LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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They felt God was to great for them and that only a priest could speak to God on their behalf.
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They felt that each man and woman should have their own personal relationship with God.
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They believed that God created the world but had to connection to their everyday lives.
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They lacked any respect for God and frequently ridiculed his authority.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Puritans believed that it was necessary to be in a covenant relationship with God in order to be redeemed from one’s sinful condition, that God had chosen to reveal salvation through preaching, and that the Holy Spirit was the energizing instrument of salvation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Puritans believed that the Bible was God’s true law, and that it provided a plan for living. The established church of the day described access to God as monastic and possible only within the confines of “church authority".
Detailed explanation-3: -Puritan ministers furthered male supremacy in their writings and sermons. They preached that the soul had two parts, the immortal masculine half, and the mortal feminine half. Puritan law was extremely strict; men and women were severly punished for a variety of crimes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritans imagined themselves as a special people on a sacred errand into the wilderness of a New World. Their religious faith was not to be forced on anyone, but was to grow naturally through the hope, love, and faith practiced by all members of their society.
Detailed explanation-5: -Several beliefs differentiated Puritans from other Christians. The first was their belief in predestination. Puritans believed that belief in Jesus and participation in the sacraments could not alone effect one’s salvation; one cannot choose salvation, for that is the privilege of God alone.