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Contradictions In The Puritan Religion
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Life is full of many contradictions, and the basis of the Puritan
religion is no exception. The Puritans believed that they were God's chosen
people, as mentioned in the Bible. They saw themselves on a level above the
average man, but in reality, their religion was full of inconsistencies. The
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....al dependence on divine grace for salvation, and
the wrath of an angry God.
The God worshipped by the Puritans was not a forgiving God, and
definitely not a happy God. The Puritans fear him and tried zealously to make
themselves worthy in his eyes. They insisted that they, as God's special elect,
had the duty to conduct affairs carrying out his will according to the Bible.
Though many of their beliefs seemed outrageous, the most heinous of all was the
aforementioned ‘Doctrine of Elect.'
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