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.
By Reese Currie, Compass Distributors. To many Christians, the words âdrink responsiblyâ seem to be an oxymoron. You either abstain from alcohol entirely, in which case you are doing what they believe the Bible says we must do, or you drink, and therefore all of scripture's condemnations of drunkenness apply to you.