" => 1000 })
   end
 
   def test_filter_with_keyword_arguments
diff --git a/test/integration/output_test.rb b/test/integration/output_test.rb
index 3e1cf2830..c6f18a999 100644
--- a/test/integration/output_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/output_test.rb
@@ -33,31 +33,25 @@ class OutputTest < Minitest::Test
 
   def setup
     @assigns = {
-      'best_cars' => 'bmw',
       'car' => { 'bmw' => 'good', 'gm' => 'bad' },
     }
   end
 
   def test_variable
-    text = %( {{best_cars}} )
-
-    expected = %( bmw )
-    assert_equal(expected, Template.parse(text).render!(@assigns))
+    assert_template_result(" bmw ", " {{best_cars}} ", { "best_cars" => "bmw" })
   end
 
   def test_variable_traversing_with_two_brackets
-    text = %({{ site.data.menu[include.menu][include.locale] }})
-    assert_equal("it works!", Template.parse(text).render!(
+    source = "{{ site.data.menu[include.menu][include.locale] }}"
+    assert_template_result("it works!", source, {
       "site" => { "data" => { "menu" => { "foo" => { "bar" => "it works!" } } } },
-      "include" => { "menu" => "foo", "locale" => "bar" }
-    ))
+      "include" => { "menu" => "foo", "locale" => "bar" },
+    })
   end
 
   def test_variable_traversing
-    text = %( {{car.bmw}} {{car.gm}} {{car.bmw}} )
-
-    expected = %( good bad good )
-    assert_equal(expected, Template.parse(text).render!(@assigns))
+    source = " {{car.bmw}} {{car.gm}} {{car.bmw}} "
+    assert_template_result(" good bad good ", source, @assigns)
   end
 
   def test_variable_piping
@@ -110,10 +104,11 @@ def test_variable_piping_with_variable_args
   end
 
   def test_multiple_pipings
+    assigns = { 'best_cars' => 'bmw' }
     text     = %( {{ best_cars | cite_funny | paragraph }} )
     expected = %( <p>LOL: bmw</p> )
 
-    assert_equal(expected, Template.parse(text).render!(@assigns, filters: [FunnyFilter]))
+    assert_equal(expected, Template.parse(text).render!(assigns, filters: [FunnyFilter]))
   end
 
   def test_link_to
diff --git a/test/integration/tags/standard_tag_test.rb b/test/integration/tags/standard_tag_test.rb
index ea7dca158..f062503c2 100644
--- a/test/integration/tags/standard_tag_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/tags/standard_tag_test.rb
@@ -174,13 +174,12 @@ def test_case_on_length_with_else
 
   def test_assign_from_case
     # Example from the shopify forums
-    code     = "{% case collection.handle %}{% when 'menswear-jackets' %}{% assign ptitle = 'menswear' %}{% when 'menswear-t-shirts' %}{% assign ptitle = 'menswear' %}{% else %}{% assign ptitle = 'womenswear' %}{% endcase %}{{ ptitle }}"
-    template = Liquid::Template.parse(code)
-    assert_equal("menswear",   template.render!("collection" => { 'handle' => 'menswear-jackets' }))
-    assert_equal("menswear",   template.render!("collection" => { 'handle' => 'menswear-t-shirts' }))
-    assert_equal("womenswear", template.render!("collection" => { 'handle' => 'x' }))
-    assert_equal("womenswear", template.render!("collection" => { 'handle' => 'y' }))
-    assert_equal("womenswear", template.render!("collection" => { 'handle' => 'z' }))
+    code = "{% case collection.handle %}{% when 'menswear-jackets' %}{% assign ptitle = 'menswear' %}{% when 'menswear-t-shirts' %}{% assign ptitle = 'menswear' %}{% else %}{% assign ptitle = 'womenswear' %}{% endcase %}{{ ptitle }}"
+    assert_template_result("menswear",   code, { "collection" => { 'handle' => 'menswear-jackets' } })
+    assert_template_result("menswear",   code, { "collection" => { 'handle' => 'menswear-t-shirts' } })
+    assert_template_result("womenswear", code, { "collection" => { 'handle' => 'x' } })
+    assert_template_result("womenswear", code, { "collection" => { 'handle' => 'y' } })
+    assert_template_result("womenswear", code, { "collection" => { 'handle' => 'z' } })
   end
 
   def test_case_when_or
diff --git a/test/integration/template_test.rb b/test/integration/template_test.rb
index 97906396d..d3f635645 100644
--- a/test/integration/template_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/template_test.rb
@@ -315,13 +315,11 @@ def test_undefined_filters_raise
   end
 
   def test_using_range_literal_works_as_expected
-    t = Template.parse("{% assign foo = (x..y) %}{{ foo }}")
-    result = t.render('x' => 1, 'y' => 5)
-    assert_equal('1..5', result)
+    source = "{% assign foo = (x..y) %}{{ foo }}"
+    assert_template_result("1..5", source, { "x" => 1, "y" => 5 })
 
-    t = Template.parse("{% assign nums = (x..y) %}{% for num in nums %}{{ num }}{% endfor %}")
-    result = t.render('x' => 1, 'y' => 5)
-    assert_equal('12345', result)
+    source = "{% assign nums = (x..y) %}{% for num in nums %}{{ num }}{% endfor %}"
+    assert_template_result("12345", source, { "x" => 1, "y" => 5 })
   end
 
   def test_source_string_subclass
diff --git a/test/integration/trim_mode_test.rb b/test/integration/trim_mode_test.rb
index 4f555b689..a0a59089b 100644
--- a/test/integration/trim_mode_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/trim_mode_test.rb
@@ -530,14 +530,9 @@ def test_raw_output
   end
 
   def test_pre_trim_blank_preceding_text
-    template = Liquid::Template.parse("\n{%- raw %}{% endraw %}")
-    assert_equal("", template.render)
-
-    template = Liquid::Template.parse("\n{%- if true %}{% endif %}")
-    assert_equal("", template.render)
-
-    template = Liquid::Template.parse("{{ 'B' }} \n{%- if true %}C{% endif %}")
-    assert_equal("BC", template.render)
+    assert_template_result("", "\n{%- raw %}{% endraw %}")
+    assert_template_result("", "\n{%- if true %}{% endif %}")
+    assert_template_result("BC", "{{ 'B' }} \n{%- if true %}C{% endif %}")
   end
 
   def test_bug_compatible_pre_trim
diff --git a/test/integration/variable_test.rb b/test/integration/variable_test.rb
index 5c8755019..90e9a865e 100644
--- a/test/integration/variable_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/variable_test.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ class VariableTest < Minitest::Test
   include Liquid
 
   def test_simple_variable
-    template = Template.parse(%({{test}}))
-    assert_equal('worked', template.render!('test' => 'worked'))
-    assert_equal('worked wonderfully', template.render!('test' => 'worked wonderfully'))
+    assert_template_result('worked', "{{test}}", { 'test' => 'worked' })
+    assert_template_result('worked wonderfully', "{{test}}", { 'test' => 'worked wonderfully' })
   end
 
   def test_variable_render_calls_to_liquid
@@ -43,9 +42,8 @@ def test_case_tag_calls_to_liquid_value
   end
 
   def test_simple_with_whitespaces
-    template = Template.parse(%(  {{ test }}  ))
-    assert_equal('  worked  ', template.render!('test' => 'worked'))
-    assert_equal('  worked wonderfully  ', template.render!('test' => 'worked wonderfully'))
+    assert_template_result("  worked  ", "  {{ test }}  ", { "test" => "worked" })
+    assert_template_result("  worked wonderfully  ", "  {{ test }}  ", { "test" => "worked wonderfully" })
   end
 
   def test_expression_with_whitespace_in_square_brackets
@@ -54,18 +52,15 @@ def test_expression_with_whitespace_in_square_brackets
   end
 
   def test_ignore_unknown
-    template = Template.parse(%({{ test }}))
-    assert_equal('', template.render!)
+    assert_template_result("", "{{ test }}")
   end
 
   def test_using_blank_as_variable_name
-    template = Template.parse("{% assign foo = blank %}{{ foo }}")
-    assert_equal('', template.render!)
+    assert_template_result("", "{% assign foo = blank %}{{ foo }}")
   end
 
   def test_using_empty_as_variable_name
-    template = Template.parse("{% assign foo = empty %}{{ foo }}")
-    assert_equal('', template.render!)
+    assert_template_result("", "{% assign foo = empty %}{{ foo }}")
   end
 
   def test_hash_scoping
@@ -74,13 +69,13 @@ def test_hash_scoping
   end
 
   def test_false_renders_as_false
-    assert_equal('false', Template.parse("{{ foo }}").render!('foo' => false))
-    assert_equal('false', Template.parse("{{ false }}").render!)
+    assert_template_result("false", "{{ foo }}", { 'foo' => false })
+    assert_template_result("false", "{{ false }}")
   end
 
   def test_nil_renders_as_empty_string
-    assert_equal('', Template.parse("{{ nil }}").render!)
-    assert_equal('cat', Template.parse("{{ nil | append: 'cat' }}").render!)
+    assert_template_result("", "{{ nil }}")
+    assert_template_result("cat", "{{ nil | append: 'cat' }}")
   end
 
   def test_preset_assigns
@@ -121,7 +116,7 @@ def test_hash_with_default_proc
   end
 
   def test_multiline_variable
-    assert_equal('worked', Template.parse("{{\ntest\n}}").render!('test' => 'worked'))
+    assert_template_result("worked", "{{\ntest\n}}", { "test" => "worked" })
   end
 
   def test_render_symbol