An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…

Divines observe, that whereas upon Samuel's Exhortations, the people did make but imperfect work of it, as to the Reformation of provoking evils, therefore God did only begin their deliverance by Samuel, but left scattered Philistines unsubdued, who afterwards made head and proved a sore scourge to the Children of Israel; until Davids time, in whose Reign there was a full Reformation, and then […] Lord give unto his people full deliverance. Nevertheless a sad […] ⟨image ?⟩will attend those that shall magnify themselves against the people of the Lord of Hosts. It hath been observed by many, that never any (whether Indians of others) did set themselves to do hurt to New-England, but they have come to lamentable ends at last. New-England hath been a burdensome stone, all that have burdened themselves with it, have been cut in pieces. The experience of the present day, doth greatly confirm that observation, and give us ground to hope, that as for remaining enemies, they shall fare as others that have gone before them, have done. Yet this further must needs be acknowledged, that as to Victories obtained, we have no cause to glory in any thing that we have done, but rather to be ashamed and confounded for our own ways. The Lord hath thus far been our Saviour for his Names take, that it might not be profaned among the Heathen whither he hath brought us. And God hath let us sea that he could easily have destroyed us, by such a contemptible enemy as the Indians have been in our eyes; yea he hath convinced us that we our selves could not subdue them. They have advantages that we have not, knowing where to find us, but we know not where to find them, who nevertheless are always at home, and have in a manner nothing but their lives and souls (which they think not of) to loose; every Swamp is a Castle to them, and they can live comfortably on that which would starve English-men. So that we have no cause to glory, for it is God which hath thus saved us, and not we our selves. If we consider the time when the enemy hath fallen, we must needs own that the Lord hath done it.

Divines observe, that whereas upon Samuels Exhortations, the people did make but imperfect work of it, as to the Reformation of provoking evills, therefore God did only begin their deliverance by Samuel, but left scattered Philistines unsubdued, who afterwards made head and proved a sore scourge to the Children of Israel; untill Davids time, in whose Reign there was a full Reformation, and then 〈…〉 Lord give unto his peope full deliverance. Nevertheless a sad