N00770:14
A monitory, and hortatory letter, to those English, who debauch the Indians, by selling…
A monitory, and hortatory letter, to those English, who debauch the Indians, by selling strong drink unto them. Written at the desire of some Christians, to whom the mischiefs arising from that vile trade, are matters of much apprehension and lamentation. : [Eleven lines of quotations in Latin]
Boston, N.E. : s.n., Printed in the year 1700
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.
It is the Endeavour of every Godly man, and it is a Quality inseparable from real Godliness, To do what may be done, for the Hindering of Sin in other men: And then to Lament and Bewail the Sin that can't be Hindered. The man who does not Labour to Suppress and Prevent Sin in those that are about him, and who does not Bewail the Sin that he can't prevent, is most certainly an Unconverted and an Unsanctified Man, and an Enemy of God. I pray then, what will you judge of your selves, O ye Authors of the Indian Drunkenness? The Drunkenness whereby those forlorn Creatures do stumble into such horrible Pits of Sin, so far is it from its being ⟨p. 6⟩•our Grief, that you make it your Gain; and you •re so far from doing all you can to Save them •rom their Sin, that you do what you can to ••are them in it. Monstrous Impiety! It is plain, That if you dare go on in this Impiety, you are •et in the Gall of Bitterness, and the Bond of Iniquity; & if you Die in this Unregenerate State, […] had been Good for you, that you had never been Born.
It is the Endeavour of every Godly man, and it is a Quality inseparable from real Godliness, To do what may be done, for the Hindring of Sin in other men: And then to Lament and Bewayl the Sin that can't be Hindred. The man who does not Labour to Suppress and Prevent Sin in those that are about him, and who does not Bewayl the Sin that he can't prevent, is most certainly an Unconverted and an Unsanctified Man, and an Enemy of God. I pray then, what will you judge of your selves, O ye Authors of the Indian Drunkenness? The Drunkenness whereby those forlorn Creatures do stumble into such horrible Pits of Sin, so far is it from its being ⟨p. 6⟩•our Grief, that you make it your Gain; and you •re so far from doing all you can to Save them •rom their Sin, that you do what you can to ••are them in it. Monstrous Impiety! It is plain, That if you dare go on in this Impiety, you are et in the Gall of Bitterness, and the Bond of Iniuity; & if you Dy in this Unregenerate State, had been Good for you, that you had never been Born.