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A09810	A relation or iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English aduenturers both merchants and others With their difficult passage, their safe ariuall, their ioyfull building of, and comfortable planting themselues in the now well defended towne of New Plimoth. As also a relation of foure seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English planters there resident. I. In a iourney to Puckanokick ... II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the kingdome of Nawset ... III. In their iourney to the kingdome of Namaschet ... IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets, and their entertainment there. With an answer to all such obiections as are in any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts.	Bradford, William, 1588-1657.; Morton, George, d. 1624.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655. aut; Cushman, Robert, 1579?-1625. aut	1622 (1622)	STC 20074; ESTC S110454	57,053	87

more enuie contempt and reproch then now adaies Abraham and Lot departed asunder when there fell a breach betwixt them which was occasioned by the straightnesse of the land and surely I am perswaded that howsoeuer the frailties of men are principall in all contentions yet the straitnes of the place is such as each man is faine to plucke his meanes as it were out of his neighbours throat there is such pressing and oppressing in towne and countrie about Farmes trades traffique c. so as a man can hardly any where set vp a trade but he shall pull downe two of his neighbours The Townes abound with young trades-men and the Hospitals are full of the Auncient the country is replenished with new Farmers and the Almes-houses are filled with old Labourers many there are who get their liuing with bearing burdens but moe are faine to burden the land with their whole bodies multitudes get their meanes of life by prating and so doe numbers more by begging Neither come these straits vpon men alwaies through intemperancy ill husbandry indiscretion c. as some thinke but euen the most wise sober and discreet men goe often to the wall when they haue done their best wherein as Gods prouidence swaieth all so it is easie to see that the straitnesse of the place hauing in it so many strait hearts cannot but produce such effects more and more so as euery indifferent minded man should be ready to say with Father Abraham Take thou the right hand and I will take the left Let vs not thus oppresse straiten and afflict one another but seeing there is a spatious Land the way to which is thorow the sea wee will end this difference in a day That I speake nothing about the bitter contention that hath beene about Religion by writing disputing and inueighing earnestly one against another the heat of which zeale if it were turned against the rude barbarisme of the Heathens it might doe more good in a day then it hath done here in many yeares Neither of the little loue to the Gospell and profit which is made by the Preachers in most places which might easily driue the zealous to the Heathens who no doubt if they had but a drop of that knowledge which here flieth about the streetes would be filled with exceeding great ioy and gladnesse as that they would euen plucke the kingdome of heauen by violence and take it as it were by force The greatest let that is yet behinde is the sweet fellowship of friends and the satietie of bodily delights But can there be two neerer friends almost then Abraham and Lot or then Paul and Barnabas and yet vpon as little occasions as we haue heere they departed asunder two of them being Patriarches of the Church of old the other the Apostles of the Church which is new and their couenants were such as it seemeth might binde as much as any couenant betweene men at this day and yet to auoid greater inconueniences they departed asunder Neither must men take so much thought for the flesh as not to be pleased except they can pamper 〈◊〉 bodies 〈◊〉 variety of dainties Nature is content with little and health is much endangered by mixtures vpon the stomach The delights of the palate doe often inflame the vitall parts as the tongue setteth a fire the whole body Secondly varieties here are not common to all but many good men are glad to snap as a crust The rent taker liues on sweet morsels but the rent payer eats a drie crust often with watery eies and it is nothing to say what some one of a hundreth hath but what the bulke body and cominalty hath which I warrant you is short enough And they also which now liue so sweetly hardly will their children attaine to that priuiledge but some circumuentor or other will outstrip them and make them sit in the dust to which men are brought in one age but cannot get out of it againe in 7. generations To conclude without all partialitie the present consumption which groweth vpon vs here whilst the land groaneth vnder so many close fisted and vnmercifull men being compared with the easinesse plainenesse and plentifulnesse in liuing in those remote places may quickly perswade any man to a liking of this course and to practise a remoual which being done by honest godly and industrious men they shall there be right hartily welcome but for other of dissolute and prophane life their roomes are better then their companies for if here where the Gospell hath beene so long and plentifully taught they are yet frequent in such vices as the Heathen would shame to speake of what will they be when there is lesse restraint in word and deed My onely sute to all men is that whether they liue there or here they would learne to vse this world as they vsed it not keeping faith and a good conscience both with God and men that when the day of account shall come they may come forth as good and fruitfull seruants and freely be receiued and enter into the ioy of their master FINIS Note Our first combat with the Indians The agreements of peace betweene vs and Massasoy● The Preamble 〈◊〉 Gen. 12. ● ● 35. ● Mat. 2. 19. Psal. 105. 13. Eseb. 1. 1 2. Josh. ● 12 〈…〉 3. 2 Cor. 5 1 2.3 So were the Iewes but yet their temper all blessings and inheritances were more 〈◊〉 then 〈◊〉 Obiect Answ. 1 What persons may hence remoue 2 Why they should remoue Luk. 19.20 Reas. ● Obiect Answ. Reas. 2. Reas. 3. Reas. 4. This is to be considered as respecting new England and the 〈…〉 the plantation Psal. 110.3 48. ● Prou. 22.13 Psal. 49.5 Mat. 6.34 Amos 8.9 Ob. Answ. 2. Chro. 32.25 Gen. 13.9.10 The last 〈◊〉 Iames 3.6