Contents
INTRODUCTION v
NOTE ON SECOND EDITION ix
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE xi
TEXTUAL NOTE xiii
I
THE VOYAGER
John Smith: from A DESCRIPTION OF NEW ENGLAND 4
Samuel Purchas: from A DISCOURSE ON VIRGINIA 22
II
THE PILGRIM
William Bradford: from THE HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION 38
III
THE PURITAN
John Cotton: GOD’S PROMISE TO HIS PLANTATIONS 64
Thomas Hooker: from THE APPLICATION OF REDEMPTION 78
1 “A Plain and Powerful Ministery” 78
2 “A True Sight of Sin” 91
3 “Meditation” 103
4 “True Contrition” 110
John Winthrop: A MODEL OF CHRISTIAN CHARITIE 116
John Winthrop: from THE JOURNAL 132
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