Puritans Selfish

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“They neither need to buy it nor ask permission,” spoken by John Cotton, to the members in his congregation who were immigrating to America in 1630. This is spoken during a sermon that is about how God makes room for people, which expresses how truly selfish the Puritans actually were. Puritans needed to be seen as perfect in the eyes of God, which caused them to do very selfish acts. Puritans are known for their help to others, however they were selfish; Puritans only helped others in order for their own personal gain, they took over the land, and thought lowly of people.
Puritans may think of themselves as selfless, however the reason of them helping everyone is to aim for their own personal gain. John Winthrop spoke that “to provide for our posterity is to do justly, to love mercy and walk humbly with our god,” but the beginning shows that the only reasoning for them to be this way was to provide for future generations. Nevertheless, the definition of selfless is to be “concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish.” So how can they be considered selfless when they are …show more content…
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