PLEASE HELP Puritan Quotation
This quote is by a New England Puritan.

The word “diligence” means “hard work.”

What can you imply about Puritan beliefs from this statement?

A. It is important to read the Bible out loud.

B. Only a minister should read the Bible; no one else should do this.

C. A person should read the Bible carefully to receive the important information it contains.

“The Word of God must be Read and Heard with Diligence that so you may arrive to the Knowledge that is needful for you.”

– Cotton Mather,
“What Must I Do to Be Saved?”
early 1700s