On Monday, we continued our discussion on William Bradford. Our discussion led us to the topic of why Puritans preachers seen to favor the "Wrath of God" sermons. The reasons we came up with were as followed: (1) Puritans believe that all humans are innately evil and sinful.
(2) If all humans are sinful then their sin can be used to establish common ground.
(3) Finally, it is easy to point out the fault in others. Another topic in our dicussion was how the strict "rules" of puritanism were implemented. Most of these strict "rules" were taught by parents to their children although the pulpit was often used to reinforce these "rules". We ended our discussion talking about the high standards of Puritans may have led to their ultimate demise.
- Ashley H
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