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Wonder‐Working Providence of Sions Saviour in New England, The

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Wonder‐Working Providence of Sions Saviour in New England, The, chronicle of 17th‐century New England by Edward Johnson, first published anonymously at London (1653, dated 1654) with the title A History of New‐England. This vigorous history, covering the period from 1628 to 1652, takes an epic view of the founding of the colony as a spiritual crusade by settlers who are all soldiers of Christ in a war against unbelievers and the wilderness. The rhapsodic quality of the work precludes it from being an accepted authority, but preserves the spirit of 17th‐century thought. The prose, which is interspersed with many stalwart verse tributes to contemporary men and events, is ornate and verbose, and yet has a typical Elizabethan zest in its ecstatic view of New England as a land whose settlement is assisted by God working wonders for those who cooperate with Him.

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