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Covenant of Grace
The idea that individuals could be saved only by the grace of God in choosing them to be members of the elect.
Quakers
Members of the Society of Friends, believed God spoke directly to each individual through an "inner light," and you didn't need a preacher or bible to discover God's word. Also believed everyone was equal in God's eyes.
Wampanoag
A group of Indians who helped save the Plymouth settlement by teaching them certain techniques in farming, where to fish, and growing other helpful commodities.
Visible Saints
Puritans thought that these persons who passed their demanding tests of conversion and church membership-probably, though not certainly, were among God's elect.
Puritan Revolution
disputes between King Charles I and Parliament, dominated by Puritans, escalated in 1642 to a civil war in England, forces in Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell were victorious, executed Charles I, and proclaimed England a Puritan republic
Halfway Covenant
said that unconverted children of saints would be permitted to become "halfway" church members, could baptize their infants, but not participate in communion or have voting privileges of church membership
pilgrims
people who emigrated from England to America to found an entirely new religion rather than reform it, like the Puritans
Anne Hutchinson
a woman who preached in Puritan New England in the 1630s. She preached the "covenant of grace," which said that Christians could not be saved by their own actions, but only the grace of God. She and her family were excommunicated for this; they moved to Roger Williams' Rhode Island, then to NY, where they were all killed by Indians.
John Winthrop
A wealthy lawyer elected to be governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629. He lead a group of Puritans and gave his famous Arabella speech about how the Puritans should go about their lives to achieve salvation.
Puritans
Protestants who believed that the Church of England was corrupt and not thoroughly Protestant enough, wished for a more radical Reformation, and settled in New England, after being persecuted by Queen Elizabeth's successors, where notable people of this religion such as John Winthrop and Roger Williams preached. Their beliefs about Christianity included a more individual governing of religion, a more individual worship and interpretation, as opposed to the Catholic hierarchy and rituals. Their call was to listen to God and follow his laws, but with uncertainty of how exactly to act on it. There were many different forms of this religion in New England.
Massachusetts Bay Company
A joint stock group of mostly Puritans granted land in Massachusetts and most of New England by King Charles, allowing them to settle in the colonies rather than England.
Covenant of Works
The belief that through one's actions, one could attain salvation.
William Penn
Led the creation of a Quaker colony in Pennsylvania.
English Reformation
Allowed Henry VIII to achieve his political goal of controlling the church.