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A58836 Massachusetts, or, The first planters of New-England the end and manner of their coming thither, and abode there: in several epistles ... Dudley, Thomas, 1576-1653.; Allin, John, 1596-1671.; Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Massachusetts 1696 (1696) Wing S2098; ESTC R10108 23,148 60

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MASSACHUSETTS OR The first Planters of New-England The End and Manner of their coming thither and Abode there In several EPISTLES Psal. 84. 3. Yea the sparrow hath found an house and the Swallow a Nest for her self where she may lay her Young even thy Altars O LORD of hosts my King and my God John 4. 21. Iesus saith unto her Woman believe me the hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain nor yet at Ierusalem worship the Father Rev. 14. 4. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth Tantum interest non Qualia sed Qualis quisque patiatur In Tabernaculo Testimonij quod erat in Itinere populi Dei velut Templum deambulatorium c. Augustin de Civitate Dei column 46. ex Lib 15. Cap. 20. column 845. Vestra autem Pietas Viri exules quae maluit Patriam quam Evangelium deserere Commodisque carere temporarijs quam permisceri sacris a Christo alienis Egregiam sane meretur laudem Bullinger praefat in comment Apoc. p. 16. Boston in New-England Printed by B. Green and I. Allen. Sold by Richard Wilkins at his Shop near the Old-Meeting-House 1696. THE HUMBLE Request Of His MAJESTIES Loyal Subjects the Governour and the Company late gone for NEW-ENGLAND To the rest of their Brethren in and of the Church of ENGLAND For the obtaining of their Prayers and the removal of suspicions and mis constructions of their Intentions Reverend FATHERS and BRETHREN THE general rumour of this solemn Enterprise wherein our selves with others through the providence of the Almighty are ingaged as it may spare us the labour of impa●●●ing our occasion unto you so it gives us the more incouragement to strengthen our selves by the procurement of the prayers and blessings of the Lords faithful Servants For which end we are bold to have recourse unto you as those whom God hath placed nearest his throne of Mercy which as it affords you the more opportunity so it imposeth the greater bond upon you to intercede for his people in all their straits we beseech you therefore by the Mercies of the LORD JESUS to consider us as your Brethren standing in very great need of your help and earnestly imploring it And howsoever your Charity may have met with some occasion of discouragement through the misreport of our intentions or through the disaffection or indiscretion of some of us or rather amongst us for we are not of those that dream of perfection in this World yet we desire you would be pleased to take notice of the Principals and Body of our Company as those who esteem it our honour to call the Church of England from whence we rise our dear Mother and cannot part from our Native Country where she specially resideth without much sadness of heart and many tears in our eyes ever acknowledging that such hope and part as we have obtained in the common salvation we have received in her bosome and suckt it from her breasts we leave it not therefore as loathing that milk wherewith we were nourished there but blessing God for the Parentage and Education as members of the same body shall always rejoyce in her good and unfeignedly grieve for any sorrow that shall ever betide her while we have breath syncerely desire and indeavour the continuance abundance of her welfare with the inlargement of her Bounds in the Kingdom of CHRIST JESUS Be pleased therefore Reverend FATHERS and BRETHREN to help forward this work now in hand which if it prosper you shall be the more glorious howsoever your judgment is with the LORD and your reward with your God It is an usual and laudable exercise of your charity to commend to the prayers of your Congregations the necessities straits of your private neighbours Do the like for a Church springing out of your own bowels We conceive much hope that this remembrance of us if it be frequent and fervent will be a most prosperous gale in our Sailes and provide such a passage and welcome for us from the GOD of the whole Earth as both we which shall find it and your selves with the rest of our friends who shall hear of it shall be much inlarged to bring in such daily returns of Thanks givings as the specialties of his Providence and Goodness may justly challenge at all our hands You are not ignorant that the Spirit of GOD stirred up the Apostle Paul to make continual mention of the Church of Philippi which was a Colony from Rome let the same Spirit we beseech you put you in mind that are the Lords Remembrancers to pray for us without ceasing who are a weak Colony from your selves making continual Request for us to GOD in all your prayers What we intreat of you that are the Ministers of GOD that we also crave at the hands of all the rest of our Brethren that they would at no time forget us in their private solicitations at the Throne of Grace If any there be who through want of clear intelligence of our course or tenderness of affection towards us cannot conceive so well of our way as we could desire we would intreat such not to despise us nor to desert us in their prayers and affections but to consider rather that they are so much the more bound to express the bowels of their compassion towards us remembring always that both Nature and Grace doth ever bind us to relieve and rescue with our utmost and speediest power such as are dear unto us when we conceive them to be running uncomfortable hazards What goodness you shall extend to us in this or any other Christian kindness we your Brethren in CHRIST JESUS shall labour to repay in what duty we are or shall be able to perform promising so far as God shall enable us to give him no rest on your behalfs wishing our heads and hearts may be as fountains of tears for your everlasting welfare when we shall be in our poor Cottages in the Wilderness over-shadowed with the spirit of supplication through the manifold necessities and tribulations which may not altogether unexpectedly nor we hope unprofitably befal us And so commending you to the grace of GOD in CHRIST we shall ever rest From Yarmouth Aboard the Arbella April 7. 1630. Your assured Friends and Brethren Io. Winthrop Gov. Charles Fines George Phillips c. Rich. Saltonstall Isaac Iohnson Tho. Dudley William Coddington c. TO THE Right HONOURABLE My very good LADY The Lady BRIDGET Countess of Lincoln Madam YOUR Letters which are not common nor cheap following me hither into New-England and bringing with them renewed Testimonies of the accustomed Favours you Honoured me with in the Old have drawn from me this Narrative Retribution which in respect of your proper interest in some persons of great Note amongst us was the thankfullest present I had to send over the Seas Therefore I humbly intreat Your Honour this be Accepted as payment from him who neither hath nor is any more