Winslow, E: Good Newes From New England, or a True Relation

Excerpt from Good Newes From New England, or a True Relation of Things Very Remarkable at the Plantation of Plimoth in New England: Shewing the Wondrous Providence and Goodness of God, in Their Preservation and Continuance, Being Delivered From Many Apparent Deaths and Dangers

The epi/ile fiedieatom orlaimely prol'ewted. 1 therefore thinke it bur my dutie to offer the 'view of our proceedings to Your worthy confiderations, hauing to that'end~ come; 'pofed them together thus brie¿y, as you fee; where in to your great encouragement, you maybehold the good providence of God working, with you in out preferuation from (0 many dangerous plats and treacheries, as haue beene intended againfi vs; as alfo in giuing his ble Hing fo powerfully vp on the weake meanes wee hadninabiingsis with health and ability, beyond eatpeé'tation, it]. Our greatefi (catcities, and polishing the hearts of the' Saluages with afionilhment and (care of vs, where as if God. Had let them loofe, they might eafily haue Mallowed vs vpa (earcelbeing an handfull iii comparifon of thofe forces they might haue gathc red together againli vs, which now' by Gods blefi ling will he more hard and difficult, in regard our number of men is iircreafed, oortowne better {or-3 rihed, and our (lore better vié'tualed.' Bleiied there fore be his name,that hath done lb great things for vs,& hath wrought (0 great a change amongh vs. Accept I pray. You my weake endevonrstpardon my vnskilfiulnefie, and heart with my plaiireneife in the things I haue handled. Bee nor dil'couraged by our former neceliities, but rather i'nconraged with vs, hoping that as God hath wronghtwith vs in our beginning of this worthy Warke, vnclerta ken in his name and feare;(o he will by vs accent; pliih the fame to his glory and our comfort; ifwec' V neglet'tnot the meanes. Iconf'efi'ejt hath 'not bin' muth leii'e chargeable to fome ofyou, then'hard' slhdf'

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