According to question, they believed in the Old World Theory that sanctioned religious persecution.
In spite of their claims that they came to the New World to enjoy religious freedom, the Puritans who founded New England quickly made it plain that this freedom applied exclusively to them and that disagreement would not be tolerated.The Puritans believed that priests and bishops had an excessive amount of influence over churchgoers.
Protestant extremists aspired to break away from the Church of England. They severed all links with the Church of England and established their own churches. During a time of religious persecution, the Puritans fled from England to a nation they thought would allow them the freedom to practice their religion however they pleased. Ironically, they denied others that same freedom in this situation.
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