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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.
VII. Where Churches are Loth to give unto Councils regularly upon Complaints Enquiring into their Administrations, an Account thereof, 'tis much to be suspected, that they are Chargeable with Male-Administrations; and if the Advice of Regular Councils come once to be •rod under foot, by any Particular Churches, all ⟨p. 196⟩serious men will be afraid of joining to such Unaccountable Societies.
VIII. Where a mighty Body of people in • Country, are violently set upon running dow• the ancient Church State in that Country, and are violent for the Hedge about the Communion at the Lords-Table to be broken down, and fo• those who are not Admitted unto the Communion, to stand on equal Terms in all Votes with them that are; the Churches there are not […] from a tremendous Convulsion, and they ha• need use a marvellous Temper of Resolution with Circumspection to keep it off.
VIII. Where a mighty Body of people in • Country, are violently set upon running dow• the ancient Church State in that Country, and are violent for the Hedge about the Communio• at the Lords-Table to be broken down, and fo• those who are not Admitted unto the Communi•on, to stand on equal Terms in all Votes with them that are; the Churches there are not 〈…〉 from a tremendous Convulsion, and they ha• need use a marvellous Temper of Resolution with Circumspection to keep it off.