What Are The Puritans Fear

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I can agree that the theme with the Puritans is fear. They seemed fearful of a lot of things. Do you think some of the fear they had stemmed from them leaving and trying to "prove" to the king that they can have a successful world without strong Christian beliefs? I also like how you included that the Puritans were fearful of their own God. I believe that if they were truly Christian they would understand that God is a forgiving God. I believe that if someone sins God isn't just going to send them to hell, he should hope that the individual asks for forgiveness.

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