Prouidence

[Sidenote: Prouidence.] soche plentie of foode, for vnlooked bitter stormes and seasons, happeneth in life, whiche when thei happen, neither wisedo [m] nor pollicie, is not able to kepe backe.

A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde Richard Rainolde

Preacher made vnto them a godly sermon, exhorting them especially to be thankfull to God for their strange and miraculous deliuerance in those so dangerous places, and putting them in mind of the vncertaintie of mans life, willed them to make themselues alwayes readie as resolute men to enioy and accept thankefully whatsoeuer aduenture his diuine Prouidence should appoint.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. Richard Hakluyt 1584

The Wind being favourable, I was soon driven far enough from the Coast of Sicily, with how little Appearance of Safety I leave you to imagine; but I trusted in that Divine Prouidence which had deliver'd me so far, and this bore up my Hopes against those swelling Surges, and the gaping Deep, which every Moment threaten'd to devour me; being well assur'd of the Mercy of those Gods I had serv'd to receive my immortal

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Caunou - nicus & Miantunnomu still perswade (to mine owne knowledge) the Sachims at last to be wise, & yeald vp their Fequts, but in vaine, for the Nayantaquit Sachims resolue that for so many lines as are taken away by the English, or the Monhiggins & Pequts with them, they will take revenge vpon Mr. Throckmorton at Prudence, or Mr. Coddington &c., or Prouidence, or elsewhere.

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Sir, as I wrote, Katlierine came in hiether the day I wrote, to seeke Tlio: Doxcy, & he came in the next day after, & the next day to Prouidence togeather.

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Mr. Browne hath often profest libertie of conscience, but now the way of new baptisme spreads at Secunck as well as at Prouidence & the Hand.

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Mr. Foote hath once & agaioe mooved for Iron Workes at Prouidence.

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This was that Time which still to this Day we call the staruing Time; it were too vile to say and scarce to be belieued, what we endured: but the Occasion was our owne, for want of Prouidence, Industrie, and Gouernment, and not the barrennesse and defects of the Country, as is generally supposed. "

A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States; With Remarks on Their Economy 1856

Sir, Tho: Doxie came in almost 3 weeks since, he had no mind for Prouidence, but stood away for Martin's Vin - yard, left a letter for his wife here to meete him, who came in this day, some few howres since from Providence, but we heare not of Tho: so that the poore woman is much disconsolate, for to get from Prouidence she was forced to promise to come back, if Tho: would not come vp: yet Benedict writes to me & to hir here exceeding lovingly.

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I advised them (according to your advice) to compell AVequashcuck to contribute, as allso the Block Ilanders & some pettie Sachims about the great pond (who follow Wequashcuck to saue their money) but they say it is a new thing so to doe &c. & they desire rather the English would doe it, which discoueric of their weaknes, sir, in my poore thoughts, lioulds out a greatc Prouidence of God for the onenes & securitie of the Eng - lish (while the barbarians are in their fractions) & some dore of hope to me of some preparations to draw them neerer to civilitie, & that according to your owne deare father's opinion & desire.

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