Puritans who described themselves as Separatists believed that
1. their religious convictions should remain separate from those found on the European continent.
2. a strict interpretation of the Bible required separate religious services for men and women.
3. the Church of England was beyond redemption and sought to separate themselves from it permanently.
4. a trial separation from the Church of England would give them time to sort out what they most needed to change in their religious lives.