Part 1 of Essay
Puritanism is a branch off of the Church of England. The Puritans wanted to purify the church so they came to America and developed and new type of religion that is a little different from the English. Deism is not a religion and needs a lot of thinking to understand. Thomas Paine explained how Deism was better than Pu ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... providence. They also denounce the church. Thomas Paine believed that the mind is the church. Deists also believed that the bible was hearsay. Thomas Paine thought that a revelation could only effect the person that it was directed to because after that the people that listen to the revelation have the right not to believe it because it can not be proven. The Deists also believe that through nature God is revealed. Puritanism is a religion and believe that god is active. They also believe in providence. The ....