The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion.

The deification of heroes changed into the canonization of saints

No one will deny or dispute the power of the Almighty to make such a communication if he pleases.

Revelation when applied to religion, means something communicated immediately from God to man.

and, for my own part, I disbelieve them all.

Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her—Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart.

o form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate

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may God preserve, Amen

If there is any true cause of fear respecting independence, it is because no plan is yet laid down.

ruffians

It is but seldom that our first thoughts are truly correct,

in order, that

In point of right and good order, there is something very ridiculous, that a youth of twenty-one (which hath often happened) shall say to several millions of people, older and wiser than himself, I forbid this or that act of yours to be law

WE are already greater than the king wishes us to be, and will he not hereafter endeavour to make us less?

he will suffer no law to be made here, but such as suit HIS purpose

and discovered such a thirst for arbitrary power;

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the pretended title of FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE can unfeelingly hear of their slaughter, and composedly sleep with their blood upon his soul.

To be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more to explain it in, will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childishness

If you have not, then are you not a judge of those who have.

Your future connection with Britain, whom you can neither love nor honor will be forced and unnatural, and being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first.

to make THEM feel the precariousness with which all American property is possessed

Though I would carefully avoid giving unnecessary offense

we should take our children in our hand, and fix our station a few years farther into life; that eminence will present a prospect

The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART.

Our plan is commerce, and that, well attended to, will secure us the peace and friendship of all Europe

the fate of war is uncertain

In this extensive quarter of the globe,

and made large sacrifices to superstition.

We may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk that it is never to have meat, or that the first twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty

are like the almanacs of the last year; which, though proper then are superseded and useless now.

of at least one eighth part of the habitable globe

the continent

and suffer his reason and his feelings to determine for themselves;

like a stream or pencil of sweet light

I continued in a sweet and lively sense of Divine things,

You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince: and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment

God’s creatures are good, and were made for men to serve God with,

many of those miserable creatures

and the reason why they don’t go down to hell at each moment is not because God,

so that they are bound over already to hell

We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so ’tis easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that any thing hangs by; thus easy is it for God, when he pleases, to cast his enemies down to hell.

He is not only able to cast wicked men into hell, but he can most easily do it.

the strongest have no power to resist him, nor can any deliver out of his hands.

Then they shall be left to fall, as they are inclined by their own weight.

In this verse is threatened the vengeance of God on the wicked unbelieving Israelites,

When I look into my heart, and take a view of my wickedness, it looks like an abyss infinitely deeper than hell.

I have often been forced to shut myself up

which kept me the greater part of the time in a flood of tears

I was sometimes much affected with reflections of my past life

that I might become as a little child.

that it made the soul like a field or garden of God, with all manner of pleasant flowers; all pleasant, delightful, and undisturbed: enjoying a sweet calm.

I spent most of my time in thinking of divine things, year after year; often walking alone in the woods, and solitary places, for meditation, soliloquy, and prayer, and converse with God;

heart seemed to be full, and ready to break

Before, I used to be uncommonly terrified with thunder, and to be struck with terror when I saw a thunder storm rising; but now, on the contrary, it rejoiced me.

majesty and meekness joined together

my mind had been full of objections against the doctrine of God’s sovereignty,

inwards struggles

violent inward struggles

and mistake it for grace

and built a booth in a swamp

I had a variety of concerns and exercises about my soul from my childhood;

Play your part in his­tory.

Though the two men will wear seventeenth-century cloth­ing, they will always hold a stack of glossy, mass-produced brochures, as well.

In Obedi- ence to the Instructions which the French have given them

the Sal- vages would presently bury their Hatchets in their Brains, and leave their Carcases on the Ground for Birds and Beasts to feed upon

they dash'd out the Brains of the Infant, against a Tree;

Raging Dragons

Diabolical sacrament

which without any known cause quickly fell down and dy’d.

whereof no natural causes could be given.

Toothaker

were very credible in what they said.

but that upon the[Pg 155] binding of Carrier they were eased

unless written in the Liquor wherewith Witches use to write their Covenants

But now I see the Lord had His time to scourge and chasten me.

yet seeing many, whom I preferred before myself, under many trials and afflictions, in sickness, weakness, poverty, losses, crosses, and cares of the world, I should be sometimes jealous least I should have my portion in this life

Before I knew what affliction meant, I was ready sometimes to wish for it

here I met with my brother, and my brother-in-law, who asked me, if I knew where his wife was? Poor heart! he had helped to bury her, and knew it not

but afterwards they assented to it, and seemed much to rejoice in it; some asked me to send them some bread, others some tobacco, others shaking me by the hand, offering me a hood and scarfe to ride in

They mourned (with their black faces)

Another thing that I would observe is the strange providence of God, in turning things about when the Indians was at the highest, and the English at the lowest.

skunks,

It was thought, if their corn were cut down, they would starve and die with hunger, and all their corn that could be found

I cannot but remember how the Indians derided the slowness, and dullness of the English army, in its setting out

I told them, they had as good knock me in head as starve me to death.

Then I took it of the child, and eat it myself, and savory it was to my taste.

I saw an Englishman stripped naked, and lying dead upon the ground, but knew not who it was.

Some of them told me he was dead, and they had killed him; some said he was married again, and that the Governor wished him to marry; and told him he should have his choice, and that all persuaded I was dead

and she threw a handful of ashes in mine eyes.

In the morning, another Indian bade me come at night, and he would give me six ground nuts,

my master being gone, who seemed to me the best friend that I had of an Indian,

on a sudden my mistress gives out; she would go no further, but turn back again,

she found me sitting and reading in my Bible; she snatched it hastily out of my hand, and threw it out of doors.

. I boiled my peas and bear together, and invited my master and mistress to dinner;

King Philip.

No,” said he, “none will hurt you.” Then came one of them and gave me two spoonfuls of meal to comfort me, and another gave me half a pint of peas; which was more worth than many bushels at another time.

Then my heart began to fail: and I fell aweeping, which was the first time to my remembrance, that I wept before them.

On the morrow morning we must go over the river, i.e. Connecticut, to meet with King Philip

God did not give them courage or activity to go over after us.

was at this time knitting a pair of white cotton stockings for my mistress;

and so we drank of the broth,

I wished her not to run away by any means, for we were near thirty miles from any English town, and she very big with child, and had but one week to reckon, and another child in her arms, two years old,

(all of them children, except one woman)

One of the Indians that came from Medfield fight, had brought some plunder, came to me, and asked me, if I would have a Bible, he had got one in his basket. I was glad of it, and asked him, whether he thought the Indians would let me read? He answered, yes.

Oh, the hideous insulting and triumphing that there was over some Englishmen’s scalps that they had taken (as their manner is) and brought with them

With tears in his eyes, he asked me whether his sister Sarah was dead; and told me he had seen his sister Mary; and prayed me, that I would not be troubled in reference to himself.

I could not sit still in this condition, but kept walking from one place to another.

Then they went and showed me where it was, where I saw the ground was newly digged, and there they told me they had buried it.

I must and could lie down by my dead babe, side by side all the night after.

whither I went with a very heavy heart, and down I sat with the picture of death in my lap.

but instead of that, sometimes one Indian would come and tell me one hour that “your master will knock your child in the head,” and then a second, and then a third, “your master will quickly knock your child in the head.”

that it was easy for me to see how righteous it was with God to cut off the thread of my life and cast me out of His presence forever.

there being not the least crumb of refreshing that came within either of our mouths from Wednesday night to Saturday night, except only a little cold water.

like inhumane creatures, laughed, and rejoiced to see it,

but God was with me in a wonderful manner, carrying me along, and bearing up my spirit, that it did not quite fail

There remained nothing to me but one poor wounded babe, and it seemed at present worse than death that it was in such a pitiful condition, bespeaking compassion, and I had no refreshing for it, nor suitable things to revive i

barbarous creatures

So these Worthies set mine Host upon an Island, without gun, powder, or shot or dog or so much as a knife to get anything to feed upon, or any other clothes to shelter him with at winter then a thin suit which he had one at that time

hat they fell upon him as if they would have eaten him : some of them were so violent that they would have a slice with scabbard and all for haste

Don Quixote against the Windmill,

The rest were eager to have torn their hair from their heads; but it was so short that it would give them no hold. N

Their grand leader, Captain Shrimp, took on most fury- The Captain ripped and tore his clothes for anger, to see the empty nest, and their bird gone

The Separatists, envying the prosperity and hope of the Plantation at Ma-re Mount

comfort 117 by m^ftruclion

did from that time afterwards call the English Planters Wotawquenange, which in their language signifieth stabbers, or Cutthroats:

(hanging salvages about their necks,)

fuperfluous

1 and he that is free from these must live with Kytan forever, in all manner of pleasure.

Kytan

and made God so angry that he let in the sea upon them, and drowned the greater part of them, that were naughty men, (the Lord destroyed so)

That there is a God my Reason would soon tell me by the wondrous workes that I see, the vast frame of the Heaven and the Earth, the order of all things, night and day, Summer and Winter, Spring and Autumne, the dayly providing for this great houshold upon the Earth

many times by Atheisme how could I know whether there was a God; I never saw any miracles to confirm me

I have been confident it hath been from him, because I have found my heart through his goodnes enlarged in thankfullnes to him.

Almighty hath hid his face from me, that yet I have had abundance of sweetness and refreshment after affliction

hich correction I saw the Lord sent to humble and try me

About 16, the Lord layed his hand sore upon me and Smott mee with the small pox.

In a long fitt of sicknes which I had on my bed

n my young years, about 6 or 7 as I take it, I began to make conscience of my wayes, and what I knew was sinful, as lying, disobedience to Par- ents, &c., I avoided it. If at any time I was overtaken with the like evills, it was a great Trouble. I could not be at rest till by prayer I had confest it unto God.

not to sett forth myself, but the Glory of God

and those especially sink deepest which are spoke latest

To my Dear Children:

To say thou wert a fleshly Deity.

Earth hath more silver, pearls, and gold Than eyes can see or hands can hold

Dost dream of things beyond the Moon And dost thou hope to dwell there soon?

I cast thee by as one unfit for light, Thy Visage was so irksome in my sight,

Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee abroad expos'd to public view,

It is but vain unjustly to wage war, Men can do best, and women know it well.

By art he gladly found what he did seek-- A full requitl of his striving pain.

To sing of wars, of captains, and of kings, Of cities founded, commonwealths begun

Upon ye examenation of this person, and also of a former that had made some sodomiticall attempts upon another,

And wheras some of ye sheep could not so well be knowne by his description of them, others with them were brought before him, and he declared which were they, and which were not. And accordingly he was cast by ye jury, and condemned, and after executed about ye 8. of Septr, 1642. A

with a mare, a cowe, tow goats, five sheep, 2. calves, and a turkey.

noys

yet nothing was done to him, not so much as rebukte, for ought was heard; but returned ye nexte year

And these things have been done in ye same times, when some of their neigbours & freinds are daly killed by ye Indeans, or are in deanger therof, and live but at ye Indeans mercie

And Morton became lord of misrule

This counsell was easily received; so they tooke oppertunitie, and thrust Levetenante Fitcher out a dores, and would suffer him to come no more amongst them, but forct him to seeke bread to eate, and other releefe from his neigbours, till he could gett passages for England.

This had very good success; for it made all hands very industrious,

(for he yt was their cheef [157]was taxed by some amongst them for keeping Indean women, how truly I know not)

Squanto continued with them, and was their interpreter, and was a spetiall instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corne, wher to take fish, and to procure other comodities

1. That neither he nor any of his, should injurie or doe hurte to any of their peopl.

unto whom my selfe, & many others, were much beholden in our low & sicke condition

they found some discontents & murmurings arise amongst some, and mutinous speeches & carriags in other

and that victells consumed apace,

countrie

And for ye season it was winter

and stand half amased at this poore peoples presente condition; and so I thinke will the reader too, when he well considers [47] ye same.

So they com̅ited them selves to ye will of God, & resolved to proseede.

a mighty storme, a lustie yonge man

So some of ye cheefe of ye company, perceiveing ye mariners to feare ye suffisiencie of ye shipe,

greēous execrations,

many were afflicted with sea-sicknes

If these men were caught they were severely punished.

They thought their gods had given them up because they weren’t worshiping the way they should

could not be persuaded that he would have left without having news of me as well as of all the others in the kingdom,

harquebuses

I determined to take the resolution of going out in the morning to fight with the enemy until dying or conquering

which I assure your reverence was the most horrible that could be thought of or imagined, because the whole villa was a torch and everywhere were war chants and shouts.

2,500 Indians fell upon us in the villa,

many of the rebels remained dead and wounded,

Whereupon he went back, and his people received him with peals of bells and trumpets, giving loud shouts in sign of war.

He demanded also that his wife and children be given up to him, and likewise that all the Apache men and women whom the Spaniards had captured in war be turned over to them, inasmuch as some

He replied to me that they had elected him as their captain, and that they were carrying two banners, one white and the other red, and that the white one signified peace and the red one war. Thus if we wished to choose the white it must be upon our agreeing to leave the country, and if we chose the red, we must perish, because the rebels were numerous and we were very few;

I sent some soldiers to summon him and tell him on my behalf that he could come to see me in entire safety,

as well as another fourteen or fifteen soldiers, along with all the families of the inhabitants of that valley,

the Indians had risen in rebellion, joining the Apaches of the Achos nation.

and the wives of Maestre de Campo Leiva and Joseph Nieto, with all their daughters and families

six others having escaped by flight

he said also that there had been killed that same morning Father Fray Tomas de Torres, guardian of Nambe, and his brother, with the latter’s wife and a child, and another resident of Taos, and also Father Fray Luis de Morales, guardian of San Ildefonso, and the family of Francisco de Ximenez, his wife and family, and Dona Petronila de Salas with ten sons and daughters; and that they had robbed and profaned the convents and had robbed all the haciendas of those murdered and also all the horses and cattle of that jurisdiction and La Canada.

saying that they now regarded the Spaniards as their brothers,

as well as some citizens in their houses

This was wholly contrary to the existing peace and tranquillity in this miserable kingdom,

a general uprising of the Christian Indians was being formed and was spreading rapidly

His divine Majesty having thus permitted it because of my grievous sins.

their inhabitants wandered fleeing among the mountains, without daring to have houses or till the earth for fear of Christians

the inhabitants eat the powder of rush

In the town where the emeralds were presented to us, the people gave Dorantes over six hundred open hearts of deer.

In this manner I wandered five days