By: Ardis E. Parshall - April 14, 2012 See here for overview. X. A Source of Help and Inspiration The Puritans believed that man was by nature weak and perverse and that most of the things people just wanted to do or would find pleasure in doing were wrong. They attempted to teach their children acceptable behavior by strict and stern control and punished them quite severely for showing any lack of respect for their elders or for th...
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