When reading more into the Puritan religion, the puritans weren't only responsible for their own actions but also of everyone around them. They had several agreements or covenants with God. One fascinating one was the Covenant of Grace. The Covenant of Grace put forth the idea that the civil man was not only responsible for his actions, but also responsible for the family he took care of and supported (Morgan 6). The reason for all these promises and attitudes of all the society was because of the recurring theme of salvation. People wanted to be free of sin and have their souls be saved. Morgan says, "Since the whole had promised obedience to God, the whole group would suffer for the sins of any delinquent member- (10). Like all societies, people faltered and it was too hard to maintain and keep up with such strict rules they had. There were some bad apples in the bunch that kept society with some flaw. Those people who were lead astray were dealt with accordingly by means of punishment. Back in those times the notion of hierarchy in their society already existed. Certain people were above others, for example "old men were superior to young, educated to uneducated, rich to poor- (Morgan 18). Even to this day, the hierarchy still exists with many different social groups in many societies.
Moving on to the relationship between husband and wife, when a man and a woman got married, they expressed their vows orally never having a written copy of the marriage covenant (Morgan 30). When compared to before in the Puritan way of marriage, society today would have a legal contract binding both man and woman acting as a covenant, a promise, to your partner. The celebration of the wedding wasn't flashy at all. No dancing was allowed but there was a feast in which everyone could partake in after the vows (Morgan 33). This way of celebration would seem boring and uneventful to people now, but Puritans would always have to keep up with their covenant with God and to follow all the rules to be near salvation.