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Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain…
Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain General and Governor in Chief of the province of the Massachuset-Bay, New England, containing the memorable changes undergone, and actions performed by him / written by one intimately acquainted with him.Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain General and Governour in Chief of the province of the Massachuset-Bay, New England, containing the memorable changes undergone, and actions performed by him / written by one intimately acquainted with him.
London: printed by Sam. Bridge for Nath. Hiller, 1697
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. 15.
WHEN Titus Flaminius had freed the poor Grecians from the Bondage which had long oppressed them, and the Herald Proclaimed among them the Articles of their Freedom, they cried out, A Saviour! a Saviour! with such loud Acclamations, that the very Birds fell down from Heaven, astonished at the Cry. Truly, when Mr. Mather brought with him unto the poor New-Englanders, not only a Charter, which though in divers points wanting what both he and they had wished for, yet for ever delivers them from oppressions on their Christian and English Liberties, or, on ⟨p. 63⟩their Ancient Possessions, wherein ruining Writs of Intrusion had begun to Invade them all, but also a GOVERNOR who might call New-England his own Country, and who was above most Men in it, full of Affection to the Interests of his Country; the sensible part of the People, then caused the sense of the Salvations thus brought them, to reach as far as Heaven it self. The various little Humours then working among the People, did not hinder the Great and General Court of the Province, to appoint a Day of Solemn THANKS GIVING to Almighty God for Granting (as the Printed Order expressed it) a Safe Arrival to His Excellency our Governor, and the Reverend Mr. Increase Mather, who have industriously endeavoured the Service of this People, and have brought over with them, a Settlement of Government, in which Their Majesties have Graciously given us distinguishing Marks of Their Royal Favour and Goodness.
WHEN Titus Flaminius had freed the poor Grecians from the Bondage which had long oppressed them, and the Herald Proclaimed among them the Articles of their Freedom, they cryed out, A Saviour! a Saviour! with such loud Acclamations, that the very Birds fell down from Heaven, astonish'd at the Cry. Truly, when Mr. Mather brought with him unto the poor New-Englanders, not only a Charter, which though in divers points wanting what both he and they had wished for, yet for ever delivers them from oppressions on their Christian and English Liberties, or, on ⟨p. 63⟩