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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE REMARKEABLES of a long WAR, Collected and Improved. Boston-Lect… › Part 4
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.
We will pass on, There have been some Rich men, that were finely Situated, and had all things Richly to Enjoy: But this War has reduced them to such Necessity, that within Less than One year, they have come to Beg their Bread: All their Treasures have been Treasures of Snow; One Summer has melted all away to Nothing. I Remember, the Jewish Talmuds tell us, of a Gentlewoman, who had a Thousand Thousand pieces of Gold. given with her, at her Marriage, by her Father Nicodemus, for her Portion; and yet she was reduced unto such penury, that she picked Barley-Corns out of the Cattle's Dung for her Food. Have not we seen almost such Vicissitudes? Rich men, If you are Wise, (which the Rich are not always!) You will Observe these things, and upon the Observation say, Well, What man in his Right Wits, will now set his Heart upon such Transitory, as all Sublunary Vanities! Oh! my Soul, Do thou make sure of a Better and a Lasting Substance in Heaven; for Earthly Riches, take themselves Wing, and flee away towards Heaven.
We will pass on, There have been some Rich men, that were finely Scituated, and had all things Richly to Enjoy: But this War has reduced them to such Necessity, that within Less than One year, they have come to Beg their Bread: All their Treasures have been Treasures of Snow; One Summer has melted all away to Nothing. I Remember, the Jewish Talmuds tell us, of a Gentlewoman, who had a Thousand Thousand pieces of Gold. given with her, at her Marriage, by her Father Nicodemus, for her Portion; and yet she was reduced unto such penury, that she pick'd Barley-Corns out of the Cattles Dung for her Food. Have not we seen almost such Vicissitudes? Rich men, If you are Wise, (which the Rich are not alwayes!) You will Observe these things, and upon the Observation say, Well, What man in his Right Wits, will now set his Heart upon such Transitory, as all Sublunary Vanities! Oh! my Soul, Do thou make sure of a Better and a Lasting Substance in Heaven; for Earthly Riches, take themselves Wing, and flee away towards Heaven.
Again, There have been abundance of Poor men, who have been by this War plunged still into deeper Poverty: They have gone without a Bit of Bread, for many days together ⟨p. 220⟩