Reading over the blog posts dealing with pre 1700 authors an overwelming theme of puritan faith, and the exersice there of exists abundantly. Most specifically throughout the posts are instances of people being insipired by the faith of some of the individuals.
When Smith was trying to convice those to come with him to the new world, I assume that those who did, did not act on the good word of John Smith alone, but more of a divine calling and presence in the thought process. Alyssa's Blog goes into detail about the means by which Smith could have been convincing and his sense of being the "jack of all trades" Even though it did not seem as though John Smith was utterly dedicated to his puritan beliefs, Nikki's Blog goes into detail on how he fluffed his writing to make those believe that he was a abiding puritan individual.
When Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet were mentioned, their faith was mentiond just as well. Crista's Blog on Anne Bradstreet includes thoughts regarding her unfailing faith in how she wrote, against the social norm. Colin's Blog explains about the strong puritan faith Mary Rowlandson exibited throughout her trials.
Throughout the Blogs, the importance of faith is exibited throughout the writings and responses of those reading. This reflection on faith, and living in response of is in direct correlation to the puritan way of life.
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