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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. You differ from all your Friends, methinks▪ What? Would •ou have us to be Hirelings? 'Tis very strange to hear a Quaker plead for the Maintenance of our Ministry. But for your satisfaction. I'll tell you, The people whom I Serve, I never once in all my Life Asked for any Maintenance or Salary; and I never made ⟨p. 180⟩any Agreement with them about any Salary, in all my Life.
Minister. You differ from all your Friends, methinks▪ What? Would •ou have us to be Hirelings? 'Tis very strange to hear a Quaker plead for the Maintainance of our Ministry. But for your satisfaction. I'l tell you, The people whom I Serve, I never once in all my Life Ask'd for any Maintainance or Salary; and I never made ⟨p. 180⟩any Agreement with them about any Salary, in all my Life.
Quaker. I say, I would not have Thee too Hard upon us. New England has Persecuted our Friend at a grievous Rate.
Minister. Nay, Friends, Be not you too Har• ▪ upon me about that matter. I Approve Persecution, as Little as any of you all. I abhor it; have Preached against it, I have Writ against i• ▪ I have Bewailed the mistakes that some Good men have committed in it. I would have you Treated with all the Civility, imaginable. I would not have the Civil Magistrate inflict up on you, the Damage of one Farthing for you Consciences.