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A85452	America painted to the life. A true history of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts, with a perfect relation of our English discoveries ... 1628. to 1658. declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, manners, customes, military disciplines, warres with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their townes, and havens, the increase of their trading with the names of their governours and magistrates. More especially an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in New-England. Written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges .... Publisht ... by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges Esquire, who hath much enlarged it and added severall accurate descriptions of his owne.	Gorges, Ferdinando, Sir, 1556?-1647.; Gorges, Ferdinando, 1629-1718.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1300; Thomason E969_3	181,058	245

appointed to leave their posterity an able Minister as also to stir them up to prepare for the great work of the Lord Jesus in the overthrow of Antichrist and calling of the Jews which in all likelyhood is very suddainly to be performed as also in stirring up all the young ones that remain to consider for what ●nd the Lord hath spared their lives when he cut off others by death namely to prosecute the work that he hath given them to do in the power of his might with the greater zeal and courage THis year the honored and much desired servant of Christ John Endicut Esquire was chosen to be Governour of the English inhabiting the Colony of the Mattachusets and the antient honored and long continued Champion for the truth as it is in Jesus Tho. Dudly Esquire was chosen Deputy Governour by the major Vote of these wandering Jacobites with heart and good will the honored Major-General Edward Gibbous continued in place this year the Government shewed their desire to be assisting to the State of England in making orders for establishing their Edict for these Western parts of the world among out N. E. people the Lord in his infinite wisdom saw meet to continue his correcting hand among his N. E. Churches somewhat more then ordinary in a sore disease of which many in comparison of what used to do and yet not so many as ordinarily use to do in other plantations of this Western world and whereas the former year young children died most this year those of grown years died also and although so small a sickness might not be taken notice of in other places yet the rareness of it in so healthy a country as is this cannot but speak loud in the ears of Gods people who desire to hear the rod and who hath appointed it and perceive plainly many of them that the Lord will have us to know that if his own people tread in the same steps of riot and excess in the plenty he hath given them with the men of this world he will lay the same sicknesses and diseases upon them and further they perceive according to the ordinary dispensation of his providences toward them he hath some further great work to do with his N. E. people that he is beginning again to a waken rouze up and quicken them with the rod of his power For thus they begin to reason with themselves when the Lord was pleased to expose them their wifes and little ones to the troubles of a tempestuous Sea in so long a voyage and the wants of a barren Wilderness in great penury of food he brought forth by his mighty power and stretched-our arm the glorious fabrick of his New-E Churches and therefore now again they look for some further extraordinary great work of his if he shall once again be pleased to refine them in this furnace of his and would the Lord Christ would confirm our brethren in England in like faith by our example yea and far beyond many degrees as the Wonder-working providence of Sions Saviour toward them hath more abundantly exceeded and that as this in three seven years is comprised though very weakly in this little book there 's in one seven year would require volumes and as this is wonderful there is almost miraculous and wonderful to the whole world as if the Lord Christ did intend to make his power known more abundantly then ever the sons of men saw Kings and Kingdoms strengthened with affinity and consanguinity the valiant of the world men skil'd in feats of war as Goliah from a child fierce and pampered horses whose necks are covered with strong neighing and cunning Engeniers men skilful to destroy with all the terrible engins of war together with swarms of souldiers flocking together to swallow up the poor remnant of Gods people all these hath the Lord caused to fall before your eyes and our ears have heard the noyse of this great fall and beloved countrymen and our dear brethren in Christ step into the closet of your own hearts with us and see if there will not be some things in this following verse that may suit your condition as well as ours that having sown in tears we may reap with joy the glorious harvest of our Lord Christ which is hard at hand for assuredly the Lord is tyed neither to us nor you but may if it please him cast off both and raise up new instruments for his following work but if he be pleased to give us melting hearts for our former miscarriages and renew us with a more zealous courage and earnest contending for the faith it is very like he hath more glorious works by far for us yet to do CHAP. IX Of the wonder-working providences of Christ wrought for his people among our English Nation both in our Native country and also in N. E. which should stir us up to mourn for all our miscarriages much the more FRom silent night true Register of moans From saddest soul consum'd in deepest sin From heart quite rent with sighs and heavy groans My wailing muse her woful work begins And to the world brings tunes of sad lament Sounding nought els but sorrows sad relent Sorry to see my sorrows cause augmented And yet less sorrowful were my sorrows more Grief that with grief is nor with grief prevented Yet grief it is must ease my grieved sore So grief and sorrow care but how to grieve For grief and sorrow must my cares relieve The wound fresh bleeding must be stauch'd with tears Tears cannot come unless some grief proceed Grief comes but slack which doth increase my fears Fear left for want of help I still shall bleed Do what I can to lengthen my lifes breath If Christ be wanting I shall bleed to death Thou deepest searcher of each secret thought Infuse in me thy all-affecting grace So shall my work to good effect be brought While I peruse my ugly sins a space Whose staining filth so spotted hath my soul That nought can wash but tears of inward dole How soon my soul hast thou the Lord forgot Who thee and thine through troublous Seas hath lead On earth thy parts should praise him suddain rot Why dost neglect his glorious Kingdom spread Thy eyes have seen the Mountains mov'd with 's hand And sunk in Seas to make his Sion stand No wonder then thy works with Eastern wind On Seas are broke and thy best Seamen slain Sith thou thy gain and not Christs work dost mind Lord stay thy hand I see my works are vain Our ships they shall thy Gospel forth convey And not bring home strange errors here to stay Instead of home-oppression they shall now Thy Saints abroad relieve by Sea them send No riot shall our Merchantmen allow Time in exchange walks not in Taverns spend Godly grief and good purpose comes from thee Lord Christ command and then to work go we Oh thou my soul how weak's thy faith

neighbourly together excepting Spring-field Thus are these people with great diligence provided for these daies of war hoping the day is at hand wherein the Lord will give Antichrist the don-christ the double of all her doings and therefore they have nursed up in their Artillery garden some who have since been used as instruments to begin the work but that which gives the greatest hope concerning this particular is this that these times afford more souldiers depending on the Lord Christ through faith for deliverance and true valour then any age since Antichrist began to fall without which all these preparations were but as so many traps and snares to catch a people in and to the which these Commanders and souldiers are daily exhorted and therefore let all people know that desire the downfal of New-England they are not to war against a people only exercised in feats of war but men who are experienced in the deliverances of the Lord from the mouth of the Lion and the paw of the Bear and now woe be to you when the same God that directed the stone to the forehead of the Philistine guides every bullet that is shot at you it matters not for the whole rabble of Antichrist on your side the God of Armies is for us a refuge high Shela VVonder working Providence OF Sions SAVIOUR in New-England BOOK III. CONTAINING The passages of Gods providence toward this wandering Race of Jaacobites in these latter seven years from the year 1645. till toward the latter end of 51. CHAP. I. Of planting the twenty sixth Church of Christ at the Town of Haverhil and of preparation for a second war with the Indians THis year that antient honored and trusty souldier of the truth Thom. Dudly Esquire was chosen Governor and the honored John Winthrop Esquire was chosen Deputy Governor John Endicut Esquire to the office of Major-General You have heard in the former book of the fortifying of the Castle and placing a Captain therein which was not finished till this year the number of freemen added was 56. The Town of Haverhil was built much about this time lying higher up then Salisbury upon the fair and large river of Merrimeck the people are wholly bent to improve their labour in tilling the earth and keeping of cattel whose yearly encrease incourages them to spend their days in those remote parts the constant penetrating farther into this Wilderness hath caused the wild and uncouth woods to be fil'd with frequented wayes and the large rivers to be over-laid with Bridges passeable both for horse and foot this Town is of a large extent supposed to be ten miles in length there being an over-weaning desire in most men after Medow land which hath caused many towns to grasp more into their ●ands then they could afterward possibly hold the people are laborious in the gaining the goods of this life yet are they not unmindful also of the chief end of their coming hither namely to be made partakers of the blessed Ordinances of Christ that their souls might be refreshed with the continual income of his rich grace to which end they gathered into a Church-body and called to office the reverend M. VVard son to the former named M. VVard of Ipswitch WIth mind resolv'd run out thy race at length Yound Ward begin whereas thy father left Left hath he not but breaths for further strength Nor thou nor he are yet of hope bereft Fruit of thy labours thou shalt see so much The righteous shall hear of it and rejoyce When Babel falls by Christ's almighty touch All'● folk shall praise him with a cheerful voice They prosper shall that Sions building mind Then Ward cease not with toyl her stones to lay For great is he thee to this work assign'd Whose pleasure is heavens Crown shall be thy pay This year although divers Indian Sachems not long before had desired to subject themselves and lands unto this Government yet the sons of old Canonicus having not inherited their fathers prudence with his subjects and land fell to hot contention with their own neighbours and native inhabitants although they were forbidden by the united Colonies and prosecuted so that they would not stick to wage war with the English also which the Commissioners perceiving they raised an Army of horse and foot out of the Colonies and appointed as Commander in chief over them Major-General Edward Gibbons the reverend Mr. Tompso● one of the Elders of the Church at Braintree was to accompany them and to preach the Word of God unto them during the time of the war but the Indians hearing of this preparation against them sent a certain number of their chief Nobility to treat with the Commissioners of the united Colonies about a peace who then sitting at Boston gave them audience the Indians coming into their presence could speak no more English but peace peace the English were very desirous of an opportunity to shew them mercy and yet would they should not despise them in gaining it upon such easie terms as might cause them to move war again and therefore allotted them to pay some part of the charge of the war intended and therefore appointed them to give four of their sons for hostages till they had wholly paid it the Indians gladly accepted of the terms and accordingly brought their children Here the Reader should be minded of the admirable acts of the Lord Christ in awing these multitudes of Heathens for they were the most populous of any that are in these parts but it is reserved for another place in this history the Indians being slow in their performance had their hostages returned home before the Wapom was paid yet their two Princes Posicus and Mexanimo did upon the sending certain armed men to demand the remainder send the sum demanded CHAP. II. Of the planting of the twenty seventh Church of Christ at the Town called Springfield and of the earnest seeking the the Lord by all the Churches of N. E. for his gracious assistance in the work of Reformation ABout this time one Mr. Pinchin sometime a Magistrate having out of desire to better his estate by trading with the Indians setled himself very remote from all the Churches of Christ in the Mattachusets Government upon the river of Canectico yet under their Government he having some godly persons resorting unto him they there erected a Town and Church of Christ calling it Springfield it lying upon this large navigable river hath the benefit of transporting their goods by water and also fitly seated for a Bever trade with the Indians till the Merchants encreased so many that it became little worth by reason of their out-buying one another which hath caused them to live upon husbandry this Town is mostly built along the river side and upon some little rivelets of the same There hath of late been more then one or two in this Town greatly suspected of witchcraft yet have they used much diligence both for the finding them