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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.
¶ Reasonable Expectations.
I. Where Schools are not Vigorously and Honourably Encouraged, whole Colonies will sink apace into a Degenerate and Contemptible Condition, and at last become horribly Barbarous: ⟨p. 194⟩And the first Instance of their Barbarity will t•• that they will be undone for want of Men, but not see and own, what it was that undid them.
II. Where Faithful Ministers, are Cheated and Grieved, by the Sacrilege of people that Rebel against the Express Word of Christ, Let him that is Taught in the Word, Communicate unto him that Teacheth in all Good Things, the Righteous Judgments of God will Impoverish that people; The Gospel will be made Lamentably Unsucces• full unto the Souls of such a people; The Ministers will either be fetched away to Heaven, o• have their Ministry made woefully Insipid by their Encumbrances on Earth.
II. Where Faithful Ministers, are Cheated and Grieved, by the Sacriledge of people that Rebel against the Express Word of Christ, Let him that is Taught in the Word, Communicate unto him that Teacheth in all Good Things, the Righteous Judgments of God will Impoverish that people; The Gospel will be made Lamentably Unsucces• ful unto the Souls of such a people; The Ministers will either be fetch'd away to Heaven, o• have their Ministry made wofully Insipid by their Encumbrances on Earth.