1. Puritan Values and Anne Hutchinson
If for no other evidence, many phrases and words are visible in the poem relating directly to God, such as "will pray-, "and silence prayeth she-, "robe of white-, "Heaven-, "blest-, "Praise we the Virgin all divine-, "gray-haired friar-, "cordial wine-, "upper sky-, "holy-, "saints-, "harp-, and "dear Lord's joy and pride-. ... The "good spirit- of Christabel's mother, obviously representing Mary, mother of Jesus, also enrages her. ... Christabel's mother may be dead, but her spirit is still present, protecting, guiding, and loving her. ...
As early as 1354 the order had provided 24 popes, 200 cardinals, 7,000 archbishops, 15,000 bishops, 1,560 canonized saints, and 5,000 holy people worthy of canonization, a number since increased to 40,000, and it had included 20 emperors, 10 empresses, 47 kings, 50 queens, and many other royal and noble people. ... This reform endeavoured to restore the spirit of the original rule of Albert of Vercelli. ...