The Puritans were an interesting group of people. They had a lot of different characteristics and values. To name a few they were religious, selfless/unselfish, and hardworking. To begin with, the puritans were a religious group of people. They were always thanking God for the good things he had done for them, or calling on him in a time of need. For example, in Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford it states,“ Being thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the god of Heaven”. Being religious means to believe in God. Therefore, this shows that they were religious, because they were blessing him. To emphasize how religious they were, another example would be from the poem, “Verses upon the Burning of our house” by Anne Bradstreet. She states “ And to my God my heart did cry to strengthen me in my distress”. In other words, she was in a time of need, and was calling on God to give her strength. The fact that she was calling on God shows that she believed in him, making her religious.
In addition, the Puritans were also a unselfish group of people. They were
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When they believed in something, they believed in it hard. For instance, in the poem, “To my dear and loving husband” by Anne Bradstreet she states, “ My love is such that rivers cannot quench”. This resembles passion, because she loves him so much, and it is ever lasting. It basically just shows her strong feelings for the other person. Another example would be from “ Sinners in the hands on an angry God” by John Edwards. It states “ And all your righteousness would have no more to uphold you and keep you out of hell”. He is sounding very confident, and passionate about what he is talking about. He strongly believes that no matter what they do, they can’t be saved from hell from there own doing. It all depends on God, and he is very passionate about what he is