Puritans objected to the way Queen Elizabeth I's bishops interpreted the Protestant doctrine of predestination because the bishops argued that
A) the morality of individual behavior on earth had no effect on God's decision about a person's salvation.
B) people who knew they were saved need not be bound by earthly laws.
C) a person's efforts to lead a good life might cause God to change His mind and save a person who was previously damned.
D) the correctness of an individual's religious beliefs had no effect on whether a person was saved or damned.

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Puritans believed in a strict moral code and the importance of leading a godly life. They objected to the bishops' interpretation because it suggested that human actions (efforts to lead a good life) could influence God's decision regarding salvation, which contradicted their belief in predestination as an unchangeable divine decree.

Puritans Objected to the Way Queen Elizabeth I's Bishops Interpreted