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

But our Young men are they whom the Fury of War, hath been chiefly poured out upon. Alas, Alas, for our Young men! They are the ⟨p. 222⟩persons, with whom, it seems to have been the very Errand of this War, to manage the terrible Controversy of God. New-England sets a peculiar Accent of Grief upon this, among all her Lamentations; The Lord has trodden under foot my mighty men in the midst of me, He hath called an Assembly against me, to crush my young men. Come then, My Young men; Be so Wise, as to Observe these things; and upon the Observation, say, Lord, Let not me, and the rest of my Generation, continue among the Generation of thy Wrath. Yea, to have done; Children also have not been Excused from a share in the Blows of this hideous War. Little Boys and Girls, even these Little Chickens, have been Seized by the Indian Vultures. Our Little Birds have been Spirited away by the Indian Devourers, and brought up, in a vile Slavery, till some of them have quite forgot their English Tongue, and their Christian Name, and their whole Relation. Yea, Those Babylonians, have Dashed out the Brains of our Little Ones against the Stones. And our Little Ones have been hideously whipped unto Death, by those Merciless Tigers, whose Tender Mercies are Cruelty. Children, God make you so wise, as to Observe these things; and upon the Observation, Oh! See that you become Serious, Pious, Orderly Children; Obedient unto your Parents, Conscientious to keep the Lords Day, and afraid of committing any Wickedness.

But our Young men are they whom the Fury of War, hath been chiefly poured out upon. Alas, Alas, for our Young men! They are the ⟨p. 222⟩persons, with whom, it seems to have been the very Errand of this War, to manage the terrible Controversy of God. New-England sets a peculiar Accent of Grief upon this, among all her Lamentations; The Lord has trodden under foot my mighty men in the midst of me, He hath called an Assembly against me, to crush my young men. Come then, My Young men; Be so Wise, as to Observe these things; and upon the Observation, say, Lord, Let not me, and the rest of my Generation, continue among the Generation of thy Wrath. Yea, to have done; Children also have not been Excused from a share in the Blows of this hideous War. Little Boyes and Girls, even these Little Chickens, have been Siezed by the Indian Vultures. Our Little Birds have been Spirited away by the Indian Devourers, and brought up, in a vile Slavery, till some of them have quite forgot their English Tongue, and their Christian Name, and their whole Relation. Yea, Those Babylonians, have Dash'd out the Brains of our Little Ones against the Stones. And our Little Ones have been hideously whipped unto Death, by those Merciless Tygres, whose Tender Mercies are Cruelty. Children, God make you so wise, as to Observe these things; and upon the Observation, Oh! See that you become Serious, Pious, Orderly Children; Obedient unto your Parents, Conscientious to keep the Lords Day, and afraid of committing any Wickedness.