Puritan Synthesis

Puritan Synthesis Puritans were European immigrants that had many beliefs. Some of the common beliefs were that only certain people could talk to God, and that God is mean, angry, and vengeful. People would often write Literature to express the way they view God, or to write a History that often has to due with themselves. Most Puritan Sermons, Histories, and Poems all include a Lesson throughout and Glorify their God. Both “Upon the Burning of our house,” by Anne Bradstreet and “Sinners in the hands of an angry god” by Jonathan Edwards demonstrate typical puritan characteristics. These pieces of Literature both Glorify God and convey an important Lesson to the reader. Most Puritan writing pieces include a Lesson that the author thinks