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Puritans believed that salvation depended on gods covenant of grace?
It is true that Puritans believed their salvation depended on God's covenant of grace. The Puritans were highly religious, God fearing people.
Puritans believed what?
They believed in predestination, sanctity, divine grace for salvation, and purifying the structure of the church in the 16th century.
Why did the puritans see roger Williams and anne Hutchinson as threats?
She believed that faith alone was necessary to salvation-caused her to be viewed as an antinomian heretic.
How did Anne Hutchinson ideology differ from that of the Puritans authority?
Anne Hutchinson believed that grace was more important than works in earning eternal salvation. The Puritan authorities believed that behavior was the key to salvation, and that only by doing good works on earth could people be saved.
What were some of the puritans goals in life?
to work for salvation
Which of these was something puritans believed?
The Puritans believed that God had chosen certain people to go to heaven or hell.
Are Puritans pessimistic or optimistic?
Puritans were generally pessimistic in their worldview, believing in the concept of original sin and emphasizing the idea of predestination. They believed that humans were inherently sinful and that only a select few were chosen by God for salvation, leading to a focus on introspection, self-discipline, and living a morally upright life.
Why were the puritans pessimistic?
The Puritans were fatalistic in that they believed in the doctrine of the elect (predestination).
Why did Roger Williams clash with the Massachusetts Puritans?
He believed that the State could not be involved in ecclesiastical matters and that the individual alone was in charge of religious matters.
What distinguished puritan faith from others of their time period?
Puritans emphasized individual interpretation of the Bible, rejected the hierarchical structure of the Catholic Church, and believed in predestination and salvation through grace. They also sought to purify the Church of England from what they saw as remnants of Catholic practices.
The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to whom?
Puritans only
What is something that the puritans believed in?
religeon and art
