Madison argued for an executive chosen by the national legislature and on May 29 this had been adopted with a provision that after his seven-year term was concluded, the chief magistrate should not be eligible for relocation. A good deal of desultory speech-making ensued, but the gist of the problem was the opposition from two sources to election by the legislature. ... In total, all the proposals amounted to election by the people, the governors, or electors chosen by the state legislatures. ...
Their main source of literature, other than the bible, were sermons, which were preached in front of congregations. ... This rendered the notion of free will pointless, which, surprisingly, did not cause social anarchy, but rather made the Puritans want to live as purely as possible in case they were chosen to be saved. ...
Their main source of literature, other than the bible, were sermons, which were preached in front of congregations. ... This rendered the notion of free will pointless, which, surprisingly, did not cause social anarchy, but rather made the Puritans want to live as purely as possible in case they were chosen to be saved. ...