New England Puritanism’s distinctive characteristics Flashcards
Characteristics: visible sainthood
demonstration of faith necessary for membership
NE ways to measure true faith
Characteristics: congregational way
each church is independent of every other
Characteristics: Godly rule by freeloading deputies and magistrates
1636: full citizenship only if you were a member of the church
Characteristics: King Philip’s Holy War
whenever preach against indians in holy war terms, violence erupts;
Bloodiest 17th century conflict;
Characteristics: KP’s war pretext
- knew gardening, moved into indian territory
- Metacom’s dad killed allies with indians
- 3 wampanogs killed for murdering informer
- M raids frontiers
- Colonists use praying indians as scouts
English=>
Praying Indians=>Indians;
Characteristics: Salem Witch trials
(1692)
160 accused, 25 died by execution (19), torture (1), and in jail (5)
Starts: Reverend ? children have fits, blame on slave tituba, homeless Sarah Good, and elderly Sarah Osborn
- mark of devil= covenant with Satan for earthly powers
Challenges: Halfway covenant
(1662)
sainthood isolated church
unprofessed children= partial membership (baptism, no communion); children of unprofessed children
Challenges: Halfway covenant conditions
free of social scandal, learn and profess doctrines, willingly submit to God
Legacy: Response to Halfway with hellfire
Stoddard opens up communion to all in 1677
Legacy: stoddard v increase
Increase mather wanted to decrease rather
Legacy: Great Awakening
christians left their churches for more holy congregation
Puritan Characteristics
- visible sainthood
- holy rule (1636)
- congregational way
Puritan Challenges
Halfway Covenant
Puritan legacy
- Great Awakening
2. halfway to hellfire with open communion
