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Decennium luctuosum. An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…
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]
printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699
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.
Minister. Nay, I'll keep you to the Question. You Answer to the Question, will prove it; I am designing to make you your selves prove it. And, Sirs, I do here offer to you, That I will give the best Answer I can, to any Question in the world, that you shall put unto me: why are you so loath to Answer one short Question of mine?
Minister. Nay, I'le keep you to the Question. You Answer to the Question, will prove it; I am designing to make you your selves prove it. And, Sirs, I do here offer to you, That I will give the best Answer I can, to any Question in the world, that you shall put unto me: why are you so loath to Answer one short Question of mine?
Quaker. I be not obliged to Answer thy Question?
Minister. I must contrive some fair way, to ⟨p. 178⟩Compel some Answer unto this one Question. Give me leave therefore to tell you, That if you do not Answer this Question, you go away conquered and confounded. Yea, Sirs, I must in Faithfulness tell you. That you carry away, the dreadful Mark of Heretics, upon you, Even, To be Condemned in your own Conscience. You go away, Self-Condemned, That you don't keep the Commandments of Jesus Christ; and Therefore, That you are, — what, you Remember, the Apostle John said concerning you.
Minister. I must contrive some fair way, to ⟨p. 178⟩Compel some Answer unto this one Question. Give me leave therefore to tell you, That if you do not Answer this Question, you go away conquered and confounded. Yea, Sirs, I must in Faithfulness tell you. That you carry away, the dreadful Mark of Hereticks, upon you, Even, To be Condemned in your own Conscience. You go away, Self-Condemned, That you don't keep the Commandments of Jesus Christ; and Therefore, That you are, — what, you Remember, the Apostle John said concerning you.