Words of John Robinson

Name: Words of John Robinson
Author: John Robinson

John Robinson (c. 1576–1625) was the English Separatist pastor of the congregation at Leiden in the Netherlands whose members became the Pilgrim Fathers of Plymouth Colony. A Cambridge scholar turned Separatist, he guided the exiles for over a decade; when part of the flock sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, Robinson remained with the rest, dying at Leiden in 1625. Our library holds a collection of his words and writings.

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First published: 1625
Category: Sermons & Preaching
Length: 8k words · about 1 hour
Chapters: 15

About this book

A small collection of the sayings and addresses of John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrim congregation at Leiden and spiritual guide to the Plymouth settlers. Robinson's words show the moderate, Scripture-guided spirit of early Separatist Puritanism, counseling patience, unity, and openness to further light from God's Word. Published in 1625, the year of his death, they preserve an influential voice.

Robinson’s Farewell Address to the Pilgrims upon Their Departure from Holland, 1620.
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 Repeect of Their Judgements: Occasioned about Their Going to Viriginia. 🔒
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. 🔒
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. 🔒
Postscript 🔒