Based on this source, which statement best summarizes the author's intentions for the
settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritans were fulfilling a promise to their god to create a society would inspire others to create similar religious
and civil communities.
Puritans were creating an individualistic society that placed more emphasis on civil institutions than religious
organizations.
Puritans believed in predestination and thus did not believe that their society could serve as an example to
others.
Puritans sought for the development of a secular community built upon the foundations of a strong boundary
between church and state.