Thus far hath the good hand of God favored our beginnings; see whether he hath not engaged

US to wait still upon his goodness for the future, by such further remarkable passages of his
providence to our Plantation in such things as these:
1. In sweeping away great multitudes of the Natives by the small Pox, a little before we went
thither, that he might make room for us there.
2. In giving such marvelous safe Passage from first to last, to so many thousands that went
thither, the like hath hardly been ever observed in any Sea-voyages.
3. In blessing us generally with health and strength, as much as ever (we might truly say)
more than ever in our Native Land ; many that were tender and sickly here, are stronger and
heartier there. That whereas diverse other Plantations have been the graves of their Inhabitants
and their numbers much decreased : God hath so prospered the climate to us, that our bodies are
hailer, and Children there born stronger, whereby our number is exceedingly increased.
4. In giving us such peace and freedom from enemies, when almost all the world is on a fire that
(excepting that short trouble with the Pequot) we never heard of any found of Wars to this day.
And in that War which we made against them Gods hand from heaven was so manifested; that a
very few of our men in a short time pursued through the Wilderness, flew and took prisoners
about 1400 of them, even all they could find, to the great terror and amazement of all the Indians
to this day: so that the name of the Pequot (as of Amelek) is blotted out from under heaven, there
being not one that is, or, (at least) dare call himself a Pequot.

William Bradford, New Englands first fruits (1643)

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