In Of Plymouth Plantation written by William Bradford, the author tells of how the Puritan values allow the Pilgrims to continue on their journey without fear. For example, in the story, Bradford describes the omnipotence of God which shows throughout the story due to the beliefs of the Puritans, “But it pleased God before they came half seas over.” (Bradford 55) This implies that the Puritans are simple people who believe God provides everything for them; It proves the concept of God was a force to not be reckoned with. During the scene when John Howland had been thrown overboard in the adventure; Bradford explains that God had pity on him and found him of some use to the Puritan’s settlement in the new world, he claims “with a seele of the