Show The Fo Foundation of America It was years ago on a cold November November No No- vember 11 1620 when the Pilgrims set their hands and seal to a document with words etched into the rock of history history his his- tory Having undertaken for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and honour of our King and Country Country Coun Coun- try a voyage to plant the first colony In the Northern parts of Virginia do doby doby doby by these presents solemnly and mutually mutual mutual- ly In hi the presence of God and one another another another an an- other covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic for our better ordering and and furtherance of the ends aforesaid and by virtue hereof to enact constitute and frame such just and equal laws ordinances acts constitutions and offices offices of of- from time to time as shall be bethought bethought bethought thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony unto which we promise all due submission and obedience This was not just a Covenant or agreement between the colonists it was a covenant with God himself the architect builder and ruler of the universe uni uni- verse The idea of covenanting was nothing new to the Pilgrims it had been a practice practice practice tice of long standing and it was to continue all throughout the founding of America All through the early docu docu- ments lead leading Dg to the American Revolution Revolution tion the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States Stat stat- es one finds frequent reference to to- the laws of God or the laws of Nature or the laws Maws of the Universe terms which seemed to be used interchangeably interchange interchange- ably We read that the founding fathers searched the scriptures to seek out the guidelines whereby the laws of the theland theland theland land would be in conformity with in tune with and In accord with the Laws of God The theory was that a nation so tuned into or geared with the Inexorable inexorable inexorable in In- and perfect laws of God would be a successful nation a functioning society Fifty years before the Mayflower Compact Compact Compact Com Com- pact we find in the year 1570 a pronouncement pronouncement pro pro- pronouncement of faith which reads reads' We believe the Word of God contained Inthe inthe in inthe the Old and New Testament to be a perfect rule of faith and manners And nearly five generations later in 1772 Samuel Adams was to write The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty may best be understood by reading and carefully studying the institutes of the Great Law LawGiver LawGiver Giver which are to be found clearly clearly clearly clear clear- ly written and promulgated in the New Testament These were the ideas which constitute the foundation of America |