N00162:40
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.
Things being brought to the state, the Tumult of those that are risen up increaseth continually: For August 22. being the Lords Day, the Indians about Lancaster killed a Man and his Wife, and two Children in the afternoon exercise. And we hear that Philip and the Quabaog Indians are gone more Westward, not far from North-hampton, Hadly, Doer-field, &c. whereupon Forces are sent from hence, under the command of Captain Lo•h•op, Captain Beers, and (after that) Captain Mostly to relieve those distressed Towns and pursue the Enemy. Also our Brethren at Connecticut afforded their Assistance, Major Treat being sent to Hadly with a party of English, and some of Unkas his Men. The Indians inhabiting about Connecticut River pretended great fidelity to the English, and that they would fight against Philip, who it seems had been tampering with them in the Spring before the War broke out, endeavouring by money (i.e. Wampampeag which is the Indians Money) to engage them in His bloody design against the English.
Things being brought to the state, the Tumult of those that are risen up increaseth continually: For August 22. being the Lords Day, the Indians about Lancaster killed a Man and his Wife, and two Children in the afternoon exercise. And we hear that Philip and the Quabaog Indians are gone more Westward, not far from North-hampton, Hadly, Doer-field, &c. whereupon Forces are sent from hence, under the command of Captain Lo•h•op, Captain Beers, and (after that) Captain Mostly to relieve those distressed Towns and pursue the Enemy. Also our Brethren at Connecticut afforded their Assistance, Major Treat being sent to Hadly with a party of English, and some of Unkas his Men. The Indians inhabiting about Conecticut River pretended great fidelity to the English, and that they would fight against Philip, who it seems had been tampering with them in the Spring before the War brokeout, endeavouring by money (i.e. Wampampeag whis is the Indians Money) to engage them in His bloody design against the English.