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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.
Thus, as Job sometimes complained, Chap. 10.17. Thou Renewest thy Witnesses against me, and increasest thine Indignation upon me; Changes and War are against me: Thus, in our Long War, we have seen those Changes on all Hands, and in all Kinds, which have witnessed against us, the Dreadful Indignation of God. God Threatened His people, (so I read it,) Amos 2.13. Behold, I will press your place as a full Cart presses the Sheaf: ['Tis an Allusion to the old way of Threshing the Corn, by drawing a Loaden Cart with Wheels, over the Corn. q. d.. You shall undergo Tribulation.] Ah, New•England, Thou hast been under such a Tribulation.
Thus, as Job sometimes complained, Chap. 10.17. Thou Renewest thy Witnesses against me, and increasest thine Indignation upon me; Changes and War are against me: Thus, in our Long War, we have seen those Changes on all Hands, and in all Kinds, which have witnessed against us, the Dreadful Indignation of God. God Threatned His people, (so I read it,) Amos 2.13. Behold, I will press your place as a full Cart presses the Sheaf: ['Tis an Allusion to the old way of Threshing the Corn, by drawing a Loaden Cart with Wheels, over the Corn. q. d.. You shall undergo Tribulation.] Ah, New•England, Thou hast been under such a Tribulation.
Sirs, Have you not Observed these things? But you must wisely Observe them. And a wise Observation of these things, will cause you to see, That the War which hath been upon us, hath been a War of GOD. The Indians have been but a small part of those Armies, which the Great GOD, hath been bringing out against us, for Ten Years together; and we may conclude, ⟨p. 233⟩that all the Land have been more or less concerned in those Crimes, for which the Almighty GOD, hath been with these Armies managing His Controversy with us▪ Our Confession must be, Peccavimus omnes; We have all gone astray! But shall we not upon this Observation, take up some Resolution? If we are Wise, we shall thus Resolve; 'Tis Time, 'Tis Time, 'Tis High-Time for us, to make our Peace with God, Oh, Let us not go on to Harden our selves against God; we are not Stronger than He: But let us all Fly to the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our Peace, and so lay down the Arms of Rebellion, that God may be Reconciled unto us.