The Puritans really believed in virtue, purity, and piety, at least, I think they did. These were apparently considered to be objective qualities, so one would be expected to exhibit them. We are far from Mr. "Let not your right hand know what your left doeth."
The Puritans really believed in virtue, purity, and piety, at least, I think they did. These were apparently considered to be objective qualities, so one would be expected to exhibit them. We are far from Mr. "Let not your right hand know what your left doeth."