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

Upon this Lords day another sad thing likewise happened; for near Springfield, there were eighteen English-men riding to the Town, to attend the solemn Worship of God on his Holy day. And although they were Armed, there were seven or eight Indians, who lying in Ambuscado, were so bold as to shoot at them. They killed a Man and a Maid that rode behind him, the English being surprised with fear, rode away to save their lives: in the mean while the Indians seized upon two women and Children, and took them away alive, so that here we have cause to think of Joshua's wards, who said, O Lord What shall I say When Israel turns their backs before their Enemies? What shall be said when eighteen English-men well armed, fly before seven Indians? This seems to argue something of a divine for saking, and displeasure in heaven against us. The next day those Indians were pursued, but when the English came in sight those barbarous wretches hasted to run away, but before that they knocked the two Children on the head, as they were sucking their mothers breasts, and then knocked their Mothers on the head: Nevertheless one of them was alive when the soldiers came to her, and able to give an account of what the Indians had told her. Amongst other particulars, they did affirm to her that there was a Body of about three thousand Indians (no doubt but in that they did hyperbolize) near to Deerfield, and that they had newly received a great supply of powder from the Dutch at Albany: men that worship Mammon, notwithstanding all prohibitions to the contrary, will expose their own and and other mens lives unto danger, if they may but gain a little of this worlds good.

Upon this Lords day another sad thing likewife hapned; for near Springfield, there were eighteen English-men riding to the Town, to attend the solemn Worship of God on his Holy day. And although they were Armed, there were seven or eight Indians, who lying in Ambuscado, were so bold as to shoot at them. They killed a Man and a Maid that rode behind him, the English being surprised with fear, rode away to save their lives: in the mean while the Indians seized upon two women and Children, and took them away alive, so that here we have cause to think of Joshuahs wards, who said, O Lord What shall I say When Israel turns their backs before their Enemies? What shall be said when eighteen English-men well arm'd, fly before seven Indians? This seems to argue something of a divine for saking, and displeasure in heaven against us. The next day those Indians were pursued, but when the English came in sight those barbarous wretches hasted to run away, but before that they knocked the two Children on the head, as they were sucking their mothers breasts, and then knocked their Mothers on the head: Nevertheless one of them was alive when the souldiers came to her, and able to give an account of what the Indians had told her. Amongst other particulars, they did affirm to her that there was a Body of about three thousand Indians (no doubt but in that they did hyperbolize) near to Deerfield, and that they had newly received a great supply of powder from the Dutch at Albany: men that worship Mammon, notwithstanding all prohibitions to the contrary, will expose their own and and other mens lives unto danger, if they may but gain a little of this worlds good.