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Predestination |
especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) |
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the "elect" |
Calvin’s term for those destined for salvation, regardless of what actions they may commit during their mortal life on earth. |
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"visible saints" |
A religious belief developed by John Calvin held that a certain number of people were predestined to go to heaven by God. This belief in the elect, or "visible saints," figured a major part in the doctrine of the Puritans who settled in New England during the 1600’s. |
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conversion |
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life |
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doctrine of a calling |
A doctrine believed by John Winthrop and many Puritans instructing them to do God’s work. |
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covenant |
(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return |
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franchise |
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) |
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patroonship |
A vast Dutch feudal estates fronting the Hudson River in early 1600s. They were granted to promoters who agreed to settle 50 people on them. |
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freemen |
Adult males who belonged to the Puritan congregations, colonial period; term used to describe indentured servants who had finished their terms of indenture and could live freely on their own land. |
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antinomianism |
An interpretation of Puritan beliefs that stressed God’s gift of salvation and minimized what an individual could do to gain salvation; identified with Anne Hutchinson. |
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