N00162:78
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.
February 23. A day of Humiliation was attended in the old Meeting-house in Boston, but not without much Distraction, because of an Alarm, by reason of rumours, as if the Indians were doing mischief within ten miles of Boston.
February 23. A day of Humiliation was attended in the old Meeting-house in Boston, but not without much Distraction, because of an Alarm, by reason of rumors, as if the Indians were doing mischief within ten miles of Boston.
February 25. This night the Indians fired seven Houses and Barns in W•ymouth
In the beginning of March, another small Army was sent out from Boston, under the conduct of that expert Soldier and Commander Major Savage, to seek out the Enemy, Connecticut Forces met with ours at Quabaog, and they marched together, but not following the direction of the (Natick ) Praying Indians, who were sent as Pilots, the Army missed their way, and was bewildered in the Woods. On a sudden when they thought on no such thing, a party of Indians fired upon them, and killed one man, and wounded Mr. Gershom Bulkly, who is Pastor of the Church in Wethersfield; whereupon those Indians were immediately pursued, who hastened towards North-Hampton. The Army following them thither, missed of the main Body of Indians. Nevertheless, there was a singular providence of God ordering this matter, for the relief of those Western Plantations, which otherwise, in probability had been cut off.
In the beginning of March, another small Army was sent out from Boston, under the conduct of that expert Souldier and Commander Major Savage, to seek out the Enemy, Connecticut Forces met with ours at Quabaog, and they marched together, but not following the direction of the (Natick ) Praying Indians, who were sent as Pilots, the Army missed their way, and was bewildred in the Woods. On a sudden when they thought on no such thing, a party of Indians fired upon them, and killed one man, and wounded Mr. Gershom Bulkly, who is Pastor of the Church in Wethersfield; whereupon those Indians were immediately pursued, who hastened towards North-Hampton. The Army following them thither, missed of the main Body of Indians. Nevertheless, there was a singular providence of God ordering this matter, for the relief of those Western Plantations, which otherwife, in probability had been cut off.