1. Explain: Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England. Puritans were people who wanted to get rid of things that were not stated by Jesus Christ or by the Bible. They rejected decisions and traditions established by the Church (i.e. people). Examples: paintings of God and Jesus‚ rich ornaments and décor‚ hierarchy in Church‚ selling pardons. They also thought that the temples should be smaller and not so monumental. Puritans’ beliefs were a threat to the hierarchy and wealth of the English
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The Puritan Dilemma by Edmund Morgan John Winthrop’s "Puritan dilemma" arose out of his life long effort to accomplish two goals: to secure a community dedicated to upholding every aspect of God’s will and to do this within the context of everyday life. His first challenge dealt with the depravity of the Church of England in the early seventeenth century and how to escape its wickedness without withdrawing from the world. Then‚ with the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630‚ a decade
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in society but also an example of death and decay‚ which binds its defective traits to the people and town in and around the prison. The true darkness of Puritan society is shown through these symbols of death and decay. In contrast to the prison’s dark and grim character is the beautiful
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America has always been known as the land of oppurtunity‚and as a place to create a better life. However‚ one group in particular‚ the Puritans‚ had a specific reason to leave England and move to the New World. In the early eighteenth century‚ a rise in religious reform had spread in England‚ bringthing forth a popularity in Puritanism. Puritans were those who sought to reform politics and correct institutions. They critized Charles I and James I on how they neglected their nation‚ ignoring imperfections
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Early Puritans led simple‚ modest lives‚ free of materialistic temptations. According to today’s high standards‚ Puritans appear to have led almost primitive lives. However‚ in that time in history‚ their humble homes were a large part of their daily lives‚ and they were viewed upon as being a gift from God. In her poem‚ Anne Bradstreet describes the importance of her house‚ despite the fact that she chastises herself for yielding to the temptations of vanity and materialism. Religion was‚ for
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The Puritans see God as mysteriously involved in the acts of the universe‚ whereas the transcendentalists think God is connected to mankind through nature and intuition. The outlook on Puritan writing is that their style tends to be plain and introspective. Transcendentalist writing shows how nature and feelings are triumphant over logic and rationality. In contrast to the plain style of Puritan writing‚ Jonathan Edwards frequently strikes his audience with powerful words in his literature. He exemplifies
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Massachusetts Bay Colony was only religiously tolerant to Puritans and gave others different political rights. Moreover‚ 1564 at Fort Caroline was completed only to survive a year till the Spanish St. Augustine. Commander Pedro Avilés wrote to King Philip II that he had “hanged all those we had found in because . . . they were scattering the odious Lutheran doctrine in these Provinces.” Furthermore‚ Puritan Boston believed Catholics and other Non-Puritans were anathemas who were often punished. In fact‚ Four
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The Puritan faith is a one that was not well accepted in Great Britain‚ forcing them to a place where they could‚ theoretically‚ be free from persecution. Francis J. Bremer’s book‚ The Puritan Experiment‚ provides the reality that no matter the place that this religion was present‚ the rules were still the same. He is successful in examining the role that women played in a New World Puritan society‚ and is able to provide information to other authors on the aspects of the Salem Witch Trials‚ and
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Puritan Lifestyle In 15th Century New England The Puritans began as a religious group in England‚ after King Henry VIII was denied a divorce from Catherine of Aragorn. Henry was outraged by this denial and broke away from the Church‚ creating the Church of England. The Church of England became prominent in of forceful reprimanding of sinners‚ mainly through the use of whipping‚ public humiliation‚ and occasionally execution. Eventually‚ the Puritans became unsatisfied with the Church of England
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people‚ a handful of brave souls ventured to this strange new world. These brave souls were known as the Puritans. This special group of people sought refuge in America to practice their religion freely‚ without the ‘corruption of the church’ back in their homeland. Puritans believed that the law‚ economy and social lives of the people should be completely controlled by their one God. These Puritans had a strong developmental impact on New England and lead their society on a religious foundation. The
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