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A 6 page paper which examines the Puritan thoughts and beliefs presented by the father
in John Demos’ book “The Unredeemed Captive.” No additional sources cited.
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letters and sermons which tell the story of a familys experience with being taken captive by Native Americans. In this story we have the Williamses having been taken captive. Mrs.
Williams dies relatively early through the captivation, but others survive though in different areas. The father, John Williams, is essentially ransomed and slowly reclaims his children, save one, Eunice. In
Demos work we see John Williams as a preacher and a powerful Puritan. He is a man of faith and as such man who possesses many of the Puritan ideals
one would expect. With that in mind the following paper examines different areas in the book as it presents the Puritan thoughts of Mr. Williams. John Williams and
Puritanism In better understanding the man who was John Williams we begin with a look at the man in words which explain his position in the beginning when being held
captive. Demos states, "John Williams leads an impromptu worship service for his Deerfield flock. His sermon text is drawn from the Book of Lamentations: The Lord is righteous, for I
have rebelled against his commandments...My virgins and young men are gone into captivity."1 He speaks of their captive position, "And the last group sings a psalm (44:9-14) on a
similar theme: Though hast cast off and put us to shame...and has scattered us among the heathen."2 In this simple illustration we see a man, and perhaps a people, who
feel they are perhaps being punished for some act of unrighteousness. We get the impression that they are being put in a world of heathens for their wrongs, and this
essentially lays a foundation for understanding some of Williams later sermons and words. We see Williams gain his own freedom and then the freedom of all his children except
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