The correct answer is D) they made no distinctions between the affairs of the state and affairs of the church.
The statement that summarizes the relationship of the Church and government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is that “they made no distinctions between the affairs of the state and affairs of the church.”
Magistrates in the colony had administrative responsibilities as well as religious ones. There were no major differences between religious rights and civil misconducts. The role of religion in the Massachusetts Bay colony was very important. The church had very strict rules governing behavior that was based on religious principles. The Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony did not have religious freedoms.