Puritans Lit.11

The Puritans' believed that until belief in god was established he was in no obligation to keep man from hell. They believed everyone was a sinner also believed as 'original sin'. Their theory explains that Jesus did not die for all and the ones he didn't die for were going to hell. To the puritans there was no way to earn gods grace and it wasn't up to anyone to try but the saints. A man Jonathon Edwards was chosen to interpret the word of god they way the puritans chose. Jonathon Edwards was noted to saying "Sinners in the hands of an angry god" this is the best known word of his philosophy
The Statement "Sinners in the hands of an angry god" comes across to me that they are saying basically god picks and chooses who he wants saved and who he "wants" to go to hell! I believe that god Lays down two paths we can take and its up to us to choose which one we want to follow.
I believe that he also gives us a chance to turn around and get on the right path whenever we need a.k.a Forgiveness. The statement made about that everyone is born a sinner is bogus because no child has done wrong when it has come out the womb, its impossible because sin is taught and learned from examples.
A child does not know right from wrong, the parents are supposed to teach them that. That goes to say that even a child that does know right from wrong in obedience or manners sense doesn't mean its a sin because he/she does not know the bible.

Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford, something that was interesting to me is the pact they made with the Indians. They set forth rules and regulations on how the Indians and the puritans would coincide with each other. There rules followed as this:"That neither he nor any of his should injure or do hurt to any of their people. That if any of his did hurt to any of theirs, he should send the offender, that they might punish him. That if anything were taken away from any of theirs, he should cause it to be restored; and they should do the like to his. If any did unjustly war against him, they would aid him; if any did war against them, he should aid them.
He should send to his neighbors confederates to certify them of this, that they might not wrong them, but might be likewise comprised in the conditions of peace. That when their men came to them, they should leave their bows and arrows behind them."
I feel that the puritans were trying to ensure that they would not be hurt or betrayed in material things. I believe this was smart and safe but also rude. I feel that the puritans came to the Indians land and that the treaty should have been in the Indians words and their rules.
One of the beliefs is Limited Atonement - Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone. Another belief is Total Depravity - through Adam and Eve's fall, every person is born sinful - concept of Original Sin.