hat of the super natural world. They could not see God, but saw him through thingslike a prosperous harvest or a winter blizzard, both of these in reaction to actions taken by the Puritans. With this lack of deductive reasoning the Puritans would find themselves thinking about things done wrong if there was a life threatening winter blizzard or reflect the things that were done right in the event of a bountiful harvest. In my eyes the Putians were did not just leave England in search of religious freedom, they were casually asked to leave the country and were used to colonize land that England was interested in. Much like religious cults of today, they were against major religious beliefs of the Church and looked upon as radicals in their beliefs. "Then, coming out, beheld a space the flame consume my dwelling place. And when I could no longer look, I blest His name that gave and took." (143). A quote of this nature in modern day society would be followed by the thought of radical nature in the person saying it. Things may have changed as far as social acceptance goes, but I see the Puritans as outcasts of the society in England.The other group of settlers in the New World agreed with some things of the Puritans, but disagreed with most of them. While both groups agreed that there was a God that created the Earth, the enlightened mind thought that once God created the Earth he simply stepped back and let us do as we please with it, judging us be our actions, thus the birth of Deism. "If you cry to God to pity you, He will be so far from pitying you in your doleful case, or showing you the least regard or favor," (208). This quote shows that our actions here on Earth are for judgment. These people didn't see everything as God's will, but accepted that God had created the Earth and gave it to us watching what we do with it. It seemed in their opinion that God didn't want us to live every waking hour with our nose in the Bib...
