before God before Jesus Christ and the Elect Angels that he should observe those things namely the Canons he had before appointed about Church Order and Officers that he should mind those things without preferring one before another doing nothing by partiallity there must be no partial dealing no preferment of one Commandment of Christ before another Deacons must not be kept in place with rejection of the Elders that Ruled well nor others debarr'd of their double Honour especially those who laboured in the Word and Doctrine and the Holy All-wise God knowing that the Churches would Apostatize and that Antichrist whose Mystery of Iniquity then wrought would in special manner run encounter to Scripture Purity and pollute the Sanctuary Streams of Church Oâ—dinances and Officers especially Ruling Eldeâ—â— because of their pragmaticalness with the Teâ—ching Elders about Church Rule he jumbleâ— and made one Officer of Teaching and Rulinâ— Elders prudentially to avâ—id Seism and calleâ— hem both Presbyters or Priests mean whilâ— he courted and carressed the Deacons whoâ— he distinguished some he called Sub-Deaconâ— to attend the Vestry to help on the Surplicâ— and hâ—ly Garments of the Priests or Presbyters others he advanced to hear Auricular Confessâ—ons and say Mass but prudently considerinâ— that the Care and Trust of the Church Stocâ— and Treasury was committed unto them eâ—pecially when iâ— was augmented with that caâ—led Constantines Gift concerning which History tells us of a voice heard in the Heavens Hodie venerum effunditur c. This day poyson iâ— powred into the Churches That Man of Sin fore seeing how useful Deacons might be to hiâ— Clergy he advanced the Gravest of them to be Arch Deacons and to be of the number oâ— Cardinals so called because they are the Cardines Hooks or Hindges that the Scarlet Whoreâ— Chair or Seat hangs on This cursed Conclave are the only Elected and Electors of the Pope their work on High Festivals is to Vest their Pontifex Maximus in his Pontificalibus of Purple and Scarlet decked with Jewels and Gold vastly exceeding all Imperial State and the Splendor of Jadduâ— the 〈…〉 to Alenander to confirm him in his Conâ—est of the World Whilst at the High Altar â—e is Offering up the Blasphemous Sacrifice â—â—ese Arch-Deacons attend upon him as other â—eacons at the Lords Supper Let the Candid â—eader pass by this digression designed to shew what a fine Thred this Mystery of Iniquity at â—irst spun but now the Son of Perdition Sits â—s God in the Temple of God whom Christ will destroy with the Brightness of his Coming c. Christ renews and doubleth the same Charge â—n the same Epistle as it were Adjuring and Conjuring Timothy and in him all the Churchâ—s In the sight of God as they look to answer it at that Great Day and before Jesus Christ who made a good Confession before Pontius Pilate that they keep his Commandment without spot and unrebukable until the Appearing of Jesus Christ How should all these Obtestations and Injunctions make all New-England Church-Members and Officers dreadfully to quake and tremble under the consideration of what Guilt we lay under by breach of this Command Moreover the King of Saints and Lord of Heaven and Earth having Magnified and Exalted this People above any in the lower world with Charter Priviledge to im-body themselves into Spiritual Corporations founded upon Divine Institutions and directed by Scriptural Regulations by which Charter of Right they are Impowred to Assemble and Incorporate themselves to Chuse and Appoint their own Officers acting the whole in his Sacred Majesties Name and Solely by his Authority thaâ— agreeing together he hath pass'd under thâ— great Seal of Heaven and given his Royal Parolâ— Oath and Amen to bind or loose in heaven whatsoever they shall bind or loose on earth the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are giveâ— to this Church Confessing and Professing Chrisâ— to be the Son of the living God the gates oâ— hell shall not prevail against it yea he whosâ— Name is I AM is in the Midst of two or three assembled in his Name Authority but if they by their factions or fractions cannot agree oâ— thro their sullen wilfulness do Nonuser Desuser Refuser any of these Sacred Statutes which they by Scripture Charter are oblidg'd to act by they forfeit their Franchise may expect a Divinâ— Quo-warrant to be sued out by their King against them WHO REQUIRED THIS AT YOUR HANDS THIS IS NOT THE FEAST FAST OR DUTY THE LORD REQUIRES By not observing all things he haâ—h Commanded they forfeit the challenge of his promised Presence with them if they refuse any Officer which he hath instated in the Churches they expose themselves to the Forfeiture of the said Charter And he who knoweth not what a Deluge of Superstitions was by this door of neglect let into the first Churches he is not so vers'd in divine and humane Church History as the time of the fulfilling Prophesy we are cast into calls for our crying out The Temple of the Lord will not free us from being Dischurched more then Jerusalem was she was seat to Shilo N. England needs not to Travel into Asia to learn it every poor French Refugee who hath set his Foot in N. England Preacheth it unto us whose Churches have yielded more Faithful Martyrs then all the other Reformed Churches in Europe their care of Supplying the Poor Churches out of the Large Treasury and by the Liberality of the Richer was Exemplary and the Providing Maintenance to the Widows and Orphans of their Deceased Pastors was Presidential it was the special Work of their National Synods and doth condemn us Christ that knows their Charity Service Faith and Patience after their Re reformation will make this Thyatiras last works to be more than her first Oh that we might apply our Hearts to these things that they may sink into our Souls Kings out of their Natural Clemency may abate from the Severity of Law but if contempt be added it aggravates the Offence Our case is such as only Soveraign Grace can Cure God hath oft wrought for his Names Sake Let us Plead it with him Lord we are callâ—d by thy Name Leave us not Let us not be abhorr'd for thy Names Sake Let not the Throne of Thy Glory be further Disgraced before Popish and Pagan Adversaries It 's said that none but Parliaments Laxness â—o maintain their just and legal Proprietie◠〈◊〉 undo the Body Polittck of a Nation so noâ—â— can undo our Spiritual Corporations but their Members giving up their due just Church Power and Priviledge into the bands of some Diotrephes as befel the Primitive Churches As we began with a caution from our great Cotton so we shall draw to a conclusion with the Animadversion of the great Congregational Champion Dr. Owen who in the Vindication of these Churches from Scism chaâ—g'd upon them by Dr Stilling sfleet the said Reverend Man who there and in his other Elaborate Works upon that Subject doth
ways of Subsistence which â—he first Planters Deserted and not a few did leave all their worldly hopes to come into this Desert unknown Land and smoaky Cottaâ—es to the Society of Cursed Cannibals as they have proved to be and at best wild Indians what less then a Divine Ardour could inflame a People thus Circumstanced to a work so contrary to Flesh and Blood Infinite Wisdom and Prudence contrived and directed this Mysterious Work of Providence Divine Courage and Resolution managed it Superhumane Sedulity and Diligence-â—tended it and Angelical Swiftness and Dispatch finished it Its Wheels stirr'd not â—it according to the HOLY SPIRITS moâ—on in them yea there was the Involution of a Wheel within a Wheel Gods Ways were 〈◊〉 Great Depth and high above the Eagle or mans Cockle-shell is infinitely unable to Emptie this Ocean Let us Commemorate their Exodus or Departure from our Nation These Prudent Undertakers sent forth their Forlorn Hope in two Ships Laden with Passengers and Servants two years before they mov'd with their main Body and Pattent Government which were fully Furnished with a Pastor and Teacher Worthy Higgison and Skelton and all Materials for Compleaâ—ing of a Church of Christ according to Divine Institution Who safely Arriving according to their predeterminate Design of Inlargement of Christ's Kingdom and His Majesty of England's Dominion Firstly they set up their Standards Dethroning Satan they cast him out of Heaven which beyond time memorial he had in the Natives Consciences and by Turf and Twig they took possession of this his large Continent and set up the first Church in these Parts in a place they then called Salem at which Convention the Testimony which the Lord of all the Earth bore unto it is wonderfully memorable by a Saving Work upon a Gentleman of Quality Major General Gibbins who afterwards was the Chieftain and Flower of New-England's Militia and an Eminent Instrument both in Church and Commonwealth he being the younger Brother of the House of an Honourable Extract his Ambition exceeding what he could expect at home Rambled bither Before one Stone was laid in thâ— Structure or our Van-Currier's Arrival he waâ— no Debauchee but of a Jocund Temper and one of the Merry Mounts Society who chosâ— rather to Dance about a May pole first Erected to the Honour of Strumpet Flora than to heaâ— a good Sermon who hearing of this Meeting though above Twenty Miles distant from it and desirous to see the Mode and Novel of a Churches Gathering with great studiousness he applyed himself to be at it where beholding their orderly procedure and their method of standing forth to declare the Work of Gâ—â— upon their Souls being pricked at the Heart he sprung forth among them desirous to be one of the Society who though otherwise welâ— acomplished yet divinely illiterate was therâ— convinc'd and judged before all the secretâ— of his heart being made manifest fell down and Worshipped God to their astonishment saying That God was in them of a Truth the Verity hereof as long since it hath been affirmed by old Planters so by his own Manuscript found after his Death it 's confirmed he about that time Lamenting his Christless Estate which evidenceth that it ought to be said of that Sion This man was Born there One winterafter these good spies had viewed this Land who sent letters of the prosperous good hand of Providence upon them the taste of the fruits of this Countrie was sweeter and more welcome to their Principalls in England then the Grapes of Eschol were to Israel of â—â—ld The Leaders of this People upon serious depate drew up a Determination to settle the Corporation and government upon the Place and Deputy to abide there which being effected and Divinely directed in such a Choice of the Governour the Famous Pattern of Wisdom Justice and Liberality and of a Deputy Governour who by his Experience at Home and Travels Abroad with his Natural and Acquired Aâ—bilities was a Gentleman qualified above others for the chief Rule and Government wherein according to his just Deserts he shared more than others the Fame whereof being come Abroad in the Nation to such whose hearts God had touched this being upon the wing there wanted not Number of Persons of all Occupations skill'd in all Faculties needful for the Planting of a Collony who filled up a Fleet of Eleven Ships of considerable Burthen besides their Attenders some of them about Four Hundred Tuns the rest noâ— much inferiour some carrying near Two Hundred Passengers the rest proportionably the Wheels of Providence were lifted up very high and also were radiantly magnificent These Tarting Travellers Removal carrying so great a Resemblance of Departure into another World they were not stupid Stoicks but abounded with that which Grace doth no destroy but direct What showers of melting Tears dropt into the Bosomes of each other whose Souls as Jonathan and David clave one to another yet alleviated with consideration though they were Absent in Body yet Present in Spirit and of their mutual access to the Throne of Grace and of Meeting at the Assembly of the First-born and Spirits of Just Men made Perfect Some of their choice Friends as the Reverend Mr. Cotton and others went along with them from Boston in Lincolnshire to South-hampton where they parted and he Preacht his Farewel Sermon That so many Eminent Persons some of Noble Extract should upon Sea-Bridges pass over the largest Ocean in the Universe by the good hand of their God upon them having sought of him a right way for themselves Little Ones and Substance yea above Three Thousand in one Year and that above Three Hundred Ships since that time all Laden with Jewels of Invaluable Value far above the Gold of Ophir that each individual one should have a Caelestial Convoy under the Flaming Swords of Flying Cherubims turning every way to keep them in their way so as they all at their Port safely Arrived Not one Foundered in the Sea Split upon Rocks were suckt in by Sands Over-set by sudden Gusts nor Taken and Plundered by Pirates on Robbers except one called the Angel Gabriel whose Tutular Guardiau Ship failed if any Aboard put trust therein she was Laden with Passengers for Boston but put in at Pemiquid where the Ship and whole Cargo perished but not one Soul of Seamen or Passengers miscarried they met with an Hurricane before or since not known in this Country Raised by the Power of him who holds the Wind in his Hand and Commissioneth the Prince of the Air by Raising Stormy Winds to fulfil his Word it 's said the Tide rose Twenty Foot perpen dicular above its ordinary height The same time another great Ship Laden with Passengers was wonderfully preserved when as ready to be Split in pieces upon Rocks at the Isle of Shoals at the Prayer of the distressed Saints Aboard God caused the Winds to Vere a Point or two about the Compass so as she cleared them they were
1000 besides about 140 Slain the other day but leave it to such whose Lot it will be to draw it up our Pequod and Narraganset Wars lasted about three years whose Narrative is faithfully Published by two persons of Worth to the Honour of God King and Country Lâ—s thought no English Pen will hardly Undertake this That the Great God is Departing from us his â—wful Removes demonstrate should be quite leave us we need none to Judge between us but our selves to Justifie him and Condemn us we are the Luxuriant Branches of the Noble Vine here planted but Degenerated into that of Sodom and Gomorrah whom after all Culturing to bring us unto our Pristine Fruitfulness by Impoverishing us by pruning oâ—ffour Superfluous Branches by Losses at Sea by Defeating our great Canada Design by Gods own Immediate Hand Starving and Freezing to Death the Flower of our Hopeful Youth the Lord from Heaven and the Stars in their Courses Fighting against us yea Cruel Cannibals Scalping and Fleaing of our Bodies burning us as Sacrifices to Habamoch but all this tends only to the killing of our Bodies but when as the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah is Rowz'd up and Roareth upon us who can but fear it exceeds bruitish stupidity if we do not Tremble more especially when as the Devourer out of the Bottomless Pit is let Loose upon us the Compendium of all Calamity and the quintessence of Wrath Anger and Indignation is come upon us to the utmost as if now we were to be made an Execration to God his Holy Angels and good men at the dreadful Claps of this tremendous Thunder whole Flesh is not shattered in pieces How should the ghastly sight of the Tophet and Invisible World within us and of the innate Immate 〈…〉 â—akes â—elf and sin more abominably vile and loath â—ome then Hell or Devil Who can hide from the Wrath of the Lamb Whose Grace upon the Knee in the Ministry of his Hoâ— Word so oft hath besought us and ours to be Reconciled unto him but we would not we have with our contempt provoked him to deliver us up into the hand of him who hath the Power of Death Let 's consider the Instruments Implied in this Suparlative Plague the Devil is come down against us the Inhabitants of this Earth having great Wrath he is the Do-evil he is the Recorded Liar Tempter Accuser and Murderer of Souls and Bodies and what not They are Spirits no more discerned by us and as unseen as our Souls yet so near piercing and contiguous as the Air Heat or Cold and it 's only want of Divine Permission if not Commission that every one of us hath not had the experience of all this they are Fallen Angels Apostate from their Heavenly First State should not this bring to Remembrance both our Personal Fall in our First Fathers and our Relative Apostacy from our Church-State First Love and First Works Our Fathers were Clothed with the Sun the Apostolical Discipline and Doctrine were their Crown the Moon was under their Feet but we are turned topsy turvy Heads and Heels have changed places a little from Heaven was greater encouragement then a great deal from Earth as then was the reply of a young Preacher to one who questioned him how he could be contented with such poor Fare and mean Maintenance in a â—mall Village we fear that Christ Jesus Indigitates â—t our Churches Apostacy and at our Falling from â—ur First Love And doubtless God calls us now being Alarmed by these Spirits to try our particular Estates whaâ— Spirit we are of Whâ—tâ—â—r of new and Heaven-born State and also our Worship whether it be Spiritual such as he who is a Spirit the Father of Spirits seâ—k â—eth he found our Fathers such of his own Making or they would not have run the riskâ— of Transplanting themselves or brought us their Children â—hiâ—her Again are we true Worshippâ—rs Principled in thâ— Truth of what we believe and practice from the Word of Truth can we give a bettâ—r account of ouâ— Church Covenant and Fellowship then a B got Papist can of Mass or his Auricular Confession theiâ— Fathers did so and â—o did ours it was the Custome of the place they lived iâ— and 〈◊〉 is ouâ—s let us minâ— whether by these Hellish Emissaries God doth noâ— loudly call upon us to consider of these things Let 's ponder upon the Subjâ—cts or Persons upoâ— whom this Great Wrath is fallen they are chiefly thâ— Members of our Churches or their Hâ—arers and Dâ—pendants none of the Episcopal Antipedobaptistâ— or Quakers perswasion have been complained of be Accusers or Accused Afflicters or Afflicted thâ— Devil setting up his Chappel so near to Christ Church declareth his Malice and especially again us it hath been well noted by a Minister of Note that the Devil now contents not himself to imital Jewish or Popish Modes our he will take up the Râ—formed and Congregational Way a single Parse wiâ— not serve his turn but he will have Pastor an Teacher if he can't find a Deacon he will not waâ— two Widows or Deaconesses his old Diabolism wâ—â—â— not do now to Baptise and give Names to the Witâ— and her Imps but he brings up a new Dernoâ—iunifâ—â— every Witch shall have her so call'd Spectre attend upon her and to be her Envoye to Torme such as they never knew or saw whereas it hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 old saying Ignoti nulla Cupido No Love to a person unknown and consequently as little hatred Sauls Evil Spirit acting his Eyes to Malignity against David â—ympathised with his hand to murder him but now between sight and touch a vast antipathy But that which we in our short Reading may make our flâ—sh to tremble the joynts of â—ur Knees to be loosâ—d and our very Arfcries and Heart-strings to break in lunder at the very sound of â—t that these Cursed Fiends who in the day of our Lords Humiliation when as he devested his Glory and took upon him â—he Form of a Servant a Poor Carpenter to make new and mend old Houses did then beseech him to give them leave to enter into 〈◊〉 parcel of Swine and that he would not Torment â—hem before their time That this Glorious and Gloâ—ified Lord Who by Death slew him who had the 〈◊〉 ower of Death that is the Devil and upon and in is Resurrection made Triumph over all Deviâ—s having â—ed them Captive spoiling Principalities and Powers â—ade shew of them openly after God hath highly Exalted â—im even to Sit at his Right hand and given him a Name above every Name That in the Name of Jesus very knee in Heaven Earth and Hell should bow that 〈◊〉 open defiance of all this now they should insult â—ver Storm and basely affront the Lord of Heaven â—arth and Hell the Scriptures tell us That the Devils Believe and Tremble and this we do and must â—elieve but that a Damned Crew of Devils or â—itches at the Devils Table with Red Bread and
threatned were Gods Covenant People whence he observed â—o this purpose That Gods Covenant People or their Children â—ight in their first beginnings be loft to do such â—bings as might bring a future grievous Calamity â—pon them He shewed as this people being Gods Israel â—id thus in their March through the Wilderâ—ess into the Land of Canaan not many years â—fter their Departure from Egypt their House 〈◊〉 Bondage So might any other Covenant â—eople be left to do In the Application of this Doctrine he was â—ssisted with that Presence of Spirit and â—ressed it upon his Auditors with its Divine Authority that as Goads and Nails it Entred â—rom that Master of the Assembly and was â—astned from the one Shepheard Such was â—â—e Attention and its Efficacy upon the Hearâ—rs words from the heart entred into their â—earts so as upon Repitition of the Sermon 〈◊〉 home they coming warmed with its heavenly heat concluded their John was in the Spirit that Lords Day This Prophet is Dead and our Fathers where are they Yet the words then spoken left such a Convincing Impress upon our hearts Souls as is not obliterated to this day and in this Hour of Distress Trouble and Consternation is now revived when as Heaven Earth and Hell seem to Conspire to Accomplish the Threatning then Denounced The Great God being now upon searching our Jerusalem with Candles should put each individual sensible Soul with the Candle of the Lord to make diligent and sincere Inquiry into the most inward and secret recesses in the Chambers of his Imagery yea into the closest Tills and Cachotes of a deceitful and desperately wicked heart and after all to Beg of him whose Eyes are as a Flame of Fire that he would Search Try and Know it and that he would shew and make us all to know every winding and wicked way and lead in the way Everlasting that he who is holy in all his Ways and righteous in all his Works the great Revealer of Secrets would take off the Veil which hides the Mystery of Iniquity in our Souls that there may be a clear discovery of the Troubler of our Israel the Inward Viceroy the Judge Jury and Witness within us their Verdict and Sentence passing against us God who is greater than our Conscience will condem us much more That we and our Fathers have Sinned is â—ut of doubt but whether we or our Fathers â—re the meritorious and procuring causes of â—hat we now are groaning under is that which remains under question we hope in â—he sequel of this Script as to vindicate the Equity of Gods Wayes towards our Fathers â—nd our selves so in our weak measure to conâ—ince us of the Iniquity of our wayes against â—he Lord that we shall see just cause to condemn our selves as the procurers of all the deep Displeasure we now bleed under In order whereunto it may be requisite to Recollect what our Fathers have told us and what we have seen and shall present a maniple of the unaccountable Sheaves of Divinely Beneficient Bounties granted unto our Fathers and their graceful Returns unto the Divine Majesty It 's great pitty before the present Generation pass off the Stage of Action that there should not be a compleat History laid up in our Archivis It was an Ordinance of old to Commemorate the Political Birth and Growth of a People it may not we hope be unbeseeming us to give a small account of the Genesis of this superhumane and really Divine Creation wrought by the admirable Architect who manifest himself most Illustriously Great in the Minimes of Created Beings This Colonies Foundation was not laid by exhausting the Exchequers of Princes Peers or â—ords of the Realm nor by Lotteries and â—â—ch like Contrivances of Advance as other English Plantations have been It was incomparable Minute to what its â—ow attain'd unto and the rather to be observed because of the great opposition from â—hose of strength it first met with its growth must be assigned to Heavens Influence and lessing It evidently proceeded from him who â—ais'd up the Righteous man from the East â—nd called him to his Foot the sudden movâ—â— and incliner of Hearts both infused and â—uided the inclinations and motions of these â—orthy Patriots with their Associates who â—ther attended or followed them in great measure parallel to that of the Father of the Faithful who upon a Divine Call left Kin â—red Country and Fathers House and went â—e knew not whether to Enjoy he knew not what both proceeding from the same Inspiraâ—ion and Instinct drawn by the Magnetick Influence of the same Holy Spirit and as it were by the impulse of a sacred Charm or â—pell as by its operation appeared as if a Royâ—â— Herald through our Nation from Barwick â—o Cornwell had made Proclamation to Summon and Muster up Volunteers to appear in New-England for His Sacred Majesties Service here to attend further Orders Such was the â—ay of Christ's Power as an incredible number of Willing People forthwith Listed themselves â—ea many of those whose Faces were unknown each other the hearts of multitudes in this Design responded as Face to Face in Water thus the Body of this People was animated aâ— with one Soul That this Design was Super-humane will be evidenced by the Primum Mobile or grand Wheel thereof Neither Spanish Gold or Silver nor French or Dutch Trade of Peltry did Oil their Wheels it was the Propagation oâ— Piety and Religion to Posterity and the secret Macedonean Call COME OVER AND HELP US afterward Instamp'd in the Seal of this Colony the Setting up of Christ's Kingdom among the Heathens in this Remoâ— End of the Earch was the main spring of motion and that which gave the Name to New-England and at such a time when as Divine Herbert in his Temple Prophetically Sang Religion Stands on Tiptoe in our Land Ready to pass to the American Strand The agency of the great God appeared who never lets any of his works fall for want of materials or instruments he raised up such as were fit to lead and feed this People in this wilderness such were our Famous Founders we had our Mose's and Aaron's our Zorobabels and Joshua's our Ezrah's and Nehemiahs so many Noble spirited persons fitted and called oâ— God raised up to this great service both 〈◊〉 the Civil and Sacred Administration to thâ— Cure and Care of this flock in this wilderness Men of narrow spirits of mean Capacities and fortunes had not been capable to officiate â—n so great a worke that such and so many Gentlemen of Ancient and Worshipful Families of Name and Number of Character and Quality should Combine and Unite in so desâ—erate and dangerous a Design attended with â—uch insuperable Difficulties and Hazards in the plucking up of their Stakes leaving so pleasant and profitable a place as their Native â—oil parting with their Patrimonies Inheritances plentiful Estates and settlement of Houses well Furnished of Land well Stock'd and with comfortable
throwing â—heir Crowns before his Throne a Lively Emblem and Character of the first Apostolical Churches Organizâ—d and Compleated according to Christs Appointâ—ent with the Couragious Lion like Ruling Elder â—â—e Laborious Ox-like Pastor the humanely Compassiâ—nate Deacon and the Eagle Eyed Teacher Our â—his exceeding Immoralities are dipp'd in the Crimâ—â—n Tincture of Rebellion no marvel if our punishâ—ent be so great yet abundantly less then our Iniquities 〈…〉 The dread of Divine Anger and Wratâ— with the Guilt of Gâ—nscience which the Scriâ—ture of Truth declares and dictates unto 〈◊〉 as unknown in its power and that accordiâ—â— to Gods Fear such is his wrath this the wâ—â—dom of our Antients when Paynimes Râ—presented by Alecto and her two Sister-Furiâ—â— sent out of Tartaras with their Platted Châ—velures and Contorted Locks of Hissing Serpenâ— and Stinging Adders Hanging below theiâ— Necks whose Tails Tongues and Teeth weâ—â— full of Deadly Poyson enough to Fright a Sensible Man out of his Wits and our Gallanâ— out of their Head Gear It 's said to be ceâ—tainly true that no Rattle Snake ever was seeâ— beyond Merrimak River the Boundary of ouâ— First Patent nor that there hath been 〈◊〉 Convicted Witch on the other side of Piscâ—taquay River but if some Creatures may bâ— Credited how do we on this Side abound 〈◊〉 how do the Ignatian Loyalists with their Perverted Proselytes Triumph over our â—oor Captives saying We are the true Christians you the false we no Lye Swear but Pray and Praâ—se God as indeed at the Late Surprise of York before they fell to Sharing â—f their Plunder they met and Sung Te Deum Laudamus their Praises to God and at their Vespers oâ— Nocturnal Riâ—ings to Smoak it they Sing even Songs and Mattens in the Morning in their own Language with Harmonious Melody aâ— our Captives Testify how doth this Reflecâ— upon the Thousands of Non-Praying and Non-Praising Familys of the English they tell us Their Priests are good Men our Ministers are Devils and hung for Witches What will some of our own Nation reproach us with what is become of the new-New-Heaven and the new-New-Earth of your Non parralleld Reformation you boasted of whatever Piety your Fathers pretended in the Pia Mater of their Brains to be sure it is Ardled into impious matter of Devilism in their Childrens crack'd Crowns and therefore you are sent into a Region where there is Hellebore enough for all the Mazed Fanaticks in Europe thus is the Name of GOD His Tabernacle and those which dwell in Heaven Blasphemed for our sakes we not giving him the Glory and Honour due unto his Name others do say and they do very ill in their so speaking what is become of your resolved Revolution which God is now Plagueing you for and the Complication of Lies made to encourage and further it which of your Designs have prospered since Had you waited Gods time you should have had it with a Blessing but by your Lyes obtaining it you â—â—ve deeply paid for it Finally that which may call for our Higgaion Selah and deep Humiliation is the consideration of the time when as Hells Hurricano seas'd us when after weary waiting in our languishing and bleeding condition above a Time Times and half a Time at length we were brought to Gods Foot our wounds not being healed tho ouâ— Petitions were not granted yet our prayers were heard as appeareth by their Majesties grant of a Province Charter there declared and here with great acclamation Proclaimed this ve look'd at as a happy Omen of Haloyon-dayes now come to this distressed wounded people in this Junctor of time or about the laying the Foundation of this structure that the great Palmony the wonderful numberer of times who weighs the least minute of humane accidents in the exact ballance of an eternal decree even to the pacing of Ahabs Horses in his Chariot that they must not go faster oâ— flower then to reach the very spot where the Dogs had lick'd up Naboths Blood there to lick up Ahabs that then this Euroclydon should be raised to the Toral Ruine of the wholâ— Fabrick that when according to Gods graciouâ— Promise unto Israel of old the Royal Concession unto us was That our Nobles should be oâ— our selves and that our Governour should proceeâ— from the midst of us and that God would makâ— him to draw nigh unto him and that he diâ— approach unto him That then Hells rage diâ— seize us to the breaking us in peices if Sâ—tans Stratagem had taken effect according tâ— the wasting Progress made that when as wâ— hoped God should have been ours and oâ— Childrens God as aforetime and our Congrâ—gations established for ever that then 〈◊〉 should render ourselves or be rendred by otheâ— â—s the Sons of the Sorceress and Children of â—he Adulteress what high songs of praise do we owe unto Sions God for the discovering of Apollions Wiles Depths and Deceits and â—or Spiriting one of the Tribe of Zebulon rais'd â—p from among us by finding out the Treasures â—id in the Sands which hath highly tended â—o the raising of him to Honour and the enrichment of himself and Nation who beâ—ng Divinely destinated humanely Commissiâ—nated to be the Pilot and Sâ—eers man of this â—oor Bemisted and Befogg'd Vessel in the Mare Mortuum and Mortiferous Sea of Witchâ—raft and Fascination by Heavens Conduct â—ccording to the integrity of his heart not trustâ—ng the Helm in any other Hand â—e being by â—od and their Majesties bestruâ—â—ed therewith â—â—e so happily shaped and steadily steeâ—ed her â—ourse as she escaped Shipwâ—aâ—k â—ither upâ—n the Stygian Scilla or the Achâ—rontal Charibâ—is and now is safely Moaâ—ed in the Paciâ—que Sea and under the Cape of Bone Esperance â—â—e being also by the same Hand appointed to â—â—e this Peoples Chieftain by the Prudence of â—â—s hands and strengthned by the Aâ—ms of 〈◊〉 mighty God of Jacob managed the sharp â—wo Edged Sword to him committed inâ—â—mparably excelling that of the Great Alexâ—â—der to the Cutting in sunder of the Circean â—ot of Inchantment abundantly more diffiâ—â—lt to be dissolved then the Famous Gordian 〈◊〉 of Old he being also led by divine inspiration of Our Blessed Gods-Spell and thâ— mostâ— sure Word of Prophesy infinitely suâ—passing the Famous Thâ—ed and Clue of Ariadnâ— hath extricated us out of the Winding anâ— Crooked Labyâ—inth of Hells Meander Let all be improved to the high Honour of him who had he not been on our Side Now may New England say Had he not been on our side when not only men but Devils rose up against us we had been swallowed up quick the proud Waves had gone over our Souls Blessed be the Name of the Lord who gave us not up to be 〈◊〉 prey unto their Teeth let our helâ— be in the Name of the Lord who hath made Heaven Earth and Hell Oh that now this token for good may be improved to the quickening of us to breaking off the Covenant made with Death that it may be