Not all colonists in New England were Puritans but the Puritan religion was a major influence on the establishment of the colonies. Puritans were not satisfied with the Protestant Reformation and believed that the Church of England had to many Catholic rituals. They believed neither the church nor the nation were living up to their ideals. In order to seek the truth they urged the people to read the Bible and listen to their sermons. Puritans followed the teachings of John Calvin in which he taught that the world was divided between the elect and the damned. They believed in predestination, which means that God already determined your fate and that no matter how hard you try to save yourself by doing good deeds or prayers your fate has already been decided. The Puritans considered their religion not only just a religion but also a lifestyle in which they sought the most pure faith and way of life possible. Towards the end of the seventeenth century Quakers began to form their own population in Massachusetts in which the Puritans were displeased because of the immensely different views the Quakers posed about how to practice religion. This drove the Quakers to populate in the middle
Not all colonists in New England were Puritans but the Puritan religion was a major influence on the establishment of the colonies. Puritans were not satisfied with the Protestant Reformation and believed that the Church of England had to many Catholic rituals. They believed neither the church nor the nation were living up to their ideals. In order to seek the truth they urged the people to read the Bible and listen to their sermons. Puritans followed the teachings of John Calvin in which he taught that the world was divided between the elect and the damned. They believed in predestination, which means that God already determined your fate and that no matter how hard you try to save yourself by doing good deeds or prayers your fate has already been decided. The Puritans considered their religion not only just a religion but also a lifestyle in which they sought the most pure faith and way of life possible. Towards the end of the seventeenth century Quakers began to form their own population in Massachusetts in which the Puritans were displeased because of the immensely different views the Quakers posed about how to practice religion. This drove the Quakers to populate in the middle