A thankefull remembrance of Gods mercy to several persons at Quabaug or Brookfield partly in a collection of providences about them, and gracious appearances for them: and partly in a sermon preached by Mr. Edward Bulkley, Pastor of the Church of Christ at Concord, upon a day of thanksgiving, kept by divers for their wonderfull deliverance there. Published by Capt. Thomas VVheeler. [Five lines from Psalms]

A TRƲE NARRATIVE

Of the Lords Providences in various dispen∣sations towards Captain Edward Hutchinson of Boston and my self, and those that went with us into the Nipmuck Country, and also to Quabaug, alias Brookfield: The said Cap∣tain Hutchinson having a Commission from the Honoured Council of this Colony to Treat with several Sachems in those parts in order to the publick peace, and my self being also ordered by the said Council to accompany him with part of my Troop for Security from any dan∣ger that might be from the Indians: and to Assist him in the Transaction of matters com∣mitted to him.

THe said Captain Hutchinson, and my self with about twenty men or more marched from Cambridge to Sud∣bury, July 28.75. and from thence into the Nipmuck Country, and finding that the Indians had deserted their Towns, and we having gone until we came within twenty miles of New Norwitch, on July 31. (only we saw two Indians ha∣ving

an Horse with them, whom we would have spoke with, but they fled from us and left their Horse, which we took) we then thought it not expedient to march any further that way, but set our march for Brookfield, whither we came on the Lords day about Noon. From thence the same day (being August 1.) we under∣standing that the Indians were about Ten Miles Northwest from us, we sent out four men to acquaint the Indians that we were not come to harm them, but our business was only to deliver a Message from our Honoured Governour and Council to them, and to receive their Answer, we desiring to come to a Treaty of Peace with them, (though they had for several dayes fled from us) they having before profes∣sed Friendship, and promised Fidelity to the English. When the Messengers came to them; they made an Alarm, and gathered to∣gether about an hundred and Fifty fighting men as near as they could judge; The young men amongst them were stout in their Speeches, and surly in their Carriage; But at length three of the chief Sachems promised to meet us on the next morning about eight of the Clock upon a plain within three miles of Brookfield, with which Answer the Messengers returned to us. Whereupon though their Speeches and Carriage did much discourage divers of our Company, yet we conceived that we had a cleer Call to go to meet them at the place whither they had promised to come. Ac∣cordingly we with our men accompanied with three of the Principal Inhabitants of that Town marched to the plain appointed; but the Treacherous Heathen intending mischief (if they could have op∣portunity) came not to the said place, and so failed our hopes of speaking with them there. Whereupon the said Captain Hutchin∣son and my self with the rest of our Company Considered what was best to be done, whether we should go any further towards them, or Return, divers of us apprehending much danger in Case we did pro∣ceed, because the Indians kept not promise there with us: But the three men who belonged to Brookfield were so strongly perswaded of their Freedome from any ill Intentions towards us, (as upon other grounds, so especially because the greatest part of those Indians be∣longed to David one of their chief Sachems, who was taken to be a great Friend to the English:) That the said Captain Hutchinson (who was principally Intrusted with the matter of Treaty with

them) was thereby encouraged to proceed and march forward to∣wards a Swampe where the Indians then were. When we came near the said Swampe, the way was so very bad that we could march only in a fingle File, there being a very Rocky Hill on the right hand, and a thick Swampe on the left. In which there were many of those cruel blood-thirsty Heathen, who there way-laid us, waiting an opportunity to cut us off; there being also much brush on the side of the said Hill, where they lay in Ambush to surprize us. When we had marched there about sixty or seventy Rods, the said perfidious Indians sent out their shot upon us as a showre of haile, they being (as was supposed) about two hundred men or more. We seeing our selves so beset, and not having room to fight, Endeavoured to fly for the safety of our lives. In which Flight we were in no small danger to be all Cut off, there being a very miry Swamp before us in∣to which we could not enter with our horses to go forwards, and there being no safety in retreating the way we came, because many of our Enemies, who lay behind the Bushes, and had let us pass by them quietly; when others had shot, they came out, and stopt our way back: so that we were forced as we could to get up the steep and Rocky Hill: But the greater our danger was, the greater was Gods mercy in the preservation of so many of us from sudden destruction. My self being gone up part of the Hill without any hurt, and per∣ceiving some of my men to be fallen by the Enemies shot: I wheeled about upon the Indians, not calling on my men who were left to Ac∣company me, which they in all probability would have done had they known of my Return upon the Enemy. They firing violent∣ly out of the Swamp, and from behind the bushes on the Hill side wounded me sorely, and shot my Horse under me, so that he faultring and Falling, I was forced to leave him, divers of the Indians being then but a few Rods distant from me, My Son Thomas Wheeler flying with the rest of the Company missed me amongst them, and fearing that I was either slain, or much endangered returned towards the Swampe again, though he had then received a dangerous wound in the Reins; where he saw me in the danger aforesaid: Whereup∣on he endeavoured to Rescue me, shewing himself therein a loving and dutiful Son, he adventuring himself into great peril of his Life to help me in that distress, there being many of the Enemies about him.

My Son set me on his own horse, and so escaped a while on Foot himself, until he Caught an Horse whose Rider was slain, on which he mounted, and so through Gods great mercy we both escaped: But in this Attempt for my deliverance he received another dangerous wound by their shot in his left Arm. There were then slain to out great grief eight men viz. Zechariah Philips of Boston, Timothy Farlow of Billericay, Edward Coleborn of Chelmsford, Samuel Smed∣ly of Concord, Sydrach Hopgood of Sudbury, Serjeant Eyres, Serjeant Prichard, and Corporal Coy the Inhabitants of Brookfield aforesaid; It being the good pleasure of God, that they should all there fall by their hands, of whose good Intentions they were so Confident, and whom they so little mistrusted. There were also then five persons wounded, viz. Captain Hutchinson, my self, and my Son Thomas as aforesaid, Corporal French of Billericay, who having killed an Indi∣an was (as he was taking up his gun) shot, and part of one of his Thumbs taken off; and also dangerously wounded through the Body near the Shoulder, the fifth was John Waldoe of Chelmsford, who was not so dangerously wounded as the rest; They also then killed five of our horses, and wounded some more, which soon died after they came to Brookfield Upon this sudden and unexpected blow gi∣ven us (wherein we desire to look higher then man the Instrument) we returned to the Town as fast as the badness of the way, and the weakness of our wounded men would permit, we being then Ten Miles from it. All the while we were going we durst not stay to stanch the bleeding of our wounded men, for fear the Enemy should have surprized us again, which they attempted to do, and had in probability done, but that we perceiving which way they went, wheeled off to the other hand, and so by Gods good Providence to∣wards us, they missed us, and we all came readily upon, and safely to the Town, though none of us knew the way to it, those of the place being slain as aforesaid, and we avoiding any thick woods and riding in open places to prevent danger by them. Being got to the Town we speedily betook our selves to one of the largest and strongest hou∣ses therein, where we fortified our selves in the best manner we could in such straits of Time, and there resolved to keep Garrison, though we were but few, and meanly fitted to make Resistance against so many Enemies. The News of the Indians Treacherous dealing with

us, and the loss of so many of our Company thereby, did so amaze the Inhabitants of the Town, that they being informed thereof by us presently left their houses, divers of them carrying very little away with them, they being afraid of the Indians sudden coming upon them: and so came to the house we were entred into, very meanly provided of Cloathing, or furnished with Provisions.

I perceiving my self to be disenabled for the discharge of the du∣ties of my place by reason of the wound I had received, and appre∣hending that the Euemy would soon come to spoyle the Town, and Assault us in the house, I appointed Simon Davis of Concord, James Richardson, and John Fiske of Chelmsford to manage Affairs for our Safety with those few men whom God hath left us, and were fit for any Service, and the Inhabitants of the said Town; who did well and Commendably perform the duties of the Trust committed to them with much Courage and Resolution through the Assistance of our gracious God who did not leave us in out low and distressed state, but did mercifully appear for us in our greatest need, as in the Sequel will clearly be manifested. Within two hours after our com∣ing to the said house, or less, the said Captain Hutchinson and my self posted away Ephraim Curtis of Sudbury, and Henry Young of Concord to go to the Honoured Council at Boston to give them an Account of the Lords dealings with us, and our present Condition. When they came to the further end of the Town they saw the Ene∣my Rifling of houses which the Inhabitants had forsaken. The Post fired upon them, and immediately returned to us again, they discern∣ing no safety in going forward, and being desirous to inform us of the Enemies Actings, that we might the more prepare for a sudden Assault by them. Which indeed presently followed, for as soon as the said Post was come back to us, the Barbarous Heathen pressed upon us in the house with great violence, sending in their Shot amongst us like haile through the walls, and shouting as if they would have swallowed us up alive; but our good God wrought wonderful∣ly for us, so that there was but one man wounded within the house, viz the said Henry Young who looking out at a garret window that Evening was mortally wounded by a Shot, of which wound he died within two dayes after. There was the same day another man slain, but not in the house, a Son of Serjeant Prichards adventuring out of

the house wherein we were, to his Fathers house not far from it, to fetch more goods out of it, was Caught by those Cruel Enemies as they were coming towards us, who cut off his head, kicking it a∣bout like a Foot-ball, and then putting it upon a Pole, they set it up before the door of his Fathers house in our sight.

The night following the said blow, they did roar against us like so many wild Bulls, sending in their Shot amongst us till towards the Moon rising, which was about three of the Clock; at which time they Attempted to fire our house by Hay and other Combustible matter which they brought to one Corner of the house, and set it on fire. Whereupon some of our Company were necessitated to expose themselves to very great danger to put it out: Simon Da∣vis one of the three appointed by my self as Captain, to supply my place by Reason of my wounds as aforesaid, he being of a lively Spirit encouraged the Souldiers within the house to fire upon the In∣dians; and also those that Adventured out to put out the Fire (which began to rage and kindle upon the house side) with these and the like words, That God is with us, and fights for us, and will deliver us out of the hands of these Heathen; which Expressions of his the In∣dians hearing, they shouted and scoffed saying: now sce how your God delivers you, or will deliver you, sending in many shots whilst our men were putting out the Fire. But the Lord of Hosts wrought ve∣ry graciously for us, in preserving our Bodies both within and without the house from their shot, and our house from being consumed by Fire, we had but two men wounded in that Attempt of theirs, but we ap∣prehended that we killed divers of our Enemies. I being desirous to hasten Intelligence to the Honoured Council of our present great distress, we being so remote from any succour, (It being between sixty and seventy miles from us to Boston, where the Council useth to sit) and fearing our Ammunition would not last long to with∣stand them, if they continued so to Assault us, I spak: to Ephraim Curtis to adventure forth again on that Service, and to Attempt it on Foot, as the way wherein there was most hope of getting away un∣discovered; He readily Assented, and accordingly went out, but there were so many Indians every where thereabouts, that he could not pass, without apparent hazard of Life, so he came back again, yet towards morning the said Ephraim adventured forth the third

time, and was fain to creep on his hands and knees for some space of ground, that he might not be discerned by the Enemy, who waited to prevent our sending if they could have hindred it. But through Gods mercy he escaped their hands, and got safely to Marlborough, though very much spent, and ready to saint by Reason of want of sleep before he went from us, and his sore travel night and day in that hot Season till he got thither, from whence he went to Boston. yet before the said Ephraim got to Marlborough, there was Intel∣ligence brought thither of the burning of some houses, and killing some Cattel at Quahaug by some who were going to Connecticut, but they seeing what was done at the End of the Town, and hearing several guns shot off further within the Town, they durst proceed no further, but Immediately returned to Marlborough, though they then know not what had befallen Captain Hutchinson and my self, and Company, nor of our being there, but that timely Intelligence they gave before Ephraim Curtis his coming to Marlborough, occasion∣ed the Honoured Major Willards turning his March towards Qua∣haug for our Relief, who were in no small danger every hour of be∣ing destroyed; the said Major being when he had that Intelligence upon his March another way as he was Ordered by the Honoured Council, as is afterwards more fully expressed.

The next day being August 3d. they continued shooting & shout∣ing, & proceeded in their former wickedness blaspheming the Name of the Lord, and reproaching us his Afflicted Servants, scoffing at out prayers as they were sending in their shot upon all quarters of the house And many of them went to the Towns meeting house (which was within twenty Rods of the house in which we were) who mocked say∣ing, Come and pray, & sing Pfalms, & in Contempt made an hideous noise somewhat resembling singing. But we to our power did endea∣vour our own defence, sending our shot amongst them the Lord giving us Courage to resist them, & preserving us from the destruction they sought to bring upon us. On the Evening following we saw our Ene∣mies Carrying several of their dead or wounded men on their Backs, who proceeded that night to send in their shot as they had done the night before, & also still shouted as if the day had been certainly theirs, and they should without fail, have prevailed against us which they might have the more hopes of in regard that we discerned the

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coming of new Companies to them to Assist and strengthen them, and the unlikelihood of any coming to our help. They also used several Stratagems to Fire us, namely by wild fire in Cotton and Linnen Rags with Brimstone in them, which Rags they tyed to the Piles of their Arrows sharp for the purpose, and shot them to the Roof of our house, after they had set them on Fire, which would have much endangered the burning thereof, had we not used means by cutting holes through the Roof, and otherwise, to beat the said Arrows down, and God being pleased to prosper our Indeavours therein. They carryed more Combustible matter as Flax and Hay to the sides of the house, & set it on fire, & then flocked apace towards the door of the house, either to prevent our going forth to quench the Fire, as we had done before, or to kill our men in their Attempt to go forth; or else to break into the house by the door; whereupon we were forced to break down the wall of the house against the Fire to put it out: They also shot a Ball of wild Fire into the garret of the house which fell a∣mongst a great heap of Flax or Tow therein; which one of our Souldi∣ers through Gods good Providence soon espyed, & having water ready presently quenched it; and so we were preserved by the keeper of Israel, both our Bodies from their shot, which they sent thick against us, and the house from being consumed to Ashes, although we were but weak to defend our selves, we being not above twenty and six men with those of that small Town, who were able for any Service, and our Enemies as I Judged them about (if not above) three hundred, I speak of the least, for many there present did guess them to be four or five hundred. It is the more to be observed that so little hurt should be done by the Enemies shot, it commonly piercing the walls of the house, and flying amongst the People, and there being in the house fifty women and Children besides the men before mentioned. But abroad in the yard one Thomas Wilson of that Town being sent to setch water for our help in further need, (that which we had be∣ing spent in putting out the Fire) was shot by the Enemy in the upper Jaw, and in the neck, the anguish of which wound was such at the first that he cried out with a great noise, by Reason whereof the Indians hearing him rejoyced and triumphed at it; But his wound was healed in a short time, praised be God.

On Wednesday August the 4th. the Indians Fortifyed themselves

at the meeting house, and the Barne belonging to our house, which they Fortified both at the great doors, and at both Ends with Posts, Rails, Boards, and Hay to save themselves from our shot. They also devised other Stratagems to fire our house on the night follow∣ing, namely, they took a Cart, and filled it with Flax, Hay and Candlewood, and other Combustible matter, and set up Planks fasten∣ed to the Cart to save themselves from the danger of our shot. Ano∣ther Invention they had to make the more sure work in burning the house. They got many Poles of a Considerable length and bigness, and spliced them together at the Ends one of another, and made a Car∣riage of them about fourteen Rods long, setting the Poles in two Rows with peils laid cross over them at the Front End, and dividing them said Poles about three foot asunder, and in the said Front of this their Carriage they set a Barrel, having made an hole through both Heads, and put an Axle. Tree through them, to which they fastened the said Poles, and under every joynt of the Poles where they were spliced, they set up a a pair of Truckle wheeles to bear up the said Car∣riages, and they loaded the Front or fore-end thereof with matter fit for firing, as Hay, and Flaxe, and Chips, &c. Two of these Instru∣ments they prepared, that they might Convey Fire to the house, with the more safety to themselves, they standing at such a distance from our shot, whilst they wheeled them to the house: great store of Arrows they had also prepared to shoot fire upon the house that night; which we found after they were gone, they having left them there. But the Lord who is a present help in Times of trouble, and is pleased to make his peoples Extremity his opportunity, did gracious∣ly prevent them of Effecting what they hoped they should have done by the aforesaid devices, partly by sending a showre of Rain in season, whereby the matter prepared being wett would not so ea∣sily take Fire as it otherwise would have done, and partly by Aide coming to our help. For our danger would have been very great that night, had not the only wise God (blessed for ever) been pleased to send to us about an hour within night the Worshipful Ma∣jor Willard with Captain Parker of Groaton, and Forty six men more with five Indians to relieve us in the Low Estate into which we were brought; our Eyes were unto him the holy one of Israel; In him we desired to place our Trust, hoping that he would in the time of our

great need appear for our deliverance, and Confound all their plots by which they thought themselves most sure to prevail against us; And God who comforteth the Afflicted, as he comforted the holy Apostle Paul by the coming of Titus to him, so he greatly comforted us his distressed Servants both Souldiers and Town Inhabitants by the coming of the said Honoured Major, and those with him. In whose so soon coming to us the good Providence of God did marveilously appear; For the help that came to us by the Honoured Councils order (after the tydings they received by our Post sent to them) came not to us till Saturday August 7. in the afternoon, nor sooner could it well come in regard of their distance from us, i. e. if we had not had help before that time, we see not how we could have held out, the number of the Indians so encreasing, and they making so many Assaults up∣on us, that our Ammunition before that time would have been spent, and our selves disenabled for any Resistance, we being but sew, and alwaies fain to stand upon our defence; that we had little time for Refreshment of our selves either by Food or Sleep; The said Honour∣ed Majors coming to us so soon was thus occasioned; He had a Commission from the Honoured Council (of which himself was one) to look after some Indians to the West-ward of Lancaster and Groa∣ton, (where he himself lived) and to secure them, and was upon his march towards them on the foresaid wednesday in the morning, Au∣gust 4th. When Tydings coming to Marlborough by those that re∣turned thither as they were going to Connecticot, concerning what they saw at Brookfield as aforesaid, some of Marlborough knowing of the said Majors march from Lancaster that morning presently sent a Post to acquaint him with the Information they had received; The Major was gone before the Post came to Lancaster; but there was one speedily sent after him, who overtook him about five or six miles from the said Town; He being acquainted, that it was feared, that Brookfield (a small Town of about fifteen or sixteen Families) was either destroyed, or in great danger thereof, & conceiving it to require more speed to succont them (if they were not past help) then to proceed at present, as he before intended, and being also very desi∣rous (if it were possible) to afford Relief to them, (he being then not above Thirty Miles from them) he Immediately altered his Course and marched with his Company towards us: and came to us

about an hour after it was dark as abovesaid; though he knew not then, neither of our being there, nor of what had befallen us at the Swampe and in the house those two dayes before.

The merciful Providence of God also appeared in preventing the danger that the Honoured Major and his Company might have been in, when they came near to us, for those Beastly men our Ene∣mies Skilful to destroy, Indeavoured to prevent any help from com∣ing to our Relief, and therefore sent down Sentinels, (some nearer and some further off) the furthest about two miles from us, who if they saw any coming from the Bay they might give notice by an Alarm. And there were about an hundred of them who for the most part kept at an house some little distance from us, by which if any help came from the said Bay, they must pass, and so they in∣tended (as we conceive) having notice by their Sentinels of their approach to way-lay them, and if they could, to cut them off before they came to the house where we kept.

But as we propably guess, they were so intent and buisy in prepa∣ring their Instruments (as abovesaid) for our destruction by Fire, that they were not at the house where they used to keep for the pur∣pose aforesaid, and that they heard not their Sentinels when they shot; and so the Majors way was clear from danger till he came to our house. And that it was their purpose so to have fallen upon him, or any other coming to us at that house, is the more propable in that (as we have since had Intelligence from some of the Indians themselves) there were a party of them at another place who let him past by them without the least hurt or Opposition, waiting for a blow to be given him at the said house, and then they themselves to fall upon them in the Reare, as they intended to have done with us at the Swamp, in Case we had fled back as is before expressed, The Major & Company were no sooner come to the house, and understood (though at first they knew not they were English who were in the house, but thought that they might be Indians, and therefore were ready to have shot at us, till we discerning they were English by the Majors speaking, I caused the Trumpet to be sounded) that the said Captain Hutchinson, my self, and Company with the Towns Inhabitants were there, but the Indians also discerned that there were some come to cur Assistance, whereupon they spared not their shot, but poured it

out on them; but through the Lords goodness, though they stood not farr asunder one from another, they killed not one man, wounded on∣ly two of his Company; and killed the Majors Sons horse; after that we within the house perceived the Indians shooting so at them, we hastened the Major and all his Company into the house as fast as we could, and their horses into a little yard before the house, where they wounded five other horses that night; After they were come into the house to us, the Enemies continued their shooting some Con∣siderable time, so that we may well say, had not the Lord been on our side when these Cruel Heathens rose up against us, they had then swal∣lowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us. But wherein they dealt proudly, the Lord was above them.

When they saw their divers designes unsuccessful, and their hopes therin disappointed, they then fired the houss & barne (wherein they had before kept to lye in wait to surprize any coming to us) that by the Light thereof they might the better direct their shot at us, but no hurt was done thereby praised be the Lord. And not long after they burnt the Meeting house wherein their Fortifications were, as al∣so the Barne which belonged to our house, and so perceiving more strength come to our Assistance: they did as we suppose, despaîr of effecting any more mischief against us. And therefore the greatest part of them towards the breaking of the day August the fifth went away and left us, and we were quiet from any further molestations by them; and on that morning we went forth of the house without danger, and so daily afterward, only one man was wounded about two dayes after, as he went out to look after horses by some few of them sculking thereabouts. We cannot tell how many of them we killed in all that time, but one that afteewards was taken confessed that there were killed and wounded about eighty men or more: Bles∣sed be the Lord God of our Salvation who kept us from being all a prey to their Teeth. But before they went away they burnt all the Town except the house we kept in, and another that was not then finished. They also made great spoyle of the Cattel belonging to the Inhabitants; and after our Entrance into the house, and during the time of our Confinement there, they either killed or drove away almost all the horses of our Company.

We Continued there both well and wounded towards a Fortnight,

and August the thirteenth Captain Hutchinson and my self with the most of those that had escaped without hurt, and also some of the wounded came from thence; my Son Thomas and some other wound∣ed men came not from thence, being not then able to endure Tra∣vel so farr as we were from the next Town, till about a Fortnight af∣ter. We came to Marlborough on August the Fourteenth, where Captain Hutchinson being not recovered of his wound before his coming from Brookfield, and overtyred with his long Journy by Rea∣son of his weakness quickly after grew worse, and more dangerous∣ly ill, and on the nineteenth day of the said moneth dyed, and was there the day after buried, the Lord being pleased to deny him a re∣turn to his own habitation, and his near Relations at Boston, though he was come the greatest part of his Journy thitherward. The In∣habitants of the Town also not long after, men, women, and Children, removed safely with what they had left to several places, either where they had lived before their planting or sitting down there; or where they had Relations to receive and entertain them. The Ho∣noured Major Willard stayed at Brookfield some weeks after our coming away, there being several Companies of Souldiers sent up thither and to Hadly and the Towns thereabouts, which are about Thirty Miles from Brookfield, whither also the Major went for a time upon the Service of the Country in the present warr, and from whence there being need of his presence for the ordering of matters concerning his own Regiment and the safety of the Towns belong∣ing to it, he through Gods goodness and mercy returned in safety and health to his house, and dear Relations at Groaton.

Thus I have Indeavoured to set down and declare both what the Lord did against us in the Loss of several persons Lifes, and the wounding of others, some of which wounds were very painful in dressing, and long ere they were healed, besides many dangers that we were in, and fears that we were exercised with; and also what great things he was pleased to do for us in frustrating their many At∣tempts, and vouchsafing such a Deliverance to us. The Lord avenge the Blood that hath been shed by these Heathen who hate us without a Cause, though he be most Righteous in all that hath befallen there, and in all other parts of the Country; He help us to humble our selves before him, and with our whole hearts to return to him, and al∣so

to improve all his mercies which we still enioy, that so his anger may cease towards us and he may be pleased either to make our Ene∣mies at peace with us, or more, destroy them before us I tarried at Marl∣borough with Captain Hutchinson until his death, and came home to Concord August the 21. (though not throughly recovered of my wound) and so did others that went with me. But since I am Rea∣sonable well, though I have not the use of my hand and Arm as be∣fore: My Son Thomas though in great hazard of Life for some time after his return to Concord, yet is now very well Cured, and his strength well restored.! Oh that we could praise the Lord for his great goodness towards us. Praised be his Name, that though he took away some of us, yet was pleased to spare so many of us, and adde unto our dayes; He help us whose Souls he hath delivered from Death, and Eyes from Tears, and Feet from falling to walk before him in the Land of the Living till our great Change come, and to sanctifie his Name in all his wayes about us, that both our Afflictions, and our mercies may quicken us to live more to his glory all our dayes.