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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.

Robinson’s Sermon upon the Conclusion of the Agreement to remove to New England. Bradford’s Account.

Upon y^e receite of these things by one of their messengers, they had a sollemne meeting and a day of humiliation to seeke y^e Lord for his direction; and their pastor tooke this texte, 1. Sam. 23, 3, 4. And David’s men said unto him, see, we be afraid hear in Judah, how much more if we come to Keilah against y^ehost of the Philistines? Then David asked counsell of y^eLord againe, &c. From which texte he taught many things very aptly, and befitting ther present occasion and condition, strengthing them against their fears and perplexities, and incouraging them in their resolutions. After which they concluded both what number and what persons should prepare themselves to goe with y^e first; for all y^t were willing to have gone could not gett ready for their other affairs in so shorte a time; neither if all could have been ready, had ther been means to have trāsported them all-togeather. Those that staied being y^e greater number required y^e pastor to stay with them; and indeede for other reasons he could not then well goe, and so it was y^e more easilie yeelded unto. The other then desired y^e elder, M^r. Brewster, to goe with them, which was also condescended unto. It was also agreed on by mutuall consente and covenante, that those that went should be an absolute church of them selves, as well as those y^t staid; seing in such a dangrous vioage, and a removall to such a distance, it might come to pass they should (for y^e body of them) never meete againe in this world; yet with this proviso, that as any of y^e rest came over to them, or of y^e other returned upon occasion, they should be reputed as members without any further dismission or testimoniall. It was allso promised to those y^t wente first, by y^e body of y^e rest, that if y^e Lord gave them life, & meās, & opportunitie, they would come to them as soone as they could.