"He believed in a republican government" is what i would go with.
In The Devil and Daniel Webster By Stephen Vincent Benet, Jabez Stone sells his soul to the devil because he is having bad luck growing crops in the rocky soil of his farm in New England. He agrees with the devil (Ol' Scratch) that he will give him his soul in seven years.
I hope this helps you.
Raising a bulwark means building up a wall for protection against the people who do not follow and practice the religion of Christianity.
<u>Explanation:</u>
John Winthrop was the one who got firer wave of a huge number of immigrants to New England.
And he wanted to establish a pure church in the region of New England was not in the favour of separatism.
And wanted to change New England in a puritan society and wanted to help each other and treat each other well.