Beginning in the 1630’s Puritans came to the colonies after facing persecution in England for their want to purify and reform the Church of England. The Puritans believed that the New World was similar to the Garden of Eden and that the New World was going to be the “city upon the hill”. The Puritans settled in the now known area of Boston, and held services in bare churches throughout the town.
Three people who were principal to Puritan religion in the colonies were Richard Mather, a minister in Dorchester Massachusetts who drafted the Cambridge Platform, a description of the Congregational system. His son Increase Mather, was the minister who ended the Salem Witch Trials. Cotton Mather, who was Richard Mather’s grandson, was a writer who published 450 books, and is credited with instigating the Salem Witch Trials. …show more content…
Anne Hutchinson had begun holding meetings at her home to discuss that week’s sermon with other members of the Puritan community. Often outspoken about her opinions, she grabbed the attention of John Winthrop a well-known lawyer in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Anne Hutchinson was taken to trial after accusing Puritan ministers and magistrates of proclaiming salvation was dependent on an individual's good works rather than on divine grace, which was contrary to Puritan teaching. She was initially charged with sedition however during the trial another charge of blasphemy became relevant. She was then banished to Providence, Rhode Island a Baptist community, and passed a few years
Three people who were principal to Puritan religion in the colonies were Richard Mather, a minister in Dorchester Massachusetts who drafted the Cambridge Platform, a description of the Congregational system. His son Increase Mather, was the minister who ended the Salem Witch Trials. Cotton Mather, who was Richard Mather’s grandson, was a writer who published 450 books, and is credited with instigating the Salem Witch Trials. …show more content…
Anne Hutchinson had begun holding meetings at her home to discuss that week’s sermon with other members of the Puritan community. Often outspoken about her opinions, she grabbed the attention of John Winthrop a well-known lawyer in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Anne Hutchinson was taken to trial after accusing Puritan ministers and magistrates of proclaiming salvation was dependent on an individual's good works rather than on divine grace, which was contrary to Puritan teaching. She was initially charged with sedition however during the trial another charge of blasphemy became relevant. She was then banished to Providence, Rhode Island a Baptist community, and passed a few years