The American Puritans were somewhat more thorough in their search for God than their overseas brothers. It seemed that the isolation and severe living conditions in the colonies played a major part in this. Ann Bradstreet had made note that when she arrived she had found a “new world with new manners” “but after I was convinced it was the way of God, I submitted to it and joined the church at Boston” (W. W. Norton 114). The early Puritans believed that they were chosen of God to search out and find the NEW Jerusalem that the scriptures had told about. Their days began and ended in prayer. They continually searched for th

The Puritans home was centered on God. He continually prayed for his family as well as his servants. He raised his children to acknowledge the Lord in the same way and encouraged his servants to do the same. He considered himself an example and believed that a misrepresentation would be the same as blaspheme.

Affection, Judgment, Conscience, Memory,

The early Puritans were tested many times in their faith. The terrain that they lived in would either make them stronger or break them. It was through these dreadful times that strengthen the core of the Christianity. Ann Bradstreet wrote of her experience, “Here Follows some verses upon the burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666.”

It was the goal of Edwards as well as other Puritans to be so consumed by the Lord that all that would be seen of them by God and others was the glory of the Lord. This was not desired so that the human flesh would be exalted but rather it would bring glory to God and his wondrous works.

The Puritans thinking is still found today in certain religious circles that seek out more of thee and less of me sermons. I am not convinced that Puritanism died out but that Puritan thinking evolved into many different form of worship that takes place in American Society today. The early Pilgrims were motivated by beliefs. The Puritan strong belief that it was their destiny to settle the new colonies along with their close communications with God ensured the that the new world would not only be established but that it survived. With all of the struggles that the Pilgrims were facing it would have been nearly

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