Who were the Puritans and why did they leave England? The Puritans were protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England. They believed that man was born in sin, and God “elects” those he foreordained to be saved could escape eternal damnation. Puritans also had taken a rather pessimistic view of man’s potentialities both in this life and the next. (Foresman 226) Even though the Puritans left England, they were discontent with the Church of England because they there was no religious freedom, they didn’t agree with the way the church was running, and the church and kings were against them.
During the 1600s in England, there was no religious freedom at the time. England was run by the government’s church, which was that the church ruled
During the 1600s in England, there was no religious freedom at the time. England was run by the government’s church, which was that the church ruled