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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.
Furthermore; Who could not see Mercy Remembered, in the midst of Wrath, when God hath put it into the Hearts of His people in the Southern parts of the Country, to make Liberal Contributions of Money, and Corn, and Men, for the Relief of the Northern parts? More than once, has the Noble Charity, of our Brethren in Plymouth, and in Connecticut, as well as of this ⟨p. 242⟩Town, been Expressed in such Contributions. Their Alms are Gone up for a Memorial before the Lord! The Blessing of many that have been Ready to perish, hath come upon you, O ye Merciful Children of God, and you shall obtain mercy from Him.
Furthermore; Who could not see Mercy Remembred, in the midst of Wrath, when God hath put it into the Hearts of His people in the Southern parts of the Countrey, to make Liberal Contributions of Money, and Corn, and Men, for the Relief of the Northern parts? More than once, has the Noble Charity, of our Brethren in Plymouth, and in Connecticut, as well as of this ⟨p. 242⟩Town, been Expressed in such Contributions. Their Alms are Gone up for a Memorial before the Lord! The Blessing of many that have been Ready to perish, hath come upon you, O ye Merciful Children of God, and you shall obtain mercy from Him.
Once more: Was ever Mercy Remembered in the midst of Wrath, more conspicuously than when powerful Adversaries Designing Inroads upon us, have been Diverted wonderfully. Advice hath been seasonably Dispatched unto us, of the Intentions in our Enemies to fall upon our Frontiers, and this Advice hath proved our Safety. Yea, sometimes when we have had no Advice, a Strange Direction from Heaven has Led us to those Actions, which have as much defeated the Intentions of our Enemies, as if we had Received the fullest Advice in the world. Besides this, Boston, and Salem, and Portsmouth especially: Will they ever forget the Last year? It was a Year of Salvations; yea, It was a Year of Miracles! Never, Never such a Year passed over us. The Almighty showed that Favour to His people of old,