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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.
One of the Ancients, upon such an History, cried out, If Heathens can do thus much for the Glory of their Name, what shall not Christians do for the Glory of Heaven! And Sir William Phips did so much more than thus much, that besides his meriting the Glory of such a Name, as PHIPPIUS MAXIMUS, he therein had upon him the Symptoms of a Title to the Glory of Heaven, in the Seal of his own Pardon from God. Nor was this Generosity in HIS EXCELLENCY, the Governor of New-England, unaccompanied with many other Excellencies; whereof the Piety of his Carriage towards God, is worthy to be first mentioned.
One of the Ancients, upon such an History, cried out, If Heathens can do thus much for the Glory of their Name, what shall not Christians do for the Glory of Heaven! And Sir William Phips did so much more than thus much, that besides his meriting the Glory of such a Name, as PHIPPIƲS MAXIMƲS, he therein had upon him the Symptoms of a Title to the Glory of Heaven, in the Seal of his own Pardon from God. Nor was this Generosity in HIS EXCELLENCY, the Governour of New-England, unaccompanied with many other Excellencies; whereof the Piety of his Carriage towards God, is worthy to be first mentioned.
It is true, He was very Zealous for all Men to enjoy such a Liberty of Conscience, as he judged a Native Right of Mankind: And he was extremely Troubled, at the over-boiling Zeal of some good Men, who formerly took that wrong Way of reclaiming Heretics, by Persecution. For this Generosity it may be, some would have compared him unto Gallio, the Governor of Achaia, whom our Preachers, perhaps with Mistake enough, think to be condemned in the Scripture, for his not appearing to be a Judge, in Matters which indeed fell not under his Cognizance.
It is true, He was very Zealous for all Men to enjoy such a Liberty of Conscience, as he judged a Native Right of Mankind: And he was extreamly Troubled, at the over-boiling Zeal of some good Men, who formerly took that wrong Way of reclaiming Hereticks, by Persecution. For this Generosity it may be, some would have compared him unto Gallio, the Governour of Achaia, whom our Preachers, perhaps with Mistake enough, think to be condemned in the Scripture, for his not appearing to be a Judge, in Matters which indeed fell not under his Cognizance.