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of war had most especially fallen, for they are almost totally destroyed, had one & again the gospel offered to them. But their chief Sachem malignantly rejected & opposed it, & consequently the people followed their examples(1). And notwithstanding they were very conversant among the Eng., especially the Narra.*, & commendable for their industry & labor among the Eng., yet had the most of y [superscript m] [English manuscript abbreviation for "them"] no hearing ears unto the glad tidings of salvation offered in the gospel, & very few of them delighted in communion with the christ. [superscript n] Indians. And here I shall insert a matter of remark. After the war began with Philip, the Eng. having cause to be suspicious of the Narragansets, unclear some soldiers to MR. Smith's of Wickford, that lived near them, designing thereby to put upon them a necessity to declare themselves friends or enemies, & to push upon them the performance of former articles of agreement between the Eng. & Them. At which time, being in July, 1675, they complied to a treaty (2) of continuing in peace and friendship with the English. But among other articles, the Narragansets by their agent unclear, urged that the Eng. should not send any among them to preach the gospel or call upon them to pray to god. But the Eur. refusing to concede to such an article, it was withdrawn, & a peace concluded for that time. In this act they declared what their hearts were, viz. to reject Christ & his grace offered to them before. But the lord jesus before the expedition of 18 men unclear destroyed the body of the Narag. nation, that would