Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life.

In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.

The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

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The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes.