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

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.

Now doth the Lord Jesus begin solemnly to fulfil his word, in removing Candlesticks out of their places, because of Contentions, and loss of first Love. Surely when those places are destroyed where Churches have been planted, Candlesticks are removed out of their places. But to proceed, When the Army was just upon the Resolve to return home, because provisions were spent, God so ordered, as that a Vessel loaden with Victuals arrived, whereupon it was determined ([Greek or Hebrew]) to pursue the enemy. Only it was thoughter necessary to desist from this pursuit until Connecticut Forces could return and join with ours. In the interim, a strange sudden Thaw happened in the midst of January (when in New-England the season is wont to be extreme cold) that the snow melted away in a little time: the like weather hath rarely been known in this Land at that time of they year, albeit some of the first Planters say it was so above fifty years ago: However this made ⟨image ?⟩wonderfully for the Indians advantage, for now they fled out of the Narragansett Country, and whereas they had been sorely straitened and distressed for victuals, now the snow being wasted, they lived upon Ground-nuts.

Now doth the Lord Jesus begin solemnly to fulfilt his word, in removing Candlesticks out of their places, because of Contentions, and loss of first Love. Surely when those places are destroyed where Churches have been planted, Candlesticks are removed out of their places. But to proceed, When the Army was just upon the Resolve to return home, because provisions were spent, God so ordered, as that a Vessel loaden with Victuals arrived, whereupon it was determined (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) to pursue the enemy. Only it was thoughter necessary to desist from this pursuit untill Connecticut Forces could return and joyn with ours. In the interim, a strange sudden Thaw hapned in the midst of January (when in New-England the season is wont to be extream cold) that the snow melted away in a little time: the like weather hath rarely been known in this Land at that time of they year, albeit some of the first Planters say it was so above fifty years agoe: However this made