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Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…
Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath had with the Indian salvages, from the year, 1688. To the year 1698. Faithfully composed and improved. [One line of quotation in Latin]
printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699
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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.
He Expects no Thanks for his Essays to Do Good, in this way, or any other, unto any part of his Country, to whom he would gladly devote all his Talents, if he were a Thousand Times better Talented than he is; and though the most Ungrateful Trea•s Imaginable (which are too well known by the Name of Country-pay) should be given him, he would still be of that Opinion, Recte fecisse Merces est, If a man may Do Good, it is enough.
He Expects no Thanks for his Essayes to Do Good, in this way, or any other, unto any part of his Country, to whom he would gladly devote all his Talents, if he were a Thousand Times better Talented than he is; and though the most Ungrateful Trea•s Imaginable (which are too well known by the Name of Country-pay) should be given him, he would still be of that Opinion, Recte fecisse Merces est, If a man may Do Good, it is enough.
All the Favour he desires of you, is, That you would not Enquire after him; or ask, who he is? but that, as he is at best, but an Obscure Person, he may continue in yet more Obscurity: which will be a greater pleasure to him than to be ⟨p. 5⟩placed among the Great men of Achaia.
For indeed, He hath often thought on a passage written by Holy Mr. Row, to his Excellent Son, I pray, That God would make use of my self and you, in such a way, as that God only may be seen, and we not be taken notice of at all; that He may have the Glory, and we may not be seen.