Puritanism

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one body. In March, the Puritans agreed to appoint seven or more Assistants in the General Court, which consisted of the majority of the voting members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The General Court’s role was an examiner of problems and proponent of solutions. The Assistants would have regularly scheduled meetings to discuss issues and concerns within the town. John Winthrop expressed his agenda to the public in two particular purposes. First, Winthrop wanted to make the colony into an established “Bible-Commonwealth,” a society ruled by the will of God paired with Puritan theology. Secondly, Winthrop desired that he and his assisting comrades would obtain leadership in this colony.
Puritan religion revolved around the concept of salvation. Puritans believed that humans are born sinful and hopelessly damned to an eternity in hell, unless God chooses to give them salvation by faith. In a nutshell, those chosen by God would receive the gift of faith in Christ, and those unlucky people who remain out of God's favor receive the gift of a one-way ticket to eternal torture in hell. It seems cruel at first glance, but entirely logical from a Puritan standpoint. The colonists held to the doctrine with great passion.
More specifically, Puritans believed that life was given to Adam a...