In the beginning of the poem Upon the burning of our house, the speaker is upset and angry at God for burning her house and all her belongings. Anne Bradstreet says in the poem “Yea, so it was and so ‘twas just,/ It was his own; it was not mine./ Far be it that I should repine” (16-18). In this quote, she is saying that everything belongs to God including, her own personal belongings. She starts to calm down knowing that she isn't going to be part of the Elect if she behaves in that manner. Puritans believed that a group of people called the Elect were chosen by God for salvation.
In the story Of Plymouth plantation by William Bradford, Bradford talks a lot about the pilgrims and how they are grateful and thankful. He says, “Being thus arrived
In the story Of Plymouth plantation by William Bradford, Bradford talks a lot about the pilgrims and how they are grateful and thankful. He says, “Being thus arrived