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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.
After this God seemed to withdraw from the English, and take part with the enemy. The next day the Indians finding but few English men dead in the Fort amongst their three hundred Indians that were slain, were much troubled and amazed, supposing that no more of ours had been killed; this blow did greatly astonish them, and had the English immediately pursued the Victory begun, in all likelihood there had been an end of our troubles: but God saw that neither yet were we sit for deliverance. Wherefore Connecticut Forces withdrew to Stonington, and there being so many killed and wounded amongst those that remained in the Narragansett Country, also bread for the Soldiers being wanting, by reason the extremity of the weather was such, as that the Vessels loaden with provision could not reach them; therefore the army lay still some weeks.
After this God seemed to withdraw from the English, and take part with the enemy. The next day the Indians finding but few English men dead in the Fort amongst their three hundred Indians that were slain, were much troubled and amazed, supposing that no more of ours had been killed; this blow did greatly astonish them, and had the English immediately pursued the Victory begun, in all likelyhood there had been an end of our troubles: but God saw that neither yet were we sit for deliverance. Wherefore Conecticut Forces withdrew to Stonington, and there being so many killed and wounded amongst those that remained in the Narraganset Country, also bread for the Souldiers being wanting, by reason the extremity of the weather was such, as that the Vessels loaden with provision could not reach them; therefore the army lay still some weeks.
In this interval of time, the town of Mendam (Which before that had been forsaken of its Inhabitants) was burnt down by the Indians.
In this interval of time, the town of Mendam (Which before that had been for saken of its Inhabitants) was burnt down by the Indians.