The Puritan Society In N. Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
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In the introductory sketch to Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel the "The Scarlet
Letter", the reader is informed that one of the author's ancestors
persecuted the Quakers harshly. The latter's son was a high judge in the
Salem witch trials, put into literary form in Arthur Miller's "The
Crucible" (Judge ....
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.... the sacrifice and righteousness of Christ, however, there is a
chance for people to be saved. One cannot definitely know who will be saved,
although pious and faithful people are of course more likely to. The
experience of conversion, in which the soul is touched by the Holy Spirit,
so that the believer's heart is turned from sinfulness to holiness, is
another indication that one is of the elect. Faithfulness and piety, rather
than good deeds are what saves people. If someone has sinned, pub ....
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