Do you mean he does not want her husband to get in the fight? If so, it’s because he is old . We learn that he is old when he uses a crutch to stand.
The main difference between the enlightenment ideas and the puritan beliefs is that of how they percieved God.
During the Enlightenment, an emphasis was put on the human reason, skepticism (doubting and examining everything before forming and opinion about it) and primarily science. At the time, people did, in fact, acknowledge the existence of God. However, they believed that God is not in charge of or concerned with their daily lives and does not have a supreme power over people.
On the other hand, Puritans believed that all the people should live according to religion and form their entire lives around the existence of God. As opposed to the people from the Enlightenment era who seem to have merely co-existed with God and acknowledged his presence, the Puritans served God and devoted their entire lives to redeeming for their sins to this, as they believed, supreme being.
Hands off
Don't try to touch them because their skin is tough and loose and they can quickly turn around and attack, and don't try to get them with a weapon as their skin is very hard to penetrate and would only irritate them further
Don't provoke them
When they feel threatened, they will attack and they are fierce fighters
Stay on the ground
Don't climb trees because they are very good climbers and will eventually catch up to you
