Benjamin Franklin and the Puritans Like the Puritans, Benjamin Franklin believed in God and the virtues of hard work, thrift and prosperity. Yet it is uncertain whether Franklin and the Puritans actually shared the same image of God and man. The Puritans believed that because of Adam and Eve’s sin of disobedience, most of humanity would be damned for all eternity. Yet, though Adam’s sin was damning, the Puritans believed that because of …showed first 75 words of 548 total…

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