In this sermon in Boston, a puritan minister compared the puritans in North America to the ancient Israelites: When god discovers a land for people, He gives them to discover it themselves, or hear of it discovered by others, and fitting them. After he hath discovered it, he carrieth them along to it, so that they plainly see the providence of god leading them from one Country to another.” Which reason for European colonization did John Cotton identify in this sermon?
A. To practice their own religion
B. To provide political and religious freedom to all peoples
C. To abolish the practice of slavery
D. To find economic opportunities