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 the use and benefit of present and
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 the use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth; [Six lines of Scripture texts]. . si il Ncw-Englands MemortdL. onely upon the common grounds of Chrifiianity, which are, thatperfons ready to takf offence, either want Charity to cover offences,or ivifdome duely to Vpeigh humane frailties ; or lafily, are grofsthough clofe Hypocrites, as Chrifi our Lord teachethf ,2, indeed, in my own experience few or none have been found fthicbfooner give offence, then fuch as eaftly take it; neither have theyever proved found and profitable Members in Societies, who havenourifhed this touchy humour. But be fides theft, there are diversMotives provoking you above others to great care and confeiencethis way ^ as firft, ther&are many of you firangers as to the per*fens, fo to the infirmities one of another, and fo fiand in need ofmore Veatchfulnefs this way, left when fuch things fall out in menand women as you expcEled not, you be inordinately affetled withthem, which doth require at your hands much JVifdome and Cha-rity for the covering and preventing of incident offences that Veay,And lafily,younewenglandsmemor01mort
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