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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.
June. 28. About thirty of ours adventured to go up the River towards the Falls at Dee• field, to see what Indians they could espy thereabouts, but coming they found none. They went to an Island where they found an hundred Wigwams, and some English plundered Goods, which they took, and burnt the Wigwams. Also they marched up to a Fort which the Indians had built there, and destroyed it. Digging here and there they found several Indian B•rn•, where was an abundance of Fish, which they took and spoiled, as also thirty of their Canoes; so that it appears that the Heathen are distressed and scattered, being no more able to continue together in such great Bodies as formerly.
June. 28. About thirty of ours adventured to go up the River towards the Falls at Dee• field, to see what Indians they could espy thereabouts, but coming they found none. They went to an Island where they found an hundred Wigwams, and some English plundered Goods, which they took, and burnt the Wigwams. Also they marched up to a Fort which the Indians had built there, and destroyed it. Digging here and there they found several Indian B•rn•, where was an abundance of Fish, which they took and spoiled, as also thirty of their Canoos; so that it appears that the Heathen are distressed and scattered, being no more able to continue together in such great Bodyes as formerly.
June. 29. Was observed as a day of public Thanksgiving to celebrate the praises of that God, who hath begun to answer Prayer. And although there is cause for Humiliation before the Lord, inasmuch as the Sword is full drawn against us, nevertheless we are under deep engagement to make his praise glorious; considering how wonderfully he hath restrained and checked the insolency of the Heathen. That Victory which God gave to our Army, December 19. and again May 18. is never to be forgotten: also in that divers Indian Sachems (especially their great Sachem Quanonchet) have fallen before the Lord, and before his Servants. And in that things have been no worse with us, since the year of trouble hath been upon us, that no more Indians have been let loose upon us, but many of them have been our friends; that no more Plantations have been made desolate, which nothing but the restraining gracious providence of God hath prevented, for the Enemy might easily have destroyed ten times as many Towns as they have done, had not he that sets bounds to the raging of the Sea, restrained them; yea, one whole Colony hath been in a manner untouched, saving that one small deserted Plantation therein was burnt by the Indians; also sundry Towns