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The Role Of Predestination In Puritan Religion

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The idea of predestination was another important aspect the Puritan religion. This notion embodies the belief that God has predetermined who will be saved regardless of a person's actions. Naturally, due to the puritans desire to excommunicate the damned a system to determine a person's inviolability was instituted. In order to become a member of the church and therefore a citizen, one had to be recognized as a visible saint. This system functioned off the basis that most Puritans assumed by examining a person’s lifestyle and how accurately they modeled the Bible. Accordingly, those who meticulously adhered to the Bible's teachings were considered saved and were therefore pronounced visible saints. However, this method of defining a personing
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