The Puritan Dilemma

John Winthrop was born in Suffolk, England in 1588. He was his parents' only son. His father, Adam Winthrop, was the lord of Groton Manor, a small estate in the English countryside. John grew up on his father's estate, among hills, fields of wheat and rye, and shallow ponds. In his childhood he as educated by a private tutor, and at the age of fourteen his father enrolled him in Trinity College in Cambridge. He studied …

…glory of God and to enjoy what God gave you and not to became of material goods that you leave God out of your thoughts and heart. Also, Puritans must live in the world but not of it. This means that the Puritans should correlate with the world and not become too attached to the world because their true home would be in heaven. The Puritan dilemma is the problems that face the Puritan faith