The Corruption Of The Puritan Church

Puritans were a large group of religious reformers who lived in the England Church, and believed in predestination and wanted to prohibit drunkenness, gambling, swearing and Sabbath-breaking rules. In them, were two groups: Congregationalists, and Presbyterians. The Congregationalists traveled to Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Connecticut, also having stricter views of the church than the Presbyterians. They required each person applying for membership to testify publicly his/her experience of “conversion.” Presbyterians first settled in northern Ireland, then eventually worked their way down to New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This group of Puritans viewed conversion as central as to being a Christian, but did not restrain their membership to who could profess their faith. Their worship services were simple, often directed by long educated lessons that the clergy had to clarify the passages from the Bible. …show more content…
Most who migrated to North America were young men - mostly split between three churches - who wanted to get away from religious persecution in England. The Puritans also wanted to create a church free from world corruption. The new found church would be based on voluntary acts among the church members, and have a covenant assumption that would govern both Puritan social life as well as Puritan theological life. With this, adult men and church members could vote every year.The churches created by Puritans was a mandatory attendance, and was serious business because Puritans believed they were doing God’s work. Those who did not do His work, may have resulted in being hanged. However, Puritans did have fun too. The overall goal was to follow God’s written