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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.
BUT then, Thirdly; We must be aware of this; That none of the Particular Depredations, which the Enemy has in this Long War made upon us, have been without a Voice from the Glorious GOD unto us in them: Yea, a Mighty Voice, which ought to be heard attentively, as the Sound going out from His Mouth.
HE that would Write the History of this War, must put upon it the Title that Orosius put upon his History, De Miseria homin•m.
AN Exact and Punctual Account of the several Depredations, with which the Wild-beasts of the Desert have broke in upon us, is not necessary to be Exhibited. Nor would it often afford more Material Passages, than those Insipid Ones, which the Funeral Orations on the Professors in the Universities are commonly Stuffed withal. But allow me to throw the Murdered and the Captived into the same List, ⟨p. 13⟩as there is too much cause to do, and I find my self able to bring in a List of near Seven Hundred Persons, whom our Offended GOD has delivered up into the dreadful Hands of the Salvages. No doubt there have been more! The Boast made by One bloody Son of Cain among them has been generally heard of! — Animus meminisse ho•et!