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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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THE REMARKEABLES of a long WAR, Collected and Improved. Boston-Lect… › Part 8
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Indeed, in the midst of all our Lamentations, we must own, with the Church, in Lam. 3:22. It is of the Lords Mercies, that we are not Consumed, because His Compassions fail not. But there are many Particular and Astonishing Articles of Mercy, which we have seen in this Tedious War. Sirs, Come now to Observe some of those Things, with prepared Hallelujahs!
It was the Petition, in Hab. 3.2. O Lord, In Wrath Remember Mercy. New England, Thy God hath heard this Petition for thee, in very wonderful Instances!
For, First, After a very Amazing manner ha's Mercy been Remembered in the midst of Wrath, ⟨p. 238⟩when we have been Rescued by the Mercy of God, at the very point of our being else Ruined by His Wrath. Lord, Thou hast showed thy People hard Things, and made us Drink the Wine of Astonishment. But our Extremity hath been Gods Opportunity, to Relieve us. Several Times in the late years of our Affliction, we have been brought unto a dismal Non-plus in our Affairs, and we would scarce imagine it possible for us to subsist any longer. But just Then! the Bowels of our Compassionate God have been moved for us; He hath said, How shall I give thee up, O New-England? How shall I give thee up, O Massachusetts? And so, He would not Execute upon us the Fierceness of His Anger, but with some unexpected Succours from the Machine of Heaven He hath Relieved us. We have several times been, Like a Little Vessel in a Storm; the Swelling Waves have Dashed, & Raged, and Roared; the Rude Billows have been going over us, and we have been ready to Sink. But just Then! Our Compassionate Lord Jesus Christ, hath Awaked for our Safety, and marvellously calmed our Circumstances. O thou Land, strangely Saved by the Lord, say now, as in