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A51414	New-Englands memoriall, or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God manifested to the planters of New-England in America with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth : as also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common-wealth, improved in the first beginning and after-progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts, in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death / published for use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton ...	Morton, Nathaniel, 1613-1685.	1669 (1669)	Wing M2827; ESTC R16332	139,372	220

godly Gentleman and Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth and attended him on his Embassage into Holland and was imployed by him in matters of greatest trust as in keeping of the Keys of the Cautionary Towns delivered up to him for her Majesty and things of the like nature his Master would alwayes in private confer with him as a friend or equal he afterwards lived in good esteem in his own Country and did much good until the troubles of those times enforced his remove into Holland and so into New-England and was in both places of singular use and benefit to the Church and People of Plimouth whereof he was being eminently qualified for such work as the Lord had appointed him unto of which should I speak particularly as I might I should prove tedious I shall content my self therefore only to have made honorable mention in general of so worthy a man And here I might take occasion to mention with admiration the marvellous providence of God that notwithstanding the many changes and hardships that this people viz. the first Planters at New-Plimouth went through and the many Enemies they had and difficulties they met withal that so many of them should live until very old age It was not only this Reverend mans condition but many more of them did the like some dying before and about this time and some living who attained to sixty years of age and to sixty five divers to seventy and some to more then eighty as he did It must needs be more then ordinary and above natural reason that so it should be for it is found in experience that changing of Air Famine and unwholsome Food much drinking of Water Sorrows and Troubles c. all of them are enemies to health causes of much diseases consumers of natural vigor and the bodies of men and shortners of life and yet of all these things they had a large and long part and suffered deeply in the same they went from England to Holland where they found both worse Air Diet then that they came from from thence enduring a long imprisonment in the ships at Sea into New-England how it hath been with them here hath already been shewn what crosses troubles fears wants and sorrows they have been liable unto is easily to be discerned so as in some sort they may say with the Apostle they were in Journeys often 1 Cor. 11.26.27 in perils of Waters in perils of Robbers in perils of their own Nation in perils amongst the Heathen in perils in the Wilderness in perils in the Sea in perils amongst false Brethren in weariness in painfulness in watching often in hunger thirst in fasting often in cold and nakedness What was it then that upheld them It was Gods visitation that preserved their spirits Job 10.12 he that upheld the Apostle upheld them They were persecuted but not forsaken 2 Cor. 4 9. 2 Cor. 9 6. cast down but perished not as unknown and yet known as dying and behold we live as chastened and yet not killed God it seems would have all men behold such works of his Providence as these are towards his people that they in like cases might be incouraged to depend upon him in their trials and also bless his Name when they see his goodness towards others Man lives not by bread only Deut. 8.3 It is not by dainty fare peace rest and hearts ease in enjoying contentments and good things of this World only that preserves health and prolongs life God in such examples would have the World take notice that he can do it without them and if the World will shut their eyes and take no notice thereof yet he would have his people to see and consider it Daniel could be in better liking with ●ulse then with the Kings dainties Jacob though he went from one Nation to another People and passed through Famine Fears and many afflictions yet he lived until old age and died sweetly and rested in the Lord as many others of Gods servants have done and still do through Gods goodness notwithstanding all the malice of their enemies Job 15.32 Psal 55.23 When the branch of the wicked shall be cut off before his day and the bloody and deceitful man shall not live out half his dayes By reason of the plotting of the Narrhagansets ever since the Pequot War the Indians were drawn into a general conspiracy against the English in all parts as was in part discovered the year before and now made more plain and evident by many discoveries and free confessions of sundry Indians upon several occasions from divers places concurring in one with such other concurring circumstances as gave the English sufficiently to understand the truth thereof and to think of means how to prevent the same In which respect together with divers other and more weighty reasons the four Colonies viz. the Massachusets Plimouth Conecticot and New-Haven entred into a more near Union and Confederation the nineteenth day of May 1643. and the Articles of the said confederation were signed by the Commissioners of the said Jurisdictions respectively by which were Authorized thereunto viz. John Winthrop Governour of the Massachusets Thomas Dudley Edward Winslow William Collier Edward Hopkins Thomas Grigson Theophilus Eaton George Fenwick The said Articles at large with sundry other particulars appertaining thereunto together with the particulars concerning the plotting contrivements menacings and insolencies of the Narrhagansets against the English together with the provision and preparation made by the English for an expedition against them See Acts of the Commissioners for the United Colonies of N.E. A● 1644. and 1645. with the yieldings and compliance of the said Narrhagansets to the English and the Composition and Articles of agreement made with them c. these are all to be seen as they are at large extant in the Records of the Commissioners for the United Colonies of New-England whereunto I refer the Reader 1644. THis Year Mr. Edward Winslow was Elected Governour of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth were Elected his Assistants in Government Mr. William Bradford Mr. Thomas Prince Mr. William Collier Mr. Timothy Hatherly Mr. John Brown Mr. William Thomas Mr. Edmond Freeman This Year Mr. John Atwood died he was a godly man singularly endowed with the grace of Patience and having a large estate became a useful benefactor to the Colonie of New-Plimouth he departed this life expressing great Faith in Christ and a cheerful expectation of the restoration of his body at the general Resurrection in Glory This Year many of the Town of Plimouth by reason of some straights that were upon them took up thoughts of removing to some other place for their better accommodation and for that end made a more exact and particular discovery of a place called by the Indians Namset which place being purchased by them of the Indians divers of the considerablest of the Church and Town removed thither and erected a Town which is now called by

which was written and sent by him in their name to the Churches at Boston Charlstown New-town now Cambridge c. accusing the Magistrates that were members of the respective Churches of sundry hainous offences which he laid unto their charge and though divers did acknowledge their error and gave satisfaction yet Mr. Williams himself notwithstanding all the pains that was taken with him by Mr. Cotton Mr. Hooker and many others to bring him to a sight of his errors and miscarriages and notwithstanding all the Courts gentle proceedings with him he not only persisted but grew more violent in his way insomuch as he staying at home in his own house sent a Letter which was delivered and read in the publick Church assembly the scope of which was to give them notice That if the Church of Salem would not separate not only from the Churches of Old-England but the Churches of New-England too he would separate from them the more prudent and sober part of the Church being amazed at his way could not yield unto him whereupon he never came to the Church Assembly more professing separation from them as Antichristian and not only so but he withdrew all private religious Communion from any that would hold Communion with the Church there insomuch as he would not pray nor give thanks at meals with his own wife nor any of his family because they went to the Church Assemblies divers of the weaker sort of the Church-members that had been throughly leavened with his Opinions of which number were divers women that were zealous in their way did by degrees fall off to him insomuch as he kept a meeting in his own house unto which a numerous company did resort both on the Sabbath day and at other times in way of separation from and opposition to the Church Assembly there which the prudent Magistrates understanding and seeing things grow more and more towards a general division and disturbance after all other means used in vain they passed a sentence of Banishment against him out of the Massachusets Colony as against a disturber of the peace both of the Church and Common-wealth After which Mr. Williams sat down in a place called Providence out of the Massachusets Jurisdiction and was followed by many of the members of the Church of Salem who did zealously adhere to him and who cried out of the Persecution that was against him some others also resorted to him from other parts They had not been long there together but from rigid separation they fell to Anabaptistry renouncing the Baptism which they had received in their Infancy and taking up another Baptism and so began a Church in that way but Mr. Williams stopped not there long for after some time he told the people that had followed him and joyned with him in a new Baptism that he was out of the way himself and had mis-led them for he did not finde that there was any upon earth that could administer Baptism and therefore their last Baptism was a nullity as well as their first and therefore they must lay down all and wait for the coming of new Apostles and so they dissolved themselves and turned Seekers keeping that one Principle That every one should have liberty to Worship God according to the Light of their own Consciences but otherwise not owning any Churches or Ordinances of God any where upon Earth Thus much was thought meet to be inserted here concerning the great and lamentable Apostacy of Mr. Williams that it may be a Warning to all others to take heed of a gradual declining from and forsaking the Churches of Christ and Ordinances of God in them lest they be left of God to run such a course as he hath done Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall 1 Cor. 10.12 As also to be a Motive to the Saints to remember him unto God in their fervent Prayers for his return he having been sometimes an able Dispenser of the Word of God and in several respects of an exemplary Conversation And yet that there may be a standing Evidence of the Care that was had in those times to prevent the growth of Errours and of the exercise of the Communion of Churches for that end it is thought meet further to insert this passage That before the putting forth of the Civil Power of the Magistrate for the removing of Mr. Williams from Salem and besides other means also used there was a publick Admonition sent in writing from the Church of Boston to the Church of Salem for the reducing of Mr. Williams and the erring part of the Church The Title of the Writing was Errours in Doctrine maintained by some of the Brethren of the Church of Salem tending to the disturbance of Religion and Peace in Family Church and Common-wealth viz. 1. THat it is not lawful to call upon an unregenerate man to pray for himself 2. It is not lawful for a regenerate man to pray with his carnal Family 3. It is not lawful for Magistrates to take an Oath of Fidelity from unregenerate men 4. It is not lawful for Magistrates to take an Oath of Fidelity from the body of their Subjects though regenerate and Members of Churches 5. It is not lawful for Magistrates to punish the breaches of the first Table unless thereby the Civil Peace of the Commonwealth be disturbed Whence also it follows and is confessed That a Church wholly declining into Arianism Papism Familism or other Heresies being admonished and convinced thereof by other Churches and not reforming may not be reformed by the Civil Magistrate in a way of Civil Justice unless it break the Civil Peace These Errours were solidly confuted and the contrary Truths asserted by the Word of God in that Writing which was Subscribed by John Cotton Teacher of the Church of Boston Thomas Oliver Elders of the same Church Thomas Leveret Elders of the same Church Mr. Wilson the Pastor of the Church being at that time absent upon a Voyage to England 1630. THis Year it pleased God of his rich grace to Transport over into the Bay of the Massachusets divers honourable Personages and many worthy Christians whereby the Lord began in a manifest manner and way to make known the great thoughts which he had of Planting the Gospel in this remote and barbarous Wilderness and honouring his own Way of Instituted Worship causing such and so many to adhere thereunto and fall upon the practice thereof Among the rest a chief one amongst them was that famous Patern of Piety and Justice Mr. John Winthrop the first Governour of that Jurisdiction accompanied with divers other precious Sons of Sion which might be compared to the most fine gold Amongst whom also I might name that Reverend and Worthy man Mr. John Wilson eminent for Love and Zeal he likewise came over this year and bare a great share of the difficulties of these new beginnings with great chearfulness and alacrity of spirit They came over with

the Divine whose Life a Revelation Of Faith and Love and Christ to admiration John the Divine whom Jesus lov'd most dear Sweetned with leaning on his Bosome here This is that John whose Death who doth not moan Hath sure no heart of flesh but one of stone He had the Countries Faith and Love and Zeal Even Grace enough for Church and Common-weal Whereby was propt up all the Fabrick still That else had tumbled down our Sion Hill Of meerly Men deserving glory more You 'll finde nor Martyr nor a Confessor Inspir'd he was with the Prophetick Spirit Of all the Prophets which he did inherit 'Twixt an Apostle and Evangelist His Order standeth in the Heavenly List If Paul himself among us dead had been More tears or sorrow could not have been seen They wept not more for this that they should see His face no more then now we Mourners bee For Heavenly Poems most Angelicall Composing Volumes with delight were all But gathered up in one we should espy Enough to fill an University And were another Psalm-book made by thee Mictam of John their Title it should bee As aged John th'Apostle us'd to bless The People which they judg'd their happiness So we did count it worth our Pilgrimage Vnto him for his Blessing in his Age Yet then no Babe more longing for the Breast Then he to take within the Church his rest To have the sincere Milk of God's good Word Which to his Soul all comfort did afford Not Heat nor Cold nor Rain nor Snow must bar But every where becomes an Auditor Who ever labour'd in the Ministry More given then he to Hospitality To Strangers Widows Fatherless and all To Friends and Foes he was most liberall Of all his Prayers Sermons Travels Pains He is ascended Heaven to reap the gains Oh for a double portion of thy Spirit No richer Treasure would we all inherit Maestus apposuit T. S. 1668. THis Year it pleased God to visit New-England with the manifestation of his displeasure by the death of three Eminent Instruments The first whereof was that worthy Servant of Christ Mr. Samuel Shepard Pastor of the Church of Christ at Rowley in New-England who deceased in the Spring of this year in the midst of his dayes and in the beginning of his Work in the Ministry The second that worthy Man of God Mr. Henry Flint Teacher of the Church of Christ at Braintry in New-England who ended his mortal life the 27 of April in this year a man of known Piety Gravity and Integrity and well accomplished with other Qualifications fit for the Work of the Ministry The third and last but not the least that Super-eminent Minister of the Gospel rightly so called Mr. Jonathan Mitchel Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New-England who laid down his Earthly Tabernacle on the Ninth of July in this year Of whose rare Endowments and the great Loss the whole Land sustained by his death take this following brief Account Mr. Jonathan Mitchell was born at Halifax in York-shire in England of pious and wealthy Parents who coming over to New-England brought him over young his Education in Learning was perfected at Harvard Colledge in Cambridge where he attained to such a degree in knowledge that he was soon called to be a Fellow of the Colledge and within few years after his lustre did so shine that the Church at Hartford upon Conecticot River made application to him in order to supply the place of that Eminent Servant of Christ Mr. Thomas Hooker a little before deceased but the Church at Cambridge by the Advice of their Pastor Mr. Thomas Shepard then living not willing to part with so great a Treasure became Competitor with Hartford and gave him a Call to them This loving Strife between the two Churches of Hartford and Cambridge about him was in a short time decided by the awfull hand of God in the death of that Eminent and Glorious Star Mr. Thomas Shepard Pastor at Cambridge which place being wholly destitute and Hartford being supplied with a Teacher namely that Worthy of the Lord Mr. Samuel Stone the Ballance was cast for Cambridge and in the year 1650 he was Called and Ordained their Pastor It was an eminent favour of God to that Church to have their great Breach thus made up with a man so much of the Spirit and Principles of their former Pastor and so excellently qualified with respect to the Colledge for Reason and Prudence requireth that the Minister of that place be more then ordinarily endowed with Learning Gravity Wisdome Orthodoxness Ability sweet and excellent Gifts in Preaching that so the Scholars which are devoted and set apart in order to be Preachers of the Gospel might be seasoned with the Spirit of such an Elijah In which regard this holy Man of God was eminently furnished and his Labours wonderfully blessed for very many of the Scholars bred up in his time as is observed do favour of his Spirit for grace and manner of Preaching which was most attractive He lived Pastor of the Church about Eighteen years and was most intense and faithful in declaring much of the Counsel of God He went through a great part of the Body of Divinity made a very excellent Exposition of the Book of Genesis and part of Exodus and delivered many fruitful and profitable Sermons on the four first Chapters of John and in his Monethly Lectures which were abundantly frequented he Preached of Mans Misery by Sin and Recovery by Christ Jesus and died in the third part of it viz. concerning Mans Obedience in Christ besides many other excellent Truths by him taught upon divers occasions In all his Labours God was wonderfully present with him He was a person that held very near Communion with God Eminent in Wisdome Piety Humility Love Self-denial and of a compassionate and tender heart surpassing in Publick-spiritedness a mighty man in Prayer and Eminent at standing in the Gap he was zealous for Order and faithful in asserting the Truth against all Oppugners of it In a word he was a man whom God had richly furnished and eminently fitted for his Work lived desired and died lamented by all good Christians that knew him It pleased God upon the Ninth of July 1668. in a hot and burning season but much more hot in the Heat of Gods Anger to New-England to take him to Rest and Glory about the 43 year of his Age. His Race was but short but the Work he did was very much The Elegies following may give the Reader a further account of what esteem he was Upon the Death of that truely Godly Reverend and Faithful Servant of Christ Mr. Jonathan Mitchell Pastor of the Church at Cambridge who deceased July 9. 1668. VVHat shall we say Of sad Effects what fear Four Splendent Stars extinguish'd in one year Two Old one Young and this of Middle Age A brightest Light most eyes who did ingage The Lord in 's Temple is Earth silence keep