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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
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until which time, and for several days after, though we had a considerable force there, both of our own, and of the Massachusetts (to our grief and shame) they took no revenge on the Enemy. Thus flow were we and unwilling to engage our selves and Neighbours in a War, having many insolencies, almost intolerable, from them, at whose hands we had deserved better; Josiah Winslow. Thomas Hinckley.
until which time, and for several dayes after, though we had a considerable force there, both of our own, and of the Massachusets (to our grief and shame) they took no revenge on the Enemy. Thus flow were we and unwilling to engage our selves and Neighbours in a War, having many insolencies, almost intollerable, from them, at whose hands we had deserved better; Josiah Winslow. Thomas Hinckley.
At a Meeting of the Commissioners of the United Colonies held at Boston September 9th 1675. WE having received from the Commissioners of Plymouth, a Narrative, showing the rise and several steps of that Colony, as to the present War with the Indians, which had its beginning there, and its progress into the Massachusetts, by their insolencies, and outrages, Murdering many persons, and burning their Houses in sundry Plantations in both Colonies. And having duly considered the same, do Declare, That the said War doth appear to be both just and necessary, and its first rise only a Defensive War. And therefore we do agree and conclude, that it ought now to be jointly prosecuted by all the United Colonies, and the charges thereof to be born and paid as is agreed in the Articles of Confederation. John Winthrop. James Richards. Thomas Danforth. William Stoughton. Josiah Winslow. Thomas Hinckley.
At a Meeting of the Commissioners of the United Colonies held at Boston September 9th 1675. WE having received from the Commissioners of Plimouth, a Narrative, shewing the rise and several steps of that Colony, as to the present War with the Indians, which had its beginning there, and its progress into the Massachusets, by their insolencies, and outrages, Murthering many persons, and burning their Houses in sundry Plantations in both Colonies. And having duely considered the same, do Declare, That the said War doth appear to be both just and necessary, and its first rise only a Defensive War. And therefore we do agree and conclude, that it ought now to be joyntly prosecuted by all the United Colonies, and the charges thereof to be born and paid as is agreed in the Articles of Consederation. John Winthrop. James Richards. Thomas Danforth. William Stoughton. Josiah Winslow. Thomas Hinckley.