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Blessed unions. An union with the son of God by faith. And, an union…
Blessed unions. An union with the son of God by faith. And, an union in the church of God by love, importunately pressed; in a discourse which makes divers offers, for those unions; together with a copy of those articles, where-upon a most happy union, has been lately made between those two eminent parties in England, which have now changed the names of Presbyterians, and Congregationals, for that of United Brethren. / By Cotton Mather ; [Six lines from Mead]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1692
Dedication: To the Very Reverend MATTHEW MEAD, JOHN HOW, AND INCREASE MATHER; Of whose Pious and Pr…
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But it will more powerfully plead with you for us, if we let you understand, which I now do, That New-England is in a large part but just the very same that you would have your own particular Flocks to be, and that whoever attempts the Ruin of […] Churches, intends the very same for every one of yours. It was a severe Persecution, that a while since drove the fi•st Planters of this Territory into the most Horrid and Squalid of all Des•r•s, which with a vast Expense of their own Treasure, Sweat and Blood, is now become somewhat Habitable. It can scarce enter into our•, or ind•ed into an, Honest or Humane Heart, that any […] now thro' the Sea, go to follow the poor Children of ⟨image ?⟩those First Planters here, with a Persecution for their Non-Conformity to such things as the Errand hither was a peaceable Secession from. Nevertheless I do again see cause to be your Petitioner, that you would not let this little Outcast, be cast out of your most useful Thoughts at the Throne of Grace. Tho' No man care, for us, Yet (Y•e blessed Sons of Peace!) You do; and One of you by a tedious Absence from your, Interests among us, to attend an Agency, in the Courts of two KINGS now Successively on our behalf; have given a Memorable Demonstration of it. May, My God think upon all of you according to all that you have done for this People.
But it will more powerfully plead with you for us, if we let you understand, which I now do, That New-England is in a large part but just the very same that you would have your own particular Flocks to be, and that whoever attempts the Ruine of 〈…〉 Churches, intends the very same for every one of yours. It was a severe Persecution, that a while since drove the fi•st Planters of this Territory into the most Horrid and Squalid of all Des•r•s, which with a vast Expence of their own Treasure, Sweat and Blood, is now become somewhat Habitable. It can scarce enter into our•, or inded into an, Honest or Humane Heart, that any now thro' the Sea, go to follow the poor Children of