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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.
III. Where the Pastors of Churches in a Vicinity, despise or neglect Formed Associations for mutual Assistance in their Evangelical Services, Woe to him that is alone. 'Tis a sign, either that some of the Pastors want Love to one another, or that others may be conscious to some Fault, which may dispose them to avoid Inspection; but fatal to the Churches will be the Tendency of either.
III. Where the Pastors of Churches in a Vicinity, despise or neglect Formed Associations for mutual Assistence in their Evangelical Services, Wo to him that is alone. 'Tis a sign, either that some of the Pastors want Love to one another, or that others may be conscious to some Fault, which may dispose them to avoid Inspection; but fatal to the Churches will be the Tendency of either.
IV. Where Churches, have some Hundreds o• Souls under their Discipline; but the single Pastors, are not strengthened, with Consistories o• Elders, or, an Agreeable Number of wise and good and grave men chosen to join with th• Pastor, as their President, in that part of hi• Work, which concerns the Well Ruling of the ⟨p. 195⟩Flock, there Discipline will by Degrees be utterly Lost; The Grossest Offenders, will by degrees, and through' parties, be scarce to be dealt withal.
IV. Where Churches, have some Hundreds o• Souls under their Discipline; but the single Pastors, are not strengthened, with Consistories o• Elders, or, an Agreeable Number of wise and good and grave men chosen to join with th• Pastor, as their Praesident, in that part of hi Work, which concerns the Well Ruling of the