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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08123	An historicall discoverie and relation of the English plantations, in Nevv England Containing their aventurous passages, their happie arivall and comfortable planting, manifesting the goodnesse of God in their preservations from many apparent dangers. With a relation of such religious and ciuill lawes, and customs as are in practise amongst the indians, with their natures and habits. As also a naration of the ayre, earth, water, fish, and fowles of that countrie. continued from the first beginning, in the yeare of our Lord 1607. and so handling all passages of moment successiuely from time to time.; Briefe relation of the discovery and plantation of New England	Council for New England.; Bradford, William, 1588-1657. Relation or journall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English adventurers both merchants and others. Selections.; Morton, George, d. 1624.	1627 (1627)	STC 18484; ESTC S119931	20,255	40

AN HISTORICALL DISCOVERIE AND RELATION OF THE English Plantations in NEVV ENGLAND Containing their Aventurous passages their happie Arivall and comfortable planting manifesting the goodnesse of God in their preservations from many apparent dangers WITH A Relation of such Religious and Ciuill Lawes and Customs as are in practise amongst the Indians with their natures and habits AS ALSO A Naration of the Ayre Earth Water Fish and Fowles of that Countrie Continued from the first beginning in the yeare of our Lord 1607. and so handling all passages of Moment successiuely from time to time LONDON Printed for Iohn Bellamie and are to be sold at his shop at the 3 Golden Lyons in Cornehill neare the Exchange 1627. To the Reader COurteous Reader be intreated to make a fauorable construction of my forwardnes in publishing these inseuing discourses the desire of carrying the Gospell of Christ into those forraigne parts amongst those people that as yet haue had no knowledge nor tast of God as also to procure vnto themselues and others a quiet and comfortable habytation 〈◊〉 amongst other things the inducements vnto these vndertakers of the then hopefull and now experimentally knowne good enterprice for plantation in New England to set afoote and prosecute the same though it fared with them as it is common to the most actions of this nature that the first attemps proue diffecult as the sequell more at large expresseth yet it hath pleased God cue beyond our expectation in so short a time to giue hope of letting some of them see though some he hath taken out of this vale of teares some grounds of hope of the accomplishment of both those endes by them at first propounded And as my selfe then much desired and shortly hope to effect if the Lord will the putting to of my shoulder in this hopefull business and in the meane time these relations comming to my hand from my both known faithful friends on whose writings I do much rely I thought it not a misse to make them more generall hoping of a cheerfull proceeding both of Aduenturers and planters intreating that the example of the hon Virginia and Bermudas Companies incountering with so many distasters and that for diuers yeares together with an vnwearied resolution the good effects whereof are now eminent may preuaile as a spurre of preparation also touching this no lesse hopefull Country though yet an infant the extent cōmodities whereof are as yet not fully known after time wil vnfould more such as desire to take knowledge of things may in forme themselues by this insuing treatise and if they please also by such as haue bin there a first and second time my barty prayer to God is that the euent of this and all other honorable and honest vndertakings may be for the furtherance of the kingdome of Christ the inlarging of the bounds of our Soueraigne Lord King Iames the good and profit of those who either by purse or person or both are agents in the same so I take leaue and rest Thy friend G. MOVRT CERTAINE VSEFVL ADVERTISEMENTS SENT in a Letter written by a discreete friend vnto the Planters in New England at their first setting saile from Southhampton who earnestly desiresh the prosperitie of that their new Plantation LOuing and Christian friends I doe heartily and in the Lord salute you all as being they with whom I am present in my best affection and most earnest longings after you though I be constrained for a while to be bodily absent from you I say constrained God knowing how willingly and much rather then otherwise I would haue borne my part with you in this first brunt were I not by strong necessitie held backe for the present Make account of me in the meane while as of a man deuided in my selfe with great paine and as naturall bonds set aside hauing my better part with you And though I doubt not but in your godly wisedomes you both foresee and resolue vpon that which concerneth your present state and condition both seuerally and ioyntly yet haue I thought but my dutie to adde some further spurre of prouocation vnto them who run already if not because you need it yet because I owe it in loue and dutie And first as we are daily to renew our repentance with our God speciall for our sinnes knowne and generall for our vnknowne trespasses so doth the Lord call vs in a singular maner vpon occasions of such difficultie and danger as lieth vpon you to a both more narrow search and carefull reformation of our wayes in his sight lest he calling to remembrance our sinnes forgotten by vs or vnrepented of take aduantage against vs and in iudgement leaue vs for the same to be swallowed vp in one danger or other whereas on the contrary sin being taken away by earnest repentance and the pardon thereof from the Lord sealed vp vnto a mans conscience by his Spirit great shall be his securitie and peace in all dangers sweete his comforts in all distresses with happie deliuerance from all euill whether in life or in death Now next after this heauenly peace with God and our owne consciences we are carefully to prouide for peace with all men what in vs lieth especially with our associates and for that end watchfulnes must be had that we neither at all in our selues do giue no nor easily take offence being giuen by others Woe be vnto the world for offences for though it be necessary considering the malice of Satan and mans corruption that offences come yet woe vnto the man or woman either by whom the offence cometh saith Christ Math. 18. 7. And if offences in the vnseasonable vse of things in them selues indifferent be more to be feared then death it selfe as the Apostle teacheth 1. Cor. 9. 15. how much more in things simply euill in which neither honour of God nor loue of man is thought worthy to be regarded Neither yet is it sufficient that we keep our selues by the grace of God from giuing offence except withall we be armed against the taking of them when they are giuen by others For how vnperfect and lame is the worke of grace in that person who wants charitie to couer a multitude of offences as the Scriptures speake Neither are you to be exhorted to this grace onely vpon the common grounds of Christianitie which are that persons ready to take offence either want charitie to couer offences or wisedome duly to weigh humane frailtie or lastly are grosse though close hypocrites as Christ our Lord teacheth Math. 7. 1 2 3. as indeed in mine owne experience few or none haue beene found which sooner giue offence then such as easily take it neither haue they euer proued sound and profitable members in societies which haue nourished in themselues that touchey humour But besides these there are diuers spetiall motiues prouoking you aboue others to great care and conscience this way As first you are many of you strangers as to the