{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why the Pilgrims (finally) came to the New World (The Pilgrims 2)","description":"In this episode of the Standfast Cast we continue our conversation from the previous week and discuss WHY the Pilgrims came to the New World in the first place. By the year 1619, after almost a century of tumult and tribulation, two ships received permission to head to the Americas. One turned back early, as it was taking water and was destined to sink otherwise. The other, the Mayflower, made the trek. John Robinson, the pastor who stayed behind in the \u201cold world,\u201d sent his congregants with some advice as to how to live under God and with each other. He encourage them\u2026 1. Don\u2019t forget daily repentance... stay current with God.... Cornerstone of your society is individuals walking before God 2. Don\u2019t be quick to take offense... 3. Don\u2019t be quick to give offense.. 4. Make sure you don\u2019t so pursue your private interests in the new world that you do so to the determinant of the common good. 5. Free elections. Choose people among you who are full of wisdom... let them lead... and then give them due obedience and respondent. Providentially, the group who made the voyage cross The Atlantic paused before heading ashore on November 11, 1620. They took Robinson\u2019s counseling and created a covenant before heading to their new home. They called it\u2026 the Mayflower Compact. Listen to their story at www.GeorgeGrant.net\/blog\/SF93 or on your fav podcast provider. ","author_name":"The StandFast Cast","author_url":"http:\/\/standfast.libysn.com\/website","html":"