The first of these displays of God's will in this passage was of revenge toward a sailor. He was as Bradford described him "a proud and very profane young man... of a lusty, able body." The sailor would "always be condemning the poor people" of the Mayflower because of their seasickness. The sailor went as far as to say that he hoped to help cast them overboard before they reached the mainland. Bradford believed that God was pleased to smite this young man with a grievous disease and ironically cause him to be the first to die and be thrown overboard. This proves that Bradford's god is all-powerful and able to seek and gain revenge against those who go against god's chosen people.
In this passage, there are also several allusions to ev
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