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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.
WHEREFORE, Having this Opportunity, of Seeing the Elders and the Judges of our Israel, here assembled, I call upon you, Stand Still, that I may Reason with you before the Lord, Concerning the Righteous Acts which He hath done among you, and His Mighty Voice in those Acts, which He Expects you to take a Reasonable and a Religious Notice of.
GOD forbid, That a People of our Profession and Original, should be so abandoned by the Spirit of Piety, as to be Insensible, that there is a Voice of the Glorious GOD unto us, even a Mighty Voice, in the Things which He has dispensed unto us, during our Long War, with the Eastern Salvages, and the bloody Papists that have inspired them and abetted them. Verily, Such an Insensibility would but bring us within the reach of that flaming Thunderbolt; Psal. XXVIII. 5. Because they regard not the Works of the Lord, nor the Operation of His Hands, He shall destroy them, and not build them up. I again say, God forbid!
BUT then, the First Thing, Whereto your Attention is demanded, is; That the Voice of the Glorious GOD, even His Mighty Voice, in the Long War ⟨p. 7⟩that has been Wasting of us, is what All People, have been addressed with; what All Persons have been concerned in. The History of this Duodecennium Luctuosum, would consist either of too Minute Actions, or be sometimes rather an History of Inaction, and sometimes, especially where the chief Actors were Strangers to us, the Truth of the Matter cannot well be come at, if it were to be retailed in all its Particularities. You shall have it all in a Summary Way, and in Expressive Terms provided as long ago, as, 2 Chron. XV. 5, 6. In those times, there was no Peace, to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great Vexations were upon all the Inhabitants of the Countries; For God did Vex them with all Adversity. And certainly, the Voice of God has been Extended unto All the Inhabitants; who have All been Sharers in the Great Vexations of this Long Adversity. Truly, We have All been Sufferers. How many have Suffered in their Persons? Not a few, have Endured Hardships as Good Soldiers in the Public Service. How many have Suffered, in what has befallen the Relatives for which they have had a Tenderness? The frequent Pressea have often, often, filled our Houses with Anguish. The Heavy Taxes have been such, that every One has felt the Burden: Perhaps, those few that ad None, did feel as much as any, of the Burden. And then, Tis to be hoped, no Man could be so Labumane, but that he had a Sympathy with Other Sufferers; The Advice of all Evil Occurrents afflicted him. Surely, we have All been Sinners too! And this, no doubt, this is the Voice of our Glorious GOD unto us All. Hear this All ye People, Every One of you! Let every One of you All now earch and Try his Ways, and turn unto the Lord. Sirs, We have ALL of us by our Various Miscarriages Contributed unto