HIST 2055 Chapter : 08-Sep
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Becomes a model for other social relationships you"re an elect, i will establish relationship, help you behave had celebrated a calling to be a priest, but the puritans believed that everyone had a calling. And it was your christian duty to pursue this calling: the calling in the protestant mind, the roman catholic church, middle way, they are a fascinating blend of religion and reality. They believe that god has a covenant with england. Life in early massachusetts bay: a biblical commonwealth. Ii: nature of government, private company, brought with them. Company meeting merged into a government: have lots of self-governing within colony from beginning: all male, church members allowed to vote. Elect a governor and magistrates: over time, they add second house, with representatives from each town within government representative government, this is in no way a democratic government. He argues that you have to separate it to protect religion because it threatens true belief.