They believed they had the right to worship and govern themselves as they chose. Puritan freedom did not include religious tolerance or individualism. John Winthrop's speech highlighted the concept of what Puritan freedom was. He believed in a civil society where stability would be found through God's way. Socially, it can be summarized in two ideas, natural freedom and moral freedom. Natural freedom was said to be corrupt because it meant doing what one wanted, while moral freedom only meant doing what was right. One of the actions was reflected based on their position in society. The higher one ranked socially the more “moral” their actions were and vice versa for actions defined as