Work is sinfull
The main religious difference between the separatists and ordinary Puritans revolved around their view of the Church of England. The ordinary Puritans wanted to strive to reform the Church of England from within while the separatists wanted to separate from it.
The Puritans believed in strict adherence to religious principles, such as predestination and the authority of the Bible. They valued hard work, thriftiness, and a simple lifestyle. They also placed a strong emphasis on education and moral behavior.
Yes, Puritans believed in strict observance of the Sabbath, which they viewed as a holy day for rest, worship, and reflection. They abstained from work, recreation, and other non-religious activities on Sundays. Puritans saw Sabbath observance as essential for spiritual growth and obedience to God's commandments.
Yes, the Puritans valued hard work as a way to demonstrate their faith and believed in the importance of diligence and perseverance in all aspects of their lives. They viewed success as a sign of God's favor and often worked diligently in their various occupations and endeavors to achieve it.
Puritans believed that hard work and diligence were important values rooted in their religious beliefs. They saw work as a way to fulfill their duty to God, to demonstrate discipline and self-control, and to avoid idleness, which they considered sinful. Hard work was seen as a means to achieve success, both spiritually and materially, in line with their Calvinist beliefs in predestination.
We are to do gods work
No they have a depressing view
They were against it.
dangerous
do puritans view man as inherently good evil or somewhere in between ?
it came from the earth
haha. no
Puritans had a very clear and definitely view of what they pictured to be God. They believed that all things done should be done for God.
Most Puritans were farmers.
Scottish puritans saw the English bible as awful as they prefer simple things .
The Puritans view of God was based solely upon the Word of God, the Bible, and was manifest in their holy living and zeal for God's Word. John Bunyan, who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress, was perhaps the most famous of the Puritans, and if you read his book you will discover what was the puritans view of God.
that they were all bbetter than everyone