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

Judicious Authors conceive that the reason why the Lord did so plague his people Israel, when Saul had slain the Gibeonites, was because though Saul did it, yet the body of the People approved of it and rejoiced in that bloody fact when it was done. As also that so the world might see how much the Lord is delighted in the Conversion of Heathen. Surely then we have many of us cause to tremble. How sad is it to consider, that an Indian should write a Letter to an English-man and thus express himself, When any hurt is done, you say that we have done it though we never did wrong to English-men and hope we never shall. You have driven us from our houses and lands, but that which most of all troubles us, is, that whereas we began to knew Jesus Christ, you have driven us away from serving God. Truly when I think of what things have happened at Chelmsford my heart doth ache and bleed within me. Be merciful O Lord unto thy people Israel whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto ⟨p. 16⟩People Israels charge […] how hath the Indian work, I mean the work of Christ among them (which indeed hath been one of the Glories of New-England) been •ighted, scorned, vilified? Albeit it is a sure principle grounded upon Scripture, that God never sends his Gospel to be constantly dispensed to any people, except he hath some elect amongst them, if the waters of the Sanctuary come, though it be into the dead Sea, there is some Fish […] be healed and made alive there: yet how many with us have condemned all Praying Indians, crying out, they are all nought, there is not one good amongst them? And what though some of them may be Hypocrites? are not some Praying English as perfidious, as hypocritical, in heart as profane as some 'Praying Indians? Shall we therefore condemn all? Is there such a spirit in this Generation, as that they are ready to destroy? (& hath it been an hard matter to keep their hands from shedding blood?) the righteous with the wicked? cease then to wonder that Desolation is come upon Sanctuaries, and that the Lord hath been cutting off from us the righteous and the wicked.

Judicious Authors conceive that the reason why the Lord did so plague his people Israel, when Saul had slain the Gibeonites, was because though Saul did it, yet the body of the People approved of it and rejoyced in that bloudy fact when it was done. As also that so the world might see how much the Lord is delighted in the Conversion of Heathen. Surely then we have many of us cause to tremble. How sad is it to consider, that an Indian should write a Letter to an English-man and thus express himself, When any hurt is done, you say that we have done it though we never did wronge to English-men and hope we never shall. You have driven us from our houses and lands, but that which most of all troubles us, is, that whereas we began to knew Jesus Christ, you have driven us away from serving God. Truely when I think of what things have hapned at Chelmsford my heart doth ake and bleed within me. Be mercifull O Lord unto thy people Israel whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent bloud unto