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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.
•O think of it; That some English Children, Yea, […] of the Covenant, and Children of Excellent •stors; are now Indianizing in the remote and […] Wigwams of the Wilderness! To think of […] That we should have still some Scores of our […], Enchanted and Enslaved, in the Idolatries of […], and so held in Chains of Darkness by the •uds, and Cheats, and Chicaneries of the French Priests, and such innumerable Circumventions, that an Hopeless Grave-Stone seems to be laid upon them! —Tis Lamentable. I am Sure, There is this Voice of our GOD unto us, in their Condition; Oh! Be thankful for the Protestant Religion; the Precious Liberties and Instructions of your Holy Religion: Should you become a French Province, how forlorn, how rueful would be your Condition! But is there not herein also a Mighty Voice of our GOD, calling upon us, to take more Pains, that we may every where be well Enlightened in the Religion of our Saviour; More Pains, that our Children, and all our People may be Supplied from the Tower of David, with the Armour of Christianity, to defend them from the Popish Abominations? This Voice of our GOD, I am certain is very Plain unto us; Oh! Live up to the Rules of My Holy Religion, and hold not the Truths of it in Unrighteousness, Less I Leave you to be Entangled in strong Delusions.
•O think of it; That some English Children, Yea, 〈…〉 of the Covenant, and Children of Excellent •stors; are now Indianizing in the remote and 〈…〉 Wigwams of the Wilderness! To think of 〈…〉 That we should have still some Scores of our 〈…〉, Enchanted and Enslaved, in the Idolatries of 〈…〉, and so held in Chains of Darkness by the •uds, and Cheats, and Chicaneries of the French Priests, and such innumerable Circumventions, that an Hopeless Grave-Stone seems to be laid upon them! —Tis Lamentable. I am Sure, There is this Voice of our GOD unto us, in their Condition; Oh! Be thankful for the Protestant Religion; the Precious Liberties and Instructions of your Holy Religion: Should you become a French Province, how forlorn, how rueful would be your Condition! But is there not herein also a Mighty Voice of our GOD, calling upon us, to take more Pains, that we may every where be well Englightened in the Religion of our Saviour; More Pains, that our Children, and all our People may be Supplyed from the Tower of David, with the Armour of Christianity, to defend them from the Popish Abominations? This Voice of our GOD, I am certain is very Plain unto us; Oh! Live up to the Rules of My Holy Religion, and hold not the Truths of it in Unrighteousness, Less I Leave you to be Entangled in strong Delusions.