It is a complicated mix of what was carried with the Puritans into the new world, the hardships and horrors they faced on their new lands, political motivations, and yes, even PTSD.
The defeat of the Master Ministers in Salem was not the last time they would fail. In 2019, they made sure that they would not fail when one of the darkest times for this country would come. All they had to do was make sure the one sent to deliver the miracle would not kill himself before he opened his eyes to the power he had within himself.
So how is it that the symbol of justice is a woman holding the scale, yet five men and one woman decided their "moral" values should rule over the rest of us?