The 'Half-Way Covenant' (1662) was a response to which of the following colonial problems?
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Correct answer: Declining church membership and religious zeal among second-generation Puritans
To maintain the influence of the church in the community, the Covenant allowed children of baptized but unconverted members to be baptized. This lowered the requirements for partial church membership as fewer people could testify to a personal conversion experience.
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