The statement clearly depicts a clear visual of how important the role of Christianity plays in the puritan culture. Through Mary Rowlands puritan beliefs she is aware that a good puritan Christian woman will get God’s help and give her strength. She expresses that “God was with me in a wonderful manner, carrying me along, and bearing up my spirit, that it did not quite fail” (Rowlandson). Through this statement Rowlandson reveals that puritan beliefs will help a person who is found at their lowest point in life, just like she was when she was captured by the Indians. Rowlandson also mentions that God is her only strength and that he will help her get out from the captivity. She believes that having strong puritan Christian values will lead to her survival and help her stay as the true puritan Christian woman she is in order to survive in her own society as well as in others that contradict her