A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...
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A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...
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Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
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London :: Printed by Gregory Dexter,
1643.
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Subject terms
Narragansett Indians.
Narragansett language.
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"A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66450.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.
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Generall Observations of their Warres.
How dreadfull and yet how righteous is it with the most righteous Judge of the whole World, that all the generations of Men be∣ing turn'd Enemies against, and fight∣ing against Him who gives them breath and Being, and all things, (whom yet they cannot reach, should stab, kill, burne, mur∣ther and devoure each other?
More Particular.
The Indians count of Men as Dogs,It is no Wonder then:Line 1 They teare out one anothers throats!But now that English Men,
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That boast themselves Gods Children, andMembers of Christ to be,)Line 2 That they should thus break out in flames.Sure 'tis a Mystery!
The second sea'ld Mystery or red Horse,Whose Rider hath power and will, * 1.1To take away Peace from Earthly Men,They must Each other kill.