The Puritans believed that the devil was a real entity with the power to cause sickness, crop failure and other hardships. They believed that a pious life would keep the devil from truly harming them.
The practice of sewing the mouth and eyes of a dead person shut was to prevent them from opening after burial and allowing the devil to enter the corpse.
The Old Deluder was the colonial Puritan name for Satan. It was so well in use that the Puritans established a law to protect children from the Devil. The law required that once a community reached a certain sized population, the community needed to hire an expert teacher to give lessons on how to avoid being caught by Satan.
a puritan women who had discussions about the sermons and got kicked out of the puritan settlement
They were expected to live with a family.
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Puritan work ethic and the concept, "what you sew you will also reap"
The Bible verse that discusses the concept that the devil was once an angel is Isaiah 14:12-15.
It was considered an act of the devil.
No and never. The devil never forces anyone, but uses the concept of temptation.
The literary concept you are referring to is called the "angel and devil on the shoulder" or more commonly known as a moral dilemma. It symbolizes the internal conflict between doing what is right (angel) and what is wrong (devil).
Definitely no. the position of an Atheist is a rejection of all god claims, this includes the concept of the devil as well.
becuase they were expectant of people admitting that they were taking part in witchcraft and sideing with the devil
Salvation by works would lead the the ideal of the Divine city upon the hill. The Puritans were actually Anglicans who wanted to rid themselves of the irrelevant trappings of what was then organized churches. This Puritan influence permeated pats of the Northeast where Puritan beliefs ruled.
In the Bible, the devil is often referred to as Satan or the devil. The concept of the devil having a specific name like a pet dog does not exist in biblical texts.
No, in an early Puritan home, most of the family's activities, such as eating, socializing, and working, took place in the kitchen or the "hall," which served as a multi-purpose room. The family room as a separate concept didn't really exist in Puritan homes during that time.
The practice of sewing the mouth and eyes of a dead person shut was to prevent them from opening after burial and allowing the devil to enter the corpse.