Julia Daulton
HIS 201
Writing Assignment 1
August 25, 2003
The Puritans held strong beliefs concerning their faith as well as their purpose in building a new community in a new world. The Puritans believed that Massachusetts Bay Colony was to be a holy mission. They were going to show the world how to lead a godly life. Puritans further believed that only by God's grace could someone be saved. Additionally, the colonists believed that they had entered into a contract with God; they were the new Israelites. Subsequently, the New England Puritans believed that it was necessary to have a conversion experience in order to receive God's grace. These views and high standards the Puritans held themselves and others to eventually caused conflict within the colony.
Anne Hutchinson was a member of the Antinomian sect, which believed that because grace was given by God alone they were not bound by the laws of man. Subsequently, they felt that they only had to answer to God.......
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