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• Robinson’s Farewell Address to the Pilgrims Upon Their Departure From Holland, 1620. The Account By Edward Winslow In His “hypocrisie Unmasked,” Printed In 1646.
• Robinson’s Disputes With the Arminians At Leyden. Bradford’s Account.
• Seven Articles Which the Church of Leyden Sent to the Council of England to Be Considered Of, In Respect of Their Judgments: Occasioned About Their Going to Virginia. [ Date Before Nov., 1617; Spelling Modernized. ]
• Letter to Sir Edwin Sandys.
• Letter to Sir John Wolstenholme.
• Robinson’s Sermon Upon the Conclusion of the Agreement to Remove to New England. Bradford’s Account.
• Robinson’s Sermon to the Pilgrims On Their Departure From Leyden, * and the Farewell At Delfthaven. Bradford’s Account.
• Farewell Letter to the Pilgrims.
• Letter to John Carver.
• To the Church of God, At Plymouth, In New England. — [ Spelling Modernized. ]
• Letter to Governor Bradford.
• Letter to Elder Brewster.
• Bradford’s Account of Robinson’s Death, With Letter From Roger White.
• Bradford’s Tributes to Robinson.

Letter to John Carver.

My dear Brother, — I received inclosed in your last leter y^e note of information, w^ch I shall carefuly keepe & make use of as ther shall be occasion. I have a true feeling of your perplexitie of mind & toyle of body, but I hope that you who have allways been able so plentifully to administer comforte unto others in their trials, are so well furnished for your selfe as that farr greater difficulties then you have yet undergone (though I conceive them to have been great enough) cannot oppresse you, though they press you, as y^e Apostle speaks. The spirite of a man (sustained by y^e spirite of God) will sustaine his infirmitie, I dout not so will yours. And y^e beter much when you shall injoye y^e presence & help of so many godly & wise bretheren, for y^e bearing of part of your burthen, who also will not admitte into their harts y^e least thought of suspition of any y^e least negligence, at least presumption, to have been in you, what so ever they thinke in others. Now what shall I say or write unto you & your goodwife my loving sister? even only this, I desire (& allways shall) unto you from y^e Lord, as unto my owne soule; and assure your selfe y^t my harte is with you, and that I will not forslowe my bodily coming at y^e first oppertunitie. I have writen a large leter to y^e whole, and am sorie I shall not rather speak then write to them; & the more, considering y^e wante of a preacher, which I shall also make sume spurr to my hastening after you. I doe ever com̄end my best affection unto you, which if I thought you made any doubte of, I would express in more, & y^e same more ample & full words. And y^e Lord in whom you trust & whom you serve ever in this bussines & journey, guid you with his hand, protecte you with his winge, and shew you & us his salvation in y^e end, & bring us in y^e mean while togeather in y^e place desired, if shuch be his good will, for his Christs sake. Amen.

Yours, &c.

July 27. 1620.

Jo: R.