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Things to be looked for. Discourses on the glorious characters, with conjectures on the…Things to be look'd for. Discourses on the glorious characters, with conjectures on the…
Things to be looked for. Discourses on the glorious characters, with conjectures on the speedy approaches of that state, which is reserved for the church of God in the latter days. : Together with an inculcation of several duties, which the undoubted characters and approaches of that state, invite us unto: delivered unto the artillery company of the Massachusetts colony: New England; at their election of officers, for the year 1691. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines from Luke]Things to be look'd for. Discourses on the glorious characters, with conjectures on the speedy approaches of that state, which is reserved for the church of God in the latter dayes. : Together with an inculcation of several duties, which the undoubted characters and approaches of that state, invite us unto: delivered unto the artillery company of the Massachusets colony: New England; at their election of officers, for the year 1691. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines from Luke]
printed by Samuel Green for Nicholas Buttolph, 1691
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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.
But the Thanks that should be given to all that have the Spirit of Soldiery among us, are particularly belonging to that Worshipful company, which by asking a Sermon this Day, have declared the God of Heaven to be their Commander in Chief. We Thank you, our most worthy Friends for this your Zeal of being made Capable of Fight, yea, and to Die for your Distressed Neighbours. Your Voluntary Association and Combination for the Learning of War, Obliges us to count you Exemplary; and it becomes us thereupon to say, ⟨p. 82⟩My Heart is towards those that Offered themselves willingly among the People; Bless ye the Lord. […] Sob••lty do's further make us to Expect […] from you but what is Notable and •••udable; I would humbly speak it for your Encouragement; Here is a Large ••ad of Soldiers among whom this whole Day of Diversion will not afford one man Drunk, or one Oath Sword, or one Curse D••op•d, or one Health swallowed, or one Observable Misbehaviour. You are in this respect, the Glory of New England, which may Challenge the biggest part of the World by far, to show the Like! But your Soldiery is that which adds to our Expectations from you; for I will say this for the men of New-England. There is not, I suppose, that People under the Sun, which dare meet them upon Equal Terms; but yourselves are to be esteemed as the Flower and Choice of our Forces: I hope, that every one of You will have at Least a File of Ordinary Soldiers in him.
But the Thanks that should be given to all that have the Spirit of Souldiery among us, are particularly belonging to that Worshipful company, which by asking a Sermon this Day, have declared the God of Heaven to be their Commander in Chief. We Thank you, our most worthy Friends for this your Zeal of being made Capable of Fight, yea, and to Dy for your Distressed Neighbours. Your Voluntary Association and Combination for the Learning of War, Obliges us to count you Exemplary; and it becomes us thereupon to say, ⟨p. 82⟩My Heart is towards those that Offered themselves willingly among the People; Bless ye the Lord. 〈…〉 Soblty do's further make us to Expect from you but what is Notable and udable; I would humbly speak it for your Encouragement; Here is a Large ad of Souldiers among whom this whole Day of Diversion will not afford one man Drunk, or one Oath Sword, or one Curse Dopd, or one Health swallow'd, or one Observable Misbehaviour. You are in this respect, the Glory of New England, which may Challenge the biggest part of the World by far, to show the Like! But your Souldiery is that which adds to our Expectations from you; for I will say this for the men of New-England. There is not, I suppose, that People under the Sun, which dare meet them upon Equal Terms; but yourselves are to be esteemed as the Flower and Choice of our Forces: I hope, that every one of You will have at Least a File of Ordinary Souldiers in him.