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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.
Under his conduct therefore, an Army consisting of at first a thousand, and at last about fifteen hundred men, were sent forth to execute the vengeance of the Lord upon the perfidious and bloody Heathen. But before they set out, the Churches were all upon their knees before the Lord, the God of Armies, entreating his favour and gracious success in that undertaking, wherein the welfare of his people was so greatly concerned. This day of Prayer and Humiliation was observed Decemb. 2d. when also something happened intimating as if the Lord were still angry with our Prayers; for this day all the houses in […] were burnt by the Indians.
Under his conduct therefore, an Army consisting of at first a thousand, and at last about fifteen hundred men, were sent forth to execute the vengeance of the Lord upon the persidious and bloody Heathen. But before they set out, the Churches were all upon their knees before the Lord, the God of Armyes, entreating his favour and gracious success in that undertaking, wherein the welfare of his people was so greatly concerned. This day of Prayer and Humiliation was observed Decemb. 2d. when also something hapned intimating as if the Lord were still angry with our Prayers; for this day all the houses in 〈…〉 were burnt by the Indians.
Decemb. 8th. The Army set out from Boston. Whilst they were upon this march, an Indian whose name was Peter, having received some disgust among his Country men, came to the English, and discovered the plots of the Indians, told where they were, and promised to conduct the Army to them. They were no sooner arrived in the Narragansett Country but they killed and took captive above forty Indians. Being come to Mr. Smiths ⟨image ?⟩house, they waited some days for Connecticut Forces. In the mean while party of the enemy did treacherously get into the house of Jerem Bull(where was a Garrison.) burned the house, and flew about fourteen persons.
Decemb. 8th. The Army set out from Boston. Whilst they were upon this march, an Indian whose name was Peter, having received some disgust among his Country men, came to the English, and discovered the plotts of the Indians, told where they were, and promised to conduct the Army to them. They were no sooner arrived in the Narraganset Country but they killed and took captive above fourty Indians. Being come to Mr. Smiths