In time, Puritan ministers began preaching repentance. They warned that although God was merciful, those who disobeyed his laws were going straight to hell.
Pēc kāda laika puritāņi sāka mācīt grēku nožēlu un sludināt: kaut arī Dievs ir žēlsirdīgs, tie, kas neievēro viņa likumus, nonāks ellē.