Page 16 The New England Colonies Under Mercantilism Because of the difficulty of earning a living from the rocky soil found in New England, the Puritans of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the surrounding states lived by their wits.
A sober-minded man of restraint is a man with a mind surrendered to Godâs control. God is looking for godly, mature men who will make it a life-long goal to resist the temptation of self-absorption in all the activities of life and instead begin to seek what God desires for their lives.
For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body. Young's Literal Translation. for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord.or the one eating and drinking not discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. New American Standard Bible. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.