HSTAA 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Puritans, Theocracy, Pequot War
27 Oct 2018
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God would judge england for their collective sins. Puritans thought struggle & hard work would bring them closer to god. Could this be a view towards native americans? role of government was to preserve & protect the church role of church was to equip godly men for government. Threats to civil government = threats to religious government. Within 5 years, boston surrounded by towns 30 miles inland. Those who came with the great migration believed in some form of bible commonwealth. Mostly skilled & prosperous individuals the middling sort . More evenly balanced sex ratio: 6 male to 4 female. Gathering a church: write a church covenant sense of community with god & amongst selves, seven male pillars who lead the church value community over person, admit members, hire minister. 1630: 1/3 of colonists were full church members. Massachusetts bay company shareholders took charter to america. New churches only by consent of existing congregations.
