N00162:149
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.
In one of these skirmishes, Tiash• Philips chief Captain ran away leaving his Gun behind him, and his Squaw, who was taken. They came within two miles of the place where Philip hideth himself, and discerned at a distance about fifty Indians with Guns, thought to be Philips Hunters for Provision, and were desirous to have engaged with them, but being loaden with Captives and Plunder, they could not then attend it. Also a Sachem of Pocasset hath submitted himself with forty Indians more, to the Governor of Plymouth. So that there is of late such a strange turn of providence (especially in Plymouth Colony, since the Churches in that Colony (being thereunto provoked by the godly advice and Recommendation of the civil Authority in that Jurisdiction) did solemnly renew their Covenant with G•d and […] another ) as the like hath rarely been he••d of in any age. Whereas formerly almost every week did conclude with sad tidings, now the Lord sends us good news weekly. Without doubt, there are in the World who have been praying for us, and God hath heard them. If our poor prayers may be a means to obtain m••cy for them also, who have prayed for us, n•w shall we rejoice, when we meet together before Jesus Christ at the last and great day?
In one of these sk•rmishes, Tiash• Philips chief Captain ran away leaving his Gun behind him, and his Squaw, who was taken. They came within two miles of the place where Philip hideth himself, and discerned at a distance about fifty Indians with Guns, thought to be Philips Hunters for Provision, and were desirous to have engaged with them, but being loaden with Captives and Plunder, they could not then attend it. Also a Sachem of Pocasset hath submitted himself with fourty Indians more, to the Governour of Plymouth. So that there is of late such a strange turn of providence (especially in Plimouth Colony, since the Churches in that Colony (being thereunto provoked by the godly advice and Recommendation of the civil Authority in that Jurisdiction) did solemnly renew their Cov••ant with G•d and 〈…〉 another ) as the like hath rarely been hed of in any age. Whereas formerly almost every week did conclude with sad tydings, now the Lord sends us good news weekly. Without doubt, there are in the World who have been praying for us, and God hath heard them. If our poor prayers may be a means to obtain mcy for them also, who have prayed for us, nw shall we rejoyce, when we meet together before Jesus Christ at the last and great day?