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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. This is no Answer to the Question still: For you don't observe it your self; neither you, nor any Quakers under Heaven. Wherefore I still urge for an Answer.
Quaker. Thou art not Civil to us. Is this thy Civility to Strangers? We have heard a Great Fame of thee, for thy Civil▪ and obliging carriage, towards others that are not of thy persuasion. But now thou are uncivil to us. That which I have to say, is, I will keep to that Book, the Bible, and I will preach what is in that Book.
Quaker. Thou art not Civil to us. Is this thy Civility to Strangers? We have heard a Great Fame of thee, for thy Civil▪ and obliging carriage, towards others that are not of thy perswasion. But now thou are uncivil to us. That which I have to say, is, I will keep to that Book, the Bible, and I will preach what is in that Book.
Minister. [Taking up the Bible,] Friend, you pretend then to understand this Book. I do here make you this offer; That I will immediately Turn you to Ten several places, in one Book of this Holy Bible, [the Chronicles,] And if you can give me a Tolerable Solution of any one of ⟨p. 179⟩them, I'll acknowledge that you are worthy to preach out of it.
Minister. [Taking up the Bible,] Friend, you pretend then to understand this Book. I do here make you this offer; That I will immediately Turn you to Ten several places, in one Book of this Holy Bible, [the Chronicles,] And if you can give me a Tolerable Solution of any one of ⟨p. 179⟩