Cape Cod Mayflower Compact religious persecution deism pilgrimage Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography Puritans American Indians rationalism Cotton Mather satire inversion plain style figures of speech huswifery inconveivable reproved prudent abominable eminent profane omnipotent haughty abhors reprobates squeamish Edward Taylor Anne Bradstreet William Bradford Jonathan Edwards William Byrd dies and is thrown overboard is pulled to safety God's will hostile toward them God has delivered them from their oppressors lazy to live richly without having to work promote peace sorrow the sounds of fire complain Mighty Architect God is the spinner and he is the wheel clothe him in holy robes angry great waters, bow and arrow, spider over the flames through salvation while sleeping, since waking, while worshipping in church the mere pleasure of God