Puritan Belief System

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NOTES & INTRODUCTION

Colonial / Puritan Period

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What time period are we talking about?

Founding of the Colonies

Colonial Period: 1607-1765Jamestown 1607 – John

SmithSee textbook (2-11)Puritan Belief System

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Pilgrims, Puritans, and Perceptions

Spend a moment looking over the materials on Puritanism in our textbook.

•Look at the timeline. Locate the dates we identified on the timeline.

•Reacquaint yourself with the background information.

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What was the Puritan Belief System?

Man exists for the glory of GodPredestination: God has already selected His

ElectThe Bible is the only expression of God’s willConstant self-examination of the soul for signs

of GodOriginal Sin: “In Adam’s Fall, We All Sinned”Often tormented by doubt concerning salvation.

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Puritan Belief System, continued:

Came to the “new world” for reform and escape“Puritan Work Ethic” only through continual hard

work and self-discipline can you be savedPuritan Plain Style: plain dress, life, and writingThe spiritual condition of the community is the

responsibility of every individualLiterature is a vehicle of spiritual enlightenment:

sermons, hymns, journals, and poetry

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Write down the questions on the left-hand side of your Cornell Notes. Leave space for

the answers.

Questions to answer: What Puritan beliefs are emphasized in the New England Primer alphabet? How might this piece of literature bring about the spiritual torment felt by some many of the Puritans?

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New England Primer

First Printed in 1687

Reading Text Designed for the American Colonies

Most Successful Textbook in American

90 Page Workbook

Alphabet, Grammar, Vowels, Reading Instruction

Moral Lessons

King James Bible

A In ADAM'S FallWe sinned all. N

NOAH did viewThe old world & new.

B Heaven to find;The Bible Mind. O

Young OBADIAS,DAVID, JOSIAS,All were pious.

C Christ crucify'dFor sinners dy'd. P

PETER deny'dHis Lord and cry'd.

D The Deluge drown'dThe Earth around. Q

Queen ESTHER suesAnd saves the Jews.

E ELIJAH hidBy Ravens fed. R

Young pious RUTH,Left all for Truth.

F The judgment madeFELIX afraid. S

Young SAM'L dear,The Lord did fear.

G As runs the Glass,Our Life doth pass. T

Young TIMOTHYLearnt sin to fly.

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New England Primer

Embodied the Puritan World view

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.

H My Book and HeartMust never part. V

VASHTI for PrideWas set aside.

J JOB feels the Rod,-Yet blesses GOD. W

Whales in the Sea,GOD's Voice obey.

K Proud Korah's troopWas swallowed up X

XERXES did die,And so must I.

L

LOT fled to Zoar,Saw fiery ShowerOn Sodom pour.

Y

While youth do chear Death may be near.

M

MOSES was heWho Israel's HostLed thro' the Sea

Z

ZACCHEUS heDid climb the TreeOur Lord to see.