"sales pitch" for enticing others to make the arduous journey.
In a second writing, done while he was aboard ship, sailing to the New World, Winthrop reminds the colonists what is at stake, why they are going, and that they would be judged by Puritans everywhere. The main reason he writes at this time is to, in effect, "rally the troops" because they are suffering through sickness, and a fear of the unknown of what awaited them. While various things are written to motivate them, the words also give further insight into the mission of the Puritans. He writes that they are "knit together by this bond of love" – that things are tough, but the whole reason they are doing this is because of their love for God and other Puritans. In fact, they are "entered into Covenant with
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