Contrary to these Scriptural truths, Puritan preachers often painted God as cruel and vindictive. They also promoted a heartless view of life that included the use of force to silence opposers.
( उपदेशक ९: ५, १०) शिवाय, धगधगत्या अग्नीत पीडा देण्याची कल्पना खऱ्‍या देवाच्या ‘ मनातही केव्हा आली नाही. ’