Sunday, February 8, 2009
Galeacius Secundus
The first thing that came to mind when I read,“When he was about a dozen years old, the reading of the Scriptures began to cause great impressions upon him; and those impressions were much assisted and improved, when he came to enjoy Mr. Richard Clifton’s illuminating ministry...” When Jesus was 12, He innocently wandered away from his father and mother to talk to the High Priests and Scholars in the Temple. These scholars were amazed of the knowledge and wisdom of God this young boy possessed. After three days of searching, Mary and Joseph found Jesus in a temple in the midst of teachers. Mary said “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You.” And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” Luke 2: 48-49 William Bradford showed such dedication and commitment in his beliefs. He was able to exercise his faith and become a great man of God and didn’t care about what people said about him because he was all about doing the will of Christ.
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Your first thought about that story of Jesus is exactly what Mather was after. I think any parallels he could have drawn he did try to draw in his writings. Like you said, he was a man of God. As a man of God and a man of the Pilgrims, he was showing that he lived for God, and Mather implied all of the Pilgrims lived for God as well. It was a way to show the special relationship held with God and what they believed were his chosen people.
ReplyDeleteI like the connection that you made relating to the story of Jesus and the scholars. I find that as I read more and more literature for this course, I am able to also connect the readings to stories from the Bible. It's becoming clear to understand how the Puritans and people of that this time took everything in the Bible and lived by it. They were almost obsessed with it. It is also a good comparison of Jesus to Bradford. Jesus knew people would betray him or not like him yet that did not stop him. Bradford dealt with the same thing and like Jesus he too knew the Lord would provide.
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