domestic relations in seventeenth-century New England.
Morgan gives a comprehensive understanding of the Puritan Faith in his book, The Puritan Family. He shows how the Puritans honored God above any and all things, and that the Puritans" main goal was to survive a truthful life with overflowing blessings which would secure a place in heaven for their kind. The Puritan Family describes in detail the jobs and duties of each member of the Puritan family. .
Relationships and associations among the Puritan wife and husband, their parents and their children are all noted and well covered. Over all in this first chapter I get the feeling that the author wanted to let the reader know that the puritans believe religion was not morality and morality shown in company of others was not the same morality that God saw. .
In the second chapter Morgan shows us how Puritans believed marriage to be a hallowed agreement between men and women. A Puritan husband and wife were expected by society to create a family and remain together until death. Under some circumstances the civil courts would grant divorce when either party could prove that the other had neglected a primary duty; however both were certain to be shunned by the community. "Since marriage was an ordinance of God and its duties commands of God, the Puritan courts enforced these duties- (39). Equally husbands and wives were assigned jobs by God, and it was vital for the Puritans to carry out their lives based on these jobs. "When husband and wife neglect their duties they not only wrong each other, but they provoke God by breaking his law" (pg. 30). The government and the entire society were both subjected by the laws of God.
The husband was expected to remain faithful to his wife his whole life. He had a duty as a husband to support his wife, and this was enforced by judicial action. "When a.
woman married, her property passed to her husband" (40) and in return he furnished her support.
Puritan child rearing practices are very diverse from modern childhood. ... The Puritans were very much a community in every way. The Puritans fundamentally lived in the community, church, and family. ... Although the father had the final say when it came to matters of the home, the mothers were vital when it came to raising a Puritan family. ... The Puritan children were educated and they did have morals and values. ...
Morality of religion and family played a huge factor in the life of the Puritans. ... In Puritans pursued themselves to be more pure with God. ... So in order to fulfill those requirements, they had severe limits dealing with morality of family and religion. ... Witchcraft was unacceptable to the Puritan's beliefs. ... The Puritans obtained many strict laws enforcing morality with family and religion based from the Bible. ...
Passionate Puritan laymen received savage punishments. ... The Puritans were "non-separating Congregationalists." ... Their religious principles set them apart as Puritans. ... The Puritans were not a small group of people. ... Those who were "possessed by the devil" were forced to make confessions of their evil deeds in order to protect their families and properties from harm. ...
People have long forgot Puritans and Puritanism in this age. ... The Puritans wanted to create a "visible kingdom of God- where "civil life would prevail in family, church and state- (Morgan 3). ... Adultery was a very severe offense then and now bringing shame to themselves and their families for many years to come. ... Leaving their families to fend for themselves would be a cowardly thing to do and would be something bad that a civil man would never do. ... Once the child became older they would learn their father's skills and occupations and began to learn the way of life to sus...
The Puritans also held a strong social order. ... Men were responsible for a family's income, and the women were responsible for being the caretaker of the house and children. ... Education was also important in Puritan's life. ... The Puritans were also driven by capitalism. ... The Puritans also had an impact of Individualism. ...
Jamestown vs Puritans The settlement of Jamestown and the towns established by the Puritans differ vastly in their success, motives, planning, values, and lifestyle. ... So the Puritans and Separatists, another group who wanted to leave, left for the New World. In terms of planning, the Puritans had thought of everything. ... The Puritans traveled to the New World in families, bringing with them close ties that could weather the voyage, and than start over together in the Americas. The Puritans than based there community upon the Bible. ...
The Puritans were a God-fearing community. The reputation of the family was very important to the public. ... It appeared as though the people of Salem were like a family but isolation actually made them unable to adapt to a troublesome situation. ... However, some vices of the Puritan tradition are also present. ... This exploited the Puritan's weakest qualities and insecurities. ...
The Puritans home was centered on God. He continually prayed for his family as well as his servants. ... This showed the simple way of life that the Puritans led. ... This centered on the Puritans pleas for daily forgiveness. ... The early Puritans were tested many times in their faith. ...
Women's role in Puritan society differed socially, politically, and economically numerous ways. ... The Puritans" theory of civil government was based upon their congregationalist theory of church government. ... Her poetry also gave light to another important position women had in Puritan society, childbearing. ... The majority of women were married, living out their lives in context of the recognized authority of their husbands, and working to feed and clothe their families. ... Puritan women's position in society was that of a lower class held dependent upon their male counterp...
