The time period was the early 17th century. A group of people traveled on a ship to the New World. They all came over looking for a new way of life and religious freedom. Religion is what drove them all out of England to North America. The all left England to escape religious persecution. Massachusetts back in the early 1600’s wasn’t like it is today. It wasn’t a small state that had a land area of approximately 10,000 square miles. It stretched across most of the north eastern part of the country. How did Massachusetts break into so many different little pieces? In a1620 the Pilgrims came and landed at Plymouth Rock, in 1629 the Puritans came and landed at Salem. The two groups merged and spread out across New England. It wasn’t long before they started bickering with each other and disagreeing on their beliefs. Their faith begins to fracture and the cracks are what causes todays state
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So we will go back to the beginning. This was a company of people who emerged in the spiritual ferment of the English Reformation. Puritans were individuals who were appreciative but no longer subject to man-made religious institutions. They enjoyed this religious freedom because they could walk in it. They were subject to God, knew Him, and walked with Him personally. Matters of conscience were very important to them, and they weren’t afraid to voice their opinions to others. Nevertheless, the Puritans, for the most part, were a bright and cheerful company. They were a people who enjoyed life and took on its challenges with urgency and zeal. To the Puritans life was a grand adventure. The lives of their families and their surrounding community was now in their hands. They knew the Biblical principles. They knew that a man reaps what he sows. If they were not diligent before God and before their fellow man, then there would be dire
So we will go back to the beginning. This was a company of people who emerged in the spiritual ferment of the English Reformation. Puritans were individuals who were appreciative but no longer subject to man-made religious institutions. They enjoyed this religious freedom because they could walk in it. They were subject to God, knew Him, and walked with Him personally. Matters of conscience were very important to them, and they weren’t afraid to voice their opinions to others. Nevertheless, the Puritans, for the most part, were a bright and cheerful company. They were a people who enjoyed life and took on its challenges with urgency and zeal. To the Puritans life was a grand adventure. The lives of their families and their surrounding community was now in their hands. They knew the Biblical principles. They knew that a man reaps what he sows. If they were not diligent before God and before their fellow man, then there would be dire