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The book encouraged certain fun activities after Sunday services.

They believed that their beliefs were the rules people should live their lives by.

What the law was unable to do Christ did.

Many people took advantage of this in various ways.

James Watt, in 1658, was publicly reproved "for writing a note about common business on the Lord's Day, at least in the evening somewhat too soon.

They quoted the Rich Young Ruler incident as an example of our Lord using the law to convict a man of his sin.

The first was their belief in predestination.

In 1629, the carousing, fun-loving colonist had the effrontery to erect a Maypole.

No work, no play, no idle strolling was known; no sign of human life or motion was seen except the necessary care of the patient cattle and other dumb beasts, the orderly and quiet going to and from the meeting, and at the nooning, a visit to the churchyard to stand by the side of the silent dead.

This was achieved by strict and rigorous supervision.