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: I agree with much of your interpretation here. At first blush it seems like that Quaker women have more freedom (and they certainly do) when the text is analyzed more closely their power only seems to extend to other women and children, although that may just be my reading of it. As a theological aside I will attempt to answer your last question. The "New Covenant" theologically speaking is the covenant Christ made with His Church and that is one of salvation through grace and not by works. So yes, the new covenant is in direct opposition to the the covenant of works (which is often associated with the old covenant that was based on obedience to Mosaic Law). I think in this part of the trial they are having a semantic argument over the definition of "covenant of works" so it can be a little confusing if you are not familiar with the term. Hope I didn't just make things more confusing. --[[User:Shauser|Shauser]] 21:28, 16 September 2009 (MDT) | : I agree with much of your interpretation here. At first blush it seems like that Quaker women have more freedom (and they certainly do) when the text is analyzed more closely their power only seems to extend to other women and children, although that may just be my reading of it. As a theological aside I will attempt to answer your last question. The "New Covenant" theologically speaking is the covenant Christ made with His Church and that is one of salvation through grace and not by works. So yes, the new covenant is in direct opposition to the the covenant of works (which is often associated with the old covenant that was based on obedience to Mosaic Law). I think in this part of the trial they are having a semantic argument over the definition of "covenant of works" so it can be a little confusing if you are not familiar with the term. Hope I didn't just make things more confusing. --[[User:Shauser|Shauser]] 21:28, 16 September 2009 (MDT) | ||
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| + | In agreeing with the others, they do seem to have some power and control, but yyes it is limited to other women, children, and womanly duties. The emphasis placed on religion and God is so clear and evident it just makes me wonder what were the woman of the time in Virginia or Maryland thinking and doing. Did they value these roles as much even though they may not have been so devoutly religious? I think so. | ||
== David Brainerd, 1746, account of the Great Awakening == | == David Brainerd, 1746, account of the Great Awakening == | ||
