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Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors…
Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors and abettors; from the year, 1702. To the year, 1714. Comprised in a short essay, to declare the voice of the glorious God, in the various occurrences of that war, which have been thought matters of more special observation. : A recapitulation made in the audience, of his Excellency the governor, and the General Assembly of the Massachusett province; at Boston, 30. d. VII. m. 1714. : [Two lines from Livy]Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors and abettors; from the year, 1702. To the year, 1714. Comprised in a short essay, to declare the voice of the glorious God, in the various occurrences of that war, which have been thought matters of more special observation. : A recapitulation made in the audience, of his Excellency the governour, and the General Assembly of the Massachusett province; at Boston, 30. d. VII. m. 1714. : [Two lines from Livy]
Boston: printed by B. Green. Sold by Samuel Gerrish, 1714
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.
WHEN the former Long War, which our Treacherous and Barbarous Enemies made upon us, was finished, there was an Essay to make some Improvement of the Observable Things that had occurred in it: An Essay, which God and His People approved of.
ANOTHER Long War is now finished; A New Peace hath been struck up, in our Borders: And it is Time to Consider the Voice of our God unto us, in the Observable Things that have therein Passed over us. For, O my Dear People, While thy God has been Striking of thee, He has been also Speaking to thee; And it is of the Last Consequence, that His Voice be Wisely hearkened to; A Total Inadvertency to the Voice, will have a Consequence which we may justly tremble at; — If to be Punished yet Ten times for our Iniquities, or with more than Ten Years of Confusions repeared upon us, be a thing to be trembled at.
IT is an Holy Undertaking; may it be a very Useful One!
FROM such an Holy Undertaking, we must not be discouraged, by the Derision of a few Foolish, and Flashy, and Profane Creatures, (no more to be valued than the Dirt of a Street) who Scoff at all Sermons of an Historical Importance; that is to say. At such Sermons as the Prophets of God have all over the Bible Exemplified unto us; Creatures below the