5。 Puritans: Those settlers who originally were devout members of the Church of England. They wished to"purify the rituals and to lessen the authority of bishops. They relied on the bible. Not only did they argue by quoting the bible, but they saw their whole situation in biblical terms. and therefore all events. however small. were created by God, or else the Devil. The writing, therefore held the sermon as one of its highest forms 2021/2/21 122021/2/21 12 5. Puritans: Those settlers who originally were devout members of the Church of England. They wished to “purify” the rituals and to lessen the authority of bishops. They relied on the Bible. Not only did they argue by quoting the Bible, but they saw their whole situation in Biblical terms, and therefore all events, however small, were created by God, or else the Devil. The writing, therefore, held the sermon as one of its highest forms