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An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…
An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of God in his late and present dispensations as ever they desire to escape another judgement, seven times greater that any thing which as yet hath been. / By Increase Mather; teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1676
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.
Certainly God would have such providences to be observed and recorded; He doth not send such things for nothing, or that no notice should be taken of them, And therefore was I willing to give a true account thereof, hoping that thereby mistakes and false Reports may be prevented.
To g•e on then with our History.
June. 16. Our Forces marched towards the Falls, ours on the East and Connecticut on the W•st side of the river. When they were about three miles out of the Towns, a vehement storm of rain, with thunder and lightening overtook them, yet continuing but a while, they passed on •il they came to the Falls, but the enemy was then gone. The next day it rained again, and continued a cold Euroclydon, or, North-East storm all that day and night, so that our Soldiers received much damage in their arms, ammunition provision, and the next day (being Lords day) returned to the Towns, weary and discouraged, the Lord having seemed to fight against them by the storm mentioned. Thus doth the Lord in Wisdom and Faithfulness mix his ⟨image ?⟩Dispensations towards us.
June. 16. Our Forces marched towards the Falls, ours on the East and Connecticut on the W•st side of the river. When they were about three miles out of the Towns, a vehement storm of rain, with thunder and lightening overtook them, yet continuing but a while, they passed on •il they came to the Falls, but the enemy was then gone. The next day it rained again, and continued a cold Eureclidon, or, North-East storm all that day and night, so that our Souldiers received much damage in their arms, ammunition provision, and the next day (being Lords day) returned to the Towns, weary and discouraged, the Lord having seemed to fight against them by the storm mentioned. Thus doth the Lord in Wisdome and Faithfulness mix his