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The short history of New-England. A recapitulation of wonderful passages which have occurred, first…The short history of New-England. A recapitulation of wonderful passages which have occurr'd, first…
The short history of New-England. A recapitulation of wonderful passages which have occurred, first in the protections, and then in the afflictions, of New-England. : With a representation of certain matters calling for the singular attention of that country. Made at Boston-lecture, in the audience of the great and General Assembly of the province of the Massachusett-Bay, June 7. 1694. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines from Samuel]The short history of New-England. A recapitulation of wonderful passages which have occurr'd, first in the protections, and then in the afflictions, of New-England. : With a representation of certain matters calling for the singular attention of that country. Made at Boston-lecture, in the audience of the great and General Assembly of the province of the Massachusett-Bay, June 7. 1694. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines from Samuel]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1694
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First, A Good Government, ha's been the Hedge of our Land. No Persecutions did Incommode our Civil, or our Sacred Enjoyments, while we had a Royal CHARTER, ⟨p. 18⟩to be an Hedge about those Enjoyments: and we could Successively, in this one Colony Elect no less than Seven Governors, and our Brethren of the Elder Colony now Incorporated with us could Elect no less than Four such Governors, which were so many Nehemiahs, Men seeking the Welfare of the Children of New-England; with choice Numbers of Assistants annually chosen to be, The Shields of our Earth. When that Hedge was broken down, we have so far seen it made up again, as it is this Day. Though Indefatigable Intercessions with Heaven and Earth, and some years of Sisyphaean Labour, Employed by such as have arrived unto us with ample Testimonials of having Acted for us, with An Inviolate Integrity, an Excellent Prudence, and an unfainting Industry, have not procured us our Former Hedge, in all things, just as it was; yet you happily see what is obtained, in another CHARTER for us: An Hedge, whereby all Christian Liberties, and all English Liberties are Secured unto us; An Hedge, whereby our Titles to our properties, and possessions, once questioned, are at once Confirmed, beyond the Reach of all Intruders; An Hedge, through which no Judges, no Counsellors, no Justices, or Sheriffs, ⟨p. 19⟩can be Arbitrarily Imposed up•• […] and in this our Hedge, we have a […] upon our Governors, beyond the re•• […] our Nation abroad. There is in these things yet, an Hedge about us, in respect whereof, we are Known above all the Families of the Earth.
First, A Good Government, ha's been the Hedge of our Land. No Persecutions did Incommode our Civil, or our Sacred Enjoyments, while we had a Royal CHARTER, ⟨p. 18⟩to be an Hedge about those Enjoyments: and we could Successively, in this one Colony Elect no less than Seven Governours, and our Brethren of the Elder Colony now Incorporated with us could Elect no less than Four such Governours, which were so many Nehemiahs, Men seeking the Welfare of the Children of New-England; with choice Numbers of Assistants annually chosen to be, The Shields of our Earth. When that Hedge was broken down, we have so far seen it made up again, as it is this Day. Though Indefatigable Intercessions with Heaven and Earth, and some years of Sisyphaean Labour, Employ'd by such as have arrived unto us with ample Testimonials of having Acted for us, with An Inviolate Integrity, an Excellent Prudence, and an unfainting Industry, have not procured us our Former Hedge, in all things, just as it was; yet you happily see what is obtained, in another CHARTER for us: An Hedge, wereby all Christian Liberties, and all English Liberties are Secured unto us; An Hedge, whereb our Titles to our properties, and possessions, once questioned, are at once Confirmed, beyond the Reach of all Intrudors; An Hedge, through which no Iudges, no Councellours, no Iustices, or Sheriffs,