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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.
SHALL I make a brief Recapitulation?
HOW Favoured have we been of our GOD, in So Vigilant a Care, and Guard, which has kept our Frontiers, for Two Hundred Miles together, So Fortified, and in such a Way of Communication, that the Salvages have been afraid of attempting Frequent Surprisals upon them? Our GOD Speaks this unto us; Behold, An Hedge of My making about you!
HOW Favoured? — When formidable Armies of the French, in Conjunction with the Salvages from Canada, several times, have gone forth with great fury to Destroy, and Utterly to make away many: and especially to Cut off the Praying People of God in the Towns of the Northern County on Connecticut-River: Either they have Mutinied among themselves; Or, some Deserter from themselves has come in unto us: — there has happened Something, that has caused them to do Nothing. When they have Come upon us, to Eat up our Flesh, they have Stumbled, and Fallen, and tho' after Long Marches, just arrived in our Borders, they have gone back without Striking a Stroke. Or, if not so, a Kind Friend of Ours, has Obliged us with a Timely Intelligence, of what Mischief has been hatching against us; A Friendship for ever to be gratefully acknowledged!
HOW Favoured? — When formidable Armies of the French, in Conjunction with the Salvages from Canada, several times, have gone forth with great fury to Destroy, and Utterly to make away many: and especially to Cut off the Praying People of God in the Towns of the Northern County on Connecticut-River: Either they have Mutiny'd among themselves; Or, some Deserter from themselves has come in unto us: — there has happened Something, that has caused them to do Nothing. When they have Come upon us, to Eat up our Flesh, they have Stumbled, and Fallen, and tho' after Long Marches, just arrived in our Borders, they have gone back without Striking a Stroke. Or, if not so, a Kind Friend of Ours, has Obliged us with a Timely Intelligence, of what Mischief has been hatching against us; A Friendship for ever to be gratefully acknowledged!