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An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences: wherein, an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events, which have happened in this last age; especially in New-England. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1684
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.
There is one Remarkable passage more, affirmed by him: For he saith, that in their Travails they came to a place where was a great Wigwam (i.e. Indian House) at both ends was an Image; here the Indians in the War time were wont to Powwow (i.e. invocate the Devil) and so did they come down to Hatfield, one of the Images told them they should destroy a Town; the other said no, ⟨p. 58⟩half a Town. This god (said that Indian) speaks true, the other was not good, he told them lies. No doubt but others are capable of declaring many passages of Divine Providence no less worthy to be Recorded than these last recited; but inasmuch as they have not been brought to my hands, I proceed to another Relation.
There is one Remarkable passage more, affirmed by him: For he saith, that in their Travails they came to a place where was a great Wigwam (i.e. Indian House) at both ends was an Image; here the Indians in the War time were wont to Powaw (i.e. invocate the Devil) and so did they come down to Hatfield, one of the Images told them they should destroy a Town; the other said no, ⟨p. 58⟩half a Town. This god (said that Indian) speaks true, the other was not good, he told them lies. No doubt but others are capable of declaring many passages of Divine Providence no less worthy to be Recorded than these last recited; but inasmuch as they have not been brought to my hands, I proceed to another Relation.
Very Memorable was the Providence of God towards Mr. Ephraim How of New-Haven in New-England, who was for an whole twelve Month given up by his Friends as a dead Man, but God preserved him alive in a desolate Island where he had suffered Shipwreck, and at last returned him home to his Family.
Very Memorable was the Providence of God towards Mr. Ephraim How of New-Haven in New-England, who was for an whole twelve Moneth given up by his Friends as a dead Man, but God preserved him alive in a desolate Island where he had suffered Shipwrack, and at last returned him home to his Family.