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an half) &quot; from the walls of the city, without especial 

 leave.&quot; We answered, after we had looked awhile 

 one upon another admiring this gracious and parent- 

 like usage ; &quot; That we could not tell what to say : ibr 

 we wanted words to express our thanks ; and his noble 

 free offers left us nothing to ask. It seemed to us 

 that we had before us a picture of our salvation in 

 heaven ; for we that were awhile since in the jaws 

 of death, were now brought into a place where we 

 found nothing but consolations. For the command 

 ment laid upon us, we would not fail to obey it, though 

 it was impossible but our hearts should be inflamed 

 to tread further upon this happy and holy ground. 

 We added ; &quot; That our tongues should first cleave to 

 the roof s of our mouths, ere we should forget either 

 his reverend person or this whole nation in our pray 

 ers.&quot; We also most humbly besought him to accept 

 of us as his true servants, by as just a right as ever 

 men on earth were bounden ; laying and presenting 

 both our persons and all we had at his feet. He said ; 

 &quot; He was a priest, and looked for a priest s reward : 

 which was our brotherly love and the good of our souls 

 and bodies.&quot; So he went from us, not without tears 

 of tenderness in his eyes ; and left us also confused with 

 joy and kindness, saying amongst ourselves, &quot; That 

 we were come into a land of angels, which did appear 

 to us daily and prevent us with comforts, which we 

 thought not of, much less expected.&quot; 



The next day, about ten of the clock, the governor 

 came to us again, and after salutations said familiarly, 

 &quot; That he was come to visit us : &quot; and called for a 

 chair, and sat him down : and we, being some ten of 

 us, (the rest were of the meaner sort, or else gone 



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