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Decennium luctuosum. An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…

Name: Decennium luctuosum. An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…
Author: Cotton Mather

Decennium luctuosum. An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath had with the Indian savages, from the year, 1688. To the year 1698. / Faithfully composed and improved. ; [One line of quotation in Latin]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699

254, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 58k words · Evans 873 · Wing M1093

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Decennium Luc•uosum. OR, The Remarkables of a long WAR WITH Indian-… › Article 29: ARTICLE XXIX. Quakers Encountered.Decennium Luc•uosum. OR, The Remarkables of a long WAR WITH Indian-… › Article 29: ARTICLE XXIX. Quakers Encountred.

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.

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Minister. Right! Since it must be so.

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Quaker. But what Commandment of Jesus Christ, it there, that we don't keep?

Quaker. But what Comandment of Jesus Christ, it there, that we don't keep?

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Minister. The Commandment of Jesus Christ, is, For His Disciples to be Baptised with Water; But you, Quakers, do not keep that Commandment of Jesus Christ.

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Quaker. How dost thou prove, that Jesus Christ commanded Baptism with Water?

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Minister. I know, you must have the word, Water, or nothing will content you. Else I would have urged, for a Sufficient proof, our Lords Commanding His Ministers, to Baptise men, [

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