Puritans

Manjinder Bhatti

The Puritans were a group of 16th and 17th century Protestants, who were not only hindered in their ability to reform the Church, but also inhibited in England by laws controlling the exercise of religion. The Puritans adamantly believed that Elizabeth I was unsuccessful in her attempts to simplify and regulate forms of worship. The Puritans were extremely religious and didn’t believe in anything that was not “god-like.” They came to North America to escape religious persecution, and in their hearts, they believed they alone were truly steadfast to God and his philosophical ideals and theories. The Puritans were religious extremists who believed they were going to be the sole inhabitants of heaven. According to them, everyone else was going to hell. This belief stemmed from the idea that they followed the Bible and interpreted everything, and everyone else, in particular, as devils. The Puritans believed that people made a covenant with God, and in doing so, established an understanding that people should conduct their lives freely, but more importantly, according to God’s criterions. It’s ones understanding that if one wants to establish a faith in god, one should follow commitments. It’s the responsibility of the worshipper to understand the consequences associated with disobeying God’s rules, and if he/she doesn’t listen, he/she will suffer the ultimate price, and god will turn against him/her.

The Puritans believed that people must engage with God internally, and truly grip and capture the essence of his religious scripture. One might infer that if one is to be a true follower of God, one must be do God justice rightfully and justifiably. According to John Winthrop, in "A Modell of Christian Charitie," the “m...

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.... He said the most important thing is that people read the bible, engage in their faith, act unified, work humbly, support each other, and refuse to work falsely with God. All of John Winthrop’s ideals, in his sermon, reflect a biblical and philosophical standpoint on a typical good human being. Regardless of how people feel about God, whether they believe in him/her, people should realize that the Puritans were very religious people, merely attempting to do God justice. They wanted to be left alone, free to live their lives vicariously through God. John Winthrop’s sermon indisputably became famous as a result of political and religious indifference. Many people didn’t believe in what the Puritans were all about, but regardless, John Winthrop sought to solidify Puritanical viewpoints and defend their main ideologues and ideals about God and his religious teachings.