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    A group of people called the Puritans desired a new way of life, Puritans desired something that would follow the ways of the ancient Israelites, so they started their own Christian denomination which was looked down upon. The Puritans needed a religion that focuses on the time of God and beliefs people had in his time. The study of the Old Testament and the understanding that their destination after death is confirmed by their actions in their lifetime is their main focus. Everyday was a new

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    The Puritan conception of the Devil rested on the belief that the Devil did not exist in spite of God, but because of God. The Puritan’s conception of God, covenants, and human imperfection are all factors directly tied to the Puritan’s understanding of the Devil. These aspects of Puritan theology and their connection to the Devil can be traced through Cotton Mather’s “Wonders of the Invisible World.” The notion that everything happened for a reason only known to God was a central theme of Puritan

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    It is obvious to anyone who has a true understanding of the Puritans, to come to the conclusion that they relayed heavily on their individual liberates. Even though, it is generally believed by most, that the Puritans were a daunting group of individuals. This is merely a hasty generalization. Regardless of how outsiders viewed the Puritans, they accomplished remarkable deeds over their duration in history. For starts, the Catholic Church’s opinion of the Puritan’s outlook on sex, marriage

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    Critics often paint the Puritans as a miserable people, whose only concern was protecting themselves from the outside world. This, however, is not the only supposed offense the Puritans committed. These critics then protest that the Puritans, fixated on their desire of creating a skewed reality, eagerly stripped away any right one had that might contradict this delusional existence! Contrary to this opinion, the Massachusetts colony proved to be a community knitted together in their longing to serve

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    spread their ways of living with natives. One group in particular were the Puritans who became angry with the English church, leading them to travel to create a new society. The Puritans came to the Americas from 1630 through the 1660s with specific ways of living and religion being the center of life. They influenced the New England colonies with their many values and ideas politically, economically and socially. The Puritans lives revolved around religion and the church which heavily affected the

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    The Puritans arrived in the New World in the hopes of “purifying” the Church of England. They practiced certain principles that they believed in and that centered around the idea of God. The main purpose of their journey to New England was to set an example to others how the Church should be, and so their motive for settlement was solely related to religion. The Puritans positively influenced the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s because

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    is made up about the Puritan society. The similarities offer greater comparison in the authenticity of the articles for the Puritan community. The Puritans try to live their life as a community, instead of as individuals. Also, the Puritans tried to live to the godliest standard that they could, and men were held to a higher standard than women in the community. The textbook and article do a great job in comparing community, godliness, and superiority in regards to the Puritan society. According

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    Puritan Pros And Cons

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    The Puritans endured many adversities whilst under the rule of King Charles I: son of King James. King Charles adopted Arminianism; an ideology created by a philosopher named Jacob Arminius. Arminianism taught that anyone could obtain God’s grace; anyone could be saved from the hellfire. King Charles and his father King James saw themselves to be God’s right hand men. They spread their interpreted version of the faith and forced it onto the people of Britain. Anyone who challenged them was presumably

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    The Puritans have been portrayed to be a society which lives based on values, and very strict interpretations of those values. Societal values revolve around the Puritan religion, with the main idea being that God had made a covenant with their people to live according to the Scripture and to set an example for other societies to follow. With God’s covenant in mind, the Puritans lived a very straightforward, yet tense life. Through Puritan literature, it is clear the lives of the Puritans were based

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    No, I don’t believe Reverend Parris was retaining safety of the citizens of salem. A Puritan minister is a spiritual and civic leader. They are a significant part of Puritan society because puritans believe everything that happens is because God wanted it to happen and the minister is someone who can solve all their problems. An important thing ministers partake in, is directing the public’s response on civil issues. Although, the way Parris directed Salem’s response to the Witch Trials was improper

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