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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.
IF a Book of some Consequence, be laid open before one that cannot Read, he may Look, and Gaze upon it; but unto what purpose, as long as he cannot understand it? This very Comparison, is by the Great Austin well applied unto, The Judgments of God. And I will therefore so far Improve the Comparison, as to observe, That the Judgments of God, under which we have been Languishing for Ten years together, are a sort of a Book put into our Hands; a Book indeed all written in Blood; a Book yet full of Divine Lessons for us. But can every man Read this Terrible ⟨p. 202⟩Books? No, Methinks, I see the Book managed like the Book brought unto the Blessed Prophet of old, in Isa. 29.12. The Book is delivered unto him that is not Learned, Saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not Learned. It will certainly be a work, well becoming a Minister of the Gospel, and every Serious Christian will be glad of seeing the Work done; To take this Book, and help you, as well as we can to Spell the Divine Lessons contained in it
IF a Book of some Consequence, be laid open before one that cannot Read, he may Look, and Gaze upon it; but unto what purpose, as long as he cannot understand it? This very Comparison, is by the Great Austin well applyed unto, The Judgments of God. And I will therefore so far Improve the Comparison, as to observe, That the Judgments of God, under which we have been Languishing for Ten years together, are a sort of a Book put into our Hands; a Book indeed all written in Blood; a Book yet full of Divine Lessons for us. But can every man Read this Terrible ⟨p. 202⟩Books? No, Methinks, I see the Book managed like the Book brought unto the Blessed Prophet of old, in Isa. 29.12. The Book is delivered unto him that is not Learned, Saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not Learned. It will certainly be a work, well becoming a Minister of the Gospel, and every Serious Christian will be glad of seeing the Work done; To take this Book, and help you, as well as we can to Spell the Divine Lessons contained in it