Puritans Flashcards

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(Calvin) God was the source of

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Everything including standards of right and wrong

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(Calvin) purpose of man was to

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Glorify and enjoy God forever

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(Calvin) god accomplished self-exaltation through

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Arbitrary salvation and damnation of people

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(Calvin) people would be dangerously

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Fallible if left to depend on reason

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(Calvin) many believe calvin’s view of gods eternal decree made God out to be

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An unjust tyrant

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(Calvin) puritans of England

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The chosen few

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(John Calvin) calving philsophy was based on

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“God as the almighty will”

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Puritanism

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A religious movement
“Passion for righteousness”
“Desire to know and do gods will”

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Doctrine of Puritanism similar to that of

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Catholicism

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Puritans disagreed with catholic

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Forms
Ceremonies
And dogmas

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Mission of puritans

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To establish a community in which they could put their ideals into practice

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Puritanism and political liberalism were

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“Brought into alliance” by King Charles In his attempt to govern England and levy taxes without a parliament

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“Drive of Calvinism stems from

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Optimism as to God despite pessimism as to man”

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Calvin repudiated the expectation of previous reformers of the

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Lords quick arrival and “projected the final cataclysm into an indefinite future.”

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15
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Calvin beloved in the

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Holy commonwealth in the terrestrial sphere

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Holy commonwealth depended on

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Human agents

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Tests through which human agents would be selected

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Profession of faith
An upright life
Participation in the sacraments

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Profession of faith

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Public profession of the creed

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Upright life

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Austere deportment

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20
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Man who passes all 3 tests is

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Unshakeable

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Calvinists did not

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Stress over their salvation. They had confidence and faith

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Calvinism “bred a

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Race of heroes”

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Holy commonwealth: community in which

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Every member should make the glory of God his sole concern

Should exhibit parallelism of church and state

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24
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The doctrines of French reformers was largely based on

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Luther

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25
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Total corruption of human nature as a result of

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Adams sin”

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26
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Nature of luthiers message was nearly

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Equivalent to that of calvins

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Calvins “doctrinal synthesis whose purpose was to show man how to

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Live in close communion with his Make, and thereby live more happily…” (How calvins message was found attractive)

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Calvins doctrine:

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Any sort of entertainment was forbidden
5 weekly sermons
Regulated fashion 
All days but Sunday's working days
Regulation of children's names
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29
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Anabaptista were

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Banished with death penalty if they should return

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30
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Atheists were

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Put to death tortured and beheaded

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(Bradford) puritans

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English Protestants determined to purify England’s church

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(Bradford) puritans wanted to remove everything from the church that had

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No biblical warrant

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(Bradford) the crown identified itself between radical Protestantism and roman catholicsm thereby

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Making enemies of the puritans

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(Bradford) division between puritans regarding

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Biblical pattern

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(Bradford) majority of puritans believed that the church should be

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National, but without a hierarchy

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(Bradford) minority of puritans

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Congregationalists

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(Bradford) Congregationalists believed that each church was

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“Partitions; being founded on.a covenant formally entered into only by those who possessed willpower to confess their faith and swear by the covenant” (visible saints)

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(Bradford) Congregationalists also believed that the churches should be

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Self governing

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(Bradford) Congregationalists were too

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“Democratical”

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(Bradford) some believed that if the church would be founded on choosing of the members regret than a geographical parish

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They would no longer be able to remain within a national church

41
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(Bradford) some separatists tried for treason fled to

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New England becoming the pilgrims

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(Bradford) separatists out Puritan cause at

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Risk by proving that Puritanism was subversive anarchical and disloyal

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(Bradford) puritans didn’t support

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Religious tolerance

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Bradford have become a

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Serious reader of the bible and was driven to join separatists.

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Bradford was a leader of the migration of

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New England in 1620

46
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After pilgrims lived in holland for 11-12 years they concluded that it was

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Necessary to move

47
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Necessary to move because of

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The hardness of the place and country
Old age
Forced to be taskmasters
Hope to advance the gospel

48
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Many feared moving because

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Native Americans
Disease
Money

49
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First foundation of their governed

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Mayflower compact

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John carver

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Governor for that year

51
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In 2-3 months

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Half the company died

52
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Puritans interpreted

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The bible and disapproved of amusements

53
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They beloved amusements to be associated with

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Immoral living

54
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Puritans can be described as

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Complex complete humans 
Industrious
Simple
Temperate
Practical
Nonconformists
Dissenters
Sobriety
Rightness of purpose
Intensely committed
Concerned with moral conduct
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Puritan description continued

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Concerned with moral conduct 
Rigid repression of sins and fashions
Straight laced way of life
Self made
Self educated
Introspective 
Young 
Fierce 
Progressive
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Puritans beloved that we are

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Sinful by nature

57
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Chosen ones are granted

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Salvation

58
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Hard work and worldly success are signs of

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Gods grace

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To read the bible you must be

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Educated

60
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A person should be

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Thrifty
Modest
Simple

61
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Society should he ruled by

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Covenants that parallel gods covenant

62
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4 types of puritans

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Separatists
Anglican- no pope
Presbyterian- no bishops
Independents- independent governing of church

63
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Sinfulness of humans makes

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Government imperative

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Spiritual compact between God and people made puritans believe best government was

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Constitutional democracy

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People should freely enter into

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Agreements about politics

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Puritans practiced spiritual life in

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Public and private devotions

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Private devotion

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Family devotion

Private meetings and conferences

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Pray-

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Sing- repeat sermons

69
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Puritans

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Meditated and prayed
Repented
Embraced mortality
Submitted to gods will 
Thanked God
70
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Puritans lived exemplary lives with the hope that

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They would be saved

71
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Dreams of an ideal society founded on

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Religious principles

72
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American character shaped by

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Moral
Ethical
And religious convictions of puritans

73
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Success of capitalism

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Sign of gods favor

74
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Wealth and status

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Reassurance of spiritual health and eternal life

75
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Early success

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Sign of election