Their whole reasoning for moving to the Americas was to bring Christianity to North America and create a new nation based on Christian principles. While Roger Williams believed Christianity was very important, he thought there needed to be a separation between church and state. Despite their differences, Winthrop and Williams shared many of the same beliefs and qualities. Both were religious leaders, and they wanted to spread Christianity. Winthrop stated, “It wilbe a service to the Churche of great Consequence to carrye the Gospell into those parts of the world…”(Winthrop 23). In A Key into the Language of America, Williams notes the importance of spreading Christianity to the Natives, and he uses guidance from God to do so. Both of these men utilized strength gained from their religion to assist them in performing the tasks they deemed
Their whole reasoning for moving to the Americas was to bring Christianity to North America and create a new nation based on Christian principles. While Roger Williams believed Christianity was very important, he thought there needed to be a separation between church and state. Despite their differences, Winthrop and Williams shared many of the same beliefs and qualities. Both were religious leaders, and they wanted to spread Christianity. Winthrop stated, “It wilbe a service to the Churche of great Consequence to carrye the Gospell into those parts of the world…”(Winthrop 23). In A Key into the Language of America, Williams notes the importance of spreading Christianity to the Natives, and he uses guidance from God to do so. Both of these men utilized strength gained from their religion to assist them in performing the tasks they deemed