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The Glorious progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England manifested by three letters under the hand of that famous instrument of the Lord, Mr. John Eliot, and another from Mr. Thomas Mayhew, Jun., both preachers of the word, as well to the English as Indians in New England ... : together with an appendix to the foregoing letters, holding forth conjectures, observations, and applications, by I.D. ... / published by Edward Winslow.
Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.
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THE
Glorious
Progress
OF
THE
GOSPEL
,
AMONGST
THE
Indians
in
New
England
.
MANIFESTED
By
three
Letters
,
under
the
Hand
of
that
famous
Instrument
of
the
Lord
Mr.
JOHN
ELIOT
,
And
another
from
Mr.
Thomas
Mayhew
jun
:
both
Preachers
of
the
Word
,
as
well
to
the
English
as
Indians
in
New
England
.
WHEREIN
The
riches
of
Gods
Grace
in
the
effectuall
calling
of
many
of
them
is
cleared
up
:
As
also
a
manifestation
of
the
hungring
desires
of
many
People
in
sundry
parts
of
that
Country
after
the
more
full
Revelation
of
the
Gospel
of
Iesus
Christ
,
to
the
exceeding
Consolation
of
every
Christian
Reader
.
TOGETHER
,
With
an
Appendix
to
the
foregoing
Letters
,
holding
forth
Conjectures
,
Observations
,
and
Applications
.
By
I.
D.
Minister
of
the
Gospell
.
Published
by
EDWARD
WINSLOW
Mal.
I.
II.
From
the
rising
of
the
Sun
,
even
unto
the
going
down
of
the
same
,
my
Name
shall
be
great
among
the
Gentiles
,
and
in
every
place
incence
shall
be
offered
unto
my
Name
,
and
a
pure
Offering
;
for
my
Name
shall
be
great
among
the
Heathen
,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts
.
LONDON
.
Printed
for
Hannah
Allen
in
Popes-head-Alley
.
1649.
TO
THE
RIGHT
HONOURABLE
THE
Parliament
of
England
AND
THE
COUNCELL
OF
STATE
.
Right
Honourable
,
THat
former
Narative
called
,
The
clear
Sunshine
of
the
Gospel
,
breaking
forth
upon
the
Indians
in
New
England
;
dedicated
to
your
Honours
by
divers
Reverend
and
eminent
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
in
and
about
the
City
of
London
,
found
such
acceptance
in
your
House
,
as
it
begat
a
debate
amongst
your selves
,
how
the
parliament
of
England
might
be
serviceable
to
the
Lord
Jesus
,
to
help
forward
such
a
work
begun
;
which
conduced
so
abundantly
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
good
of
men
in
the
salvation
of
their
soules
.
And
in
order
thereunto
your
Honours
were
pleased
to
refer
it
to
the
Committee
of
forraign
plantations
,
to
prepare
and
bring
in
an
Ordinance
for
the
encouragement
and
advancement
of
Learning
and
Piety
in
New
England
,
as
appeareth
by
your
Order
March
17.
1647.
This
Honourable
Committee
with
great
readiness
and
chearfulness
took
it
into
their
serious
consideration
,
and
presented
the
result
of
their
mature
debates
to
this
honourable
House
:
But
so
many
and
weighty
have
been
the
occasions
and
businesses
of
the
House
,
that
however
the
nature
of
the
work
and
my
duty
(
being
appointed
Agent
though
unworthy
)
on
the
behalf
of
New-England
to
this
Parliament
:
yet
durst
not
presse
too
hard
to
interrupt
the
great
affaires
your
Honours
have
been
in
hand
withall
.
Nevertheles
,
I
do
now
crave
leave
,
humbly
to
acquaint
you
,
that
what
was
then
judged
deficient
in
the
power
granted
to
the
Feoffees
in
that
Ordinance
,
is
since
corrected
and
amended
,
and
attendeth
your
Honours
leisure
for
compleating
and
finishing
the
same
.
Undoubtedly
the
common
enemy
of
mans
salvation
hath
rejoyced
that
this
work
so
happily
begun
,
hath
not
as
yet
received
that
countenance
and
encouragement
from
hence
,
which
your
Honours
intended
and
resolved
many
months
since
.
Nevertheles
,
I
trust
the
most
wise
God
hath
turned
this
appearing
losse
into
gaine
,
by
affording
your
Honours
and
the
Nation
a
more
clear
account
of
the
reall
and
glorious
Progres
of
the
Gospel
among
those
poor
Indians
in
AMERICA
,
by
such
Intelligence
I
very
lately
received
from
thence
,
under
the
hands
of
those
Reverend
&
learned
Ministers
,
which
are
principally
employed
in
preaching
the
Gospel
to
them
in
their
own
Language
.
And
as
I
am
daily
and
earnestly
called
upon
to
publish
the
same
,
that
the
whole
Nation
may
be
acquainted
therewith
:
So
I
took
it
to
be
my
duty
to
present
it
in
the
first
place
to
this
honourable
House
,
and
the
Councel
of
State
;
that
your
Honours
might
perceive
how
these
poor
Creatures
cry
out
for
help
;
Oh
come
unto
us
,
teach
us
the
knowledge
of
God
,
tarry
longer
with
us
,
come
and
dwell
amongst
us
,
at
least
depart
not
so
soon
from
us
.
And
others
of
them
whose
dwellings
are
near
the
Habitations
of
the
English
,
(
whose
hearts
God
hath
touched
)
calling
for
and
demanding
a
free
and
full
participation
of
all
the
Ordinances
of
Jesus
Christ
All
which
,
and
much
more
is
evidently
held
forth
in
the
following
Narrative
,
which
I
have
with
all
faithfulnes
collected
and
transcribed
,
according
as
I
received
the
same
from
persons
that
were
Actors
therein
,
and
are
of
known
Integrity
.
There
are
two
great
questions
Right
Honourable
,
which
have
much
troubled
ancient
and
modern
writers
,
and
men
of
greatest
depth
and
ability
to
resolve
:
the
first
,
what
became
of
the
ten
Tribes
of
Israel
,
that
were
carried
into
Captivity
by
the
King
of
Siria
,
when
their
own
Countrey
and
Cities
were
planted
and
filled
with
strangers
?
The
second
is
,
what
Family
,
Tribe
,
Kindred
,
or
people
it
was
that
first
planted
,
and
afterwards
filled
that
vast
and
long
unknown
Countrey
of
America
?
Now
however
I
confesse
questions
are
sooner
asked
then
resolved
;
yet
let
me
ac●…uaint
your
Honors
,
that
a
godly
Minister
of
this
City
writing
to
Rabbi-ben-Israel
,
a
great
Dr.
of
the
Jewes
,
now
living
at
Amsterdam
,
to
know
whether
after
all
their
labor
,
travells
,
and
most
diligent
enquiry
,
they
did
yet
know
what
was
become
of
the
ten
Tribes
of
Israel
?
His
answer
was
to
this
effect
,
if
not
in
these
words
,
That
they
were
certainly
transported
into
America
,
and
that
they
had
infallible
tokens
of
their
being
there
.
Unto
which
if
I
may
take
the
boldnesse
to
adde
what
my self
,
with
many
others
in
New
England
have
observed
in
the
practice
of
the
Indians
there
,
in
relation
to
some
things
enjoyned
in
the
ceremoniall
Law
of
Moses
,
about
the
purification
of
weomen
,
which
no
men
at
this
day
do
observe
,
no●…
beside
the
Jewes
were
ever
known
in
that
strictness
to
observe
,
as
these
Indians
there
daily
do
:
As
also
if
the
principles
of
the
most
grave
and
sober
amongst
them
,
not
only
in
reference
to
a
Deity
,
the
soule
of
man
,
the
immortality
of
the
soule
,
and
an
eternity
after
death
in
happines
or
misery
;
but
also
their
manifold
daily
expressions
,
bewailing
the
losse
of
that
knowledge
their
Ancestors
had
about
God
,
and
the
way
of
his
Worship
;
the
general
deluge
,
and
of
one
man
only
that
ever
saw
God
,
which
they
hold
forth
to
be
a
long
time
since
,
(
even
with
the
greatest
expression
of
length
of
time
that
may
be
)
which
certainly
I
believe
to
be
Moses
.
As
also
if
many
other
Circumstances
well
known
to
many
,
(
but
not
fit
to
be
at
large
expressed
in
any
Epistle
)
be
duly
considered
,
It
is
not
lesse
probable
that
these
Indians
should
come
from
the
Stock
of
Abraham
,
then
any
other
Nation
this
day
known
in
the
world
:
Especially
considering
the
juncture
of
time
wherein
God
hath
opened
their
hearts
to
enter
tain
the
Gospel
,
being
so
nigh
the
very
years
,
in
which
many
eminent
and
learned
Divines
,
have
from
Scripture
grounds
,
according
to
their
apprehensions
foretold
the
conversion
of
the
Iewes
.
However
Right
Honourable
,
the
work
of
communicating
and
encreasing
the
light
of
the
Gospel
is
glorious
in
reference
to
Iewes
&
Gentiles
.
And
as
God
hath
set
a
signall
marke
of
his
presence
upon
your
Assembly
,
in
strengthning
your
hands
to
redeem
and
preserve
the
civill
Rights
of
the
Common-weale
:
so
doubtlesse
may
it
be
a
comfortable
support
to
your
Honours
in
any
future
difficulties
,
to
contemplate
,
that
as
the
Lord
offered
you
(
in
this
designe
)
an
happy
opportunity
to
enlarge
and
advance
the
Territories
of
his
Sonnes
Kingdom
:
So
he
hath
not
denyed
you
(
as
I
am
confident
he
will
not
)
an
heart
to
improve
the
same
;
and
in
as
much
as
lies
in
you
to
make
all
the
Nations
of
the
Earth
,
the
Kingdoms
of
the
Lord
,
and
of
his
Christ
;
that
so
your
Honours
may
still
preserve
your
interest
in
his
favour
,
which
is
and
shall
be
the
prayers
of
Your
Honours
most
humble
Servant
,
EDWARD
WINSLOW
.
THE
GLORIOUS
PROGRESSE
of
the
Gospel
amongst
the
Indians
in
New-England
,
IN
the
year
of
our
Lord
,
1646.
it
seemed
good
to
the
most
high
God
,
to
stirre
up
some
reverend
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
in
New-England
,
to
consider
how
they
might
be
serviceable
to
the
Lord
Jesus
,
as
well
towards
the
Natives
of
that
Countrey
,
(
as
to
their
owne
Congregations
and
Churches
,
over
which
the
Lord
had
set
them
)
in
bringing
them
to
a
right
understanding
of
God
and
hemselves
;
and
so
by
degrees
to
hold
forth
unto
them
that
Salvation
by
Jesus
Christ
to
all
that
should
beleeve
and
obey
his
Commands
;
perswading
themselves
,
that
God
might
have
a
select
people
amongst
these
Heathens
,
and
that
for
that
end
amongst
many
others
he
had
planted
so
many
Christian
Congregations
so
neer
them
.
And
however
the
English
were
not
wholly
negligent
this
way
,
but
had
in
sundry
parts
of
the
Countrey
long
before
brought
divers
to
a
pretty
competency
of
right
understanding
in
the
mystery
of
salvation
,
who
lived
orderly
,
and
dyed
hopefully
;
yet
till
such
time
as
they
were
more
generally
acquainted
with
our
conversation
amongst
our selves
,
and
with
our
demeanor
towards
them
,
as
well
in
peace
,
as
in
such
warres
they
had
unavoidably
drawn
upon
themselves
;
whereby
they
had
such
experience
of
the
justice
,
prudence
,
valour
,
temperance
,
and
righteousnesse
of
the
English
,
as
did
not
onely
remove
their
former
jealousies
and
feares
concerning
us
,
and
convict
them
of
their
owne
uneven
walking
;
but
begat
a
good
opinion
of
our
persons
,
and
caused
them
to
affect
our
Laws
and
Government
.
Till
now
(
together
with
the
want
of
language
)
we
had
but
some
few
that
were
wrought
upon
;
But
in
this
acceptable
year
of
the
Lord
,
(
being
it
seems
the
appointed
season
for
their
visitation
)
God
having
stirred
up
these
Ministers
to
seek
a
Blessing
upon
their
endeavours
,
and
direct
them
in
a
right
way
;
they
found
the
answer
of
their
prayers
by
the
good
acceptation
they
had
amongst
the
poore
Indians
where
they
first
went
,
&c.
who
soon
became
in
love
also
with
our
Religion
,
and
mightily
hungred
and
thirsted
after
the
Knowledge
of
God
in
Christ
,
as
was
published
and
made
apparant
to
this
Nation
by
a
short
Treatise
,
called
,
The
day-breaking
,
if
not
the
Sun-rising
of
the
Gospel
with
the
Indians
in
New-England
.
In
the
year
1647.
being
here
upon
some
speciall
service
for
the
Countrey
,
Letters
came
to
my
hands
with
some
Papers
from
Mr.
Tho.
Shepard
,
Pastor
of
the
Church
at
Cambridge
there
,
which
held
forth
a
greater
warmth
of
heavenly
heat
upon
their
(
former
frozen
)
spirits
;
which
I
communicated
to
some
eminent
Ministers
of
and
neere
the
City
of
London
;
viz.
Mr.
Marshall
,
Mr.
Downham
,
Mr.
Thomas
Goodwin
,
Mr.
Whitaker
,
Mr.
Nye
,
Mr.
Case
,
Mr.
Galamy
,
Mr.
Sydrack
Simpson
,
Mr.
Ash
,
Mr.
Greenhill
,
Mr.
Carter
,
and
Mr.
Bolton
:
And
such
was
the
esteem
these
reverend
men
had
of
it
,
as
by
two
severall
Epistles
under
their
hands
they
recommended
it
to
the
Parliament
of
England
,
as
a
thing
worthy
their
notice
,
care
,
and
furtherance
:
And
secondly
,
to
the
godly
and
well-affected
of
this
Nation
,
who
pray
for
,
and
rejoyce
in
the
thrivings
of
the
Gospel
of
our
Lord
Jesus
.
This
Narrative
was
also
published
,
and
called
,
The
clear
Sun-shine
of
the
Gospel
breaking
forth
upon
the
Indians
in
New-England
.
In
the
year
1648.
our
Letters
miscarried
many
of
them
,
in
that
the
Ship
that
brought
them
was
taken
by
the
Prince
of
Wales
,
to
the
Countries
great
prejudice
,
as
well
as
many
other
Vessels
and
their
lading
formerly
;
by
which
miscarriage
I
was
wholly
hindred
from
giving
any
further
account
till
this
instant
,
1649.
And
now
having
received
some
Letters
,
and
others
brought
to
me
by
divers
of
quality
here
residing
at
present
,
that
appertaine
to
New-England
;
and
being
exceedingly
pressed
to
publish
them
by
many
godly
and
well-affected
of
the
City
and
parts
adjacent
,
I
shall
by
Gods
help
publish
them
all
,
or
so
many
of
them
as
concernes
the
Indian
work
;
and
if
any
doubt
my
faithfulnesse
herein
,
(
as
I
hope
none
will
that
know
me
)
I
shall
most
willingly
shew
them
the
Originalls
themselves
.
And
before
I
come
to
this
years
Letters
,
I
received
from
Mr.
Eliot
,
shall
begin
with
one
came
to
my
hands
,
(
dated
Nov.
1647.
)
after
the
last
Treatise
was
put
out
.
And
I
the
rather
take
this
course
,
lest
the
young
man
should
be
discouraged
in
his
labours
so
hopefully
begun
;
his
name
is
Mr.
Mayhew
,
who
teacheth
the
Word
both
to
English
and
Indians
upon
an
'
Island
called
formerly
Capawack
,
by
us
Morthas
Vineyard
,
by
which
you
may
see
't
is
not
one
Minister
alone
that
laboureth
in
this
great
work
:
His
Letter
followeth
:
SIR
,
THe
encouragements
I
met
withall
touching
the
Indians
conversion
,
next
unto
Gods
glory
,
and
his
gracious
promises
was
,
the
notable
reason
,
judgement
,
and
capacitie
that
God
hath
given
unto
many
of
them
;
as
also
their
zealous
enquiring
after
true
happinesse
,
together
with
the
knowledge
I
had
of
their
tongue
,
besides
severall
providences
which
hath
advantaged
my
progresse
therein
;
as
for
instance
:
1.
There
was
one
Ieogiscat
about
60.
years
of
age
,
who
was
sick
of
a
consuming
disease
,
insomuch
as
the
Indian
Pawwawes
gave
him
over
for
a
dead
man
:
Upon
which
resolution
of
all
the
*
Pawwawes
in
the
Island
,
the
sick
distressed
Heathen
upon
a
Lords
day
came
unto
mee
(
the
rest
of
the
English
being
then
present
)
to
desire
me
to
pray
unto
God
for
him
:
And
so
when
I
had
by
reasoning
with
him
convinced
him
of
the
weaknesse
and
wickednesse
of
the
Pawwaws
power
;
and
that
if
health
were
to
be
found
,
it
must
be
had
from
him
that
gave
life
,
and
breath
,
and
all
things
;
I
commended
this
case
unto
the
Lord
,
whereof
he
rejoyced
,
gave
me
thanks
,
and
he
speedily
recovered
unto
his
former
strength
.
2.
In
this
present
year
1647.
the
eldest
sonne
of
one
Vakapenessue
,
a
great
Sagamore
of
the
Island
,
being
very
sick
,
took
occasion
to
send
for
me
to
come
unto
him
;
and
when
I
came
unto
him
,
I
found
him
not
more
weak
in
body
,
then
strong
in
earnest
desires
,
that
I
should
pray
unto
God
for
him
;
so
I
instructed
him
,
and
prayed
for
him
:
And
when
I
had
ended
,
of
his
own
accord
he
spake
these
words
,
Taubot
mannit
nu●…
quam
Cowin
.
viz.
I
thank
thee
God
,
I
am
heavy
to
sleep
;
and
so
I
left
him
holding
forth
good
affections
:
But
shortly
after
he
was
changed
altogether
,
and
contrary
to
the
perswasion
of
other
Indians
of
severall
Townes
,
sought
againe
unto
Witches
.
The
Heathen
seeing
this
,
they
forsook
the
*
Wigwam
,
saying
,
We
leave
the
house
for
the
Devill
and
them
that
would
tarry
.
This
newes
being
brought
me
,
I
much
mervailed
thereat
,
yet
sent
him
this
message
,
viz.
Tell
Saul
:
(
for
the
sick
man
was
by
the
English
so
called
)
that
when
I
was
with
him
,
I
thought
as
then
I
told
him
,
that
he
would
live
,
because
he
sought
for
life
unto
the
living
God
,
where
if
anywhere
it
was
to
be
found
:
But
tell
him
now
,
that
I
think
he
will
dye
.
I
also
added
the
example
of
Ahaziah
,
who
because
he
had
the
knowledge
of
the
great
God
,
and
sought
unto
an
inferiour
God
;
God
was
angry
with
him
,
and
killed
him
:
And
so
for
that
this
Saul
was
informed
of
the
true
God
,
and
is
fallen
from
him
to
the
earthen
gods
here
below
;
that
God
will
kill
him
also
;
and
so
it
shortly
came
to
passe
.
3.
Not
long
after
a
*
Sagamore
,
called
,
Towanquattick
;
had
his
eldest
sonne
,
whose
name
is
Sachachanimo
,
very
sick
of
a
Feaver
;
this
young
man
sent
for
me
to
come
unto
him
;
and
when
I
came
,
his
father
and
himself
desired
me
to
pray
for
him
,
the
which
I
did
in
their
owne
language
,
and
promised
to
come
againe
unto
him
very
shortly
,
if
he
mended
not
,
and
use
some
other
meanes
also
for
his
recovery
:
When
I
came
againe
unto
him
,
I
found
him
very
ill
,
asked
him
(
together
with
his
friends
)
whether
they
were
willing
I
should
let
him
blood
?
acquainting
them
that
we
used
so
to
do
in
such
cases
.
After
some
consideration
,
they
consented
thereunto
,
notwithstanding
the
Pawwaws
had
told
them
before
,
that
he
should
dye
,
because
he
sought
not
unto
them
:
so
I
bound
his
arme
,
and
with
my
Pen-knife
let
him
blood
;
he
bled
freely
,
but
was
exceeding
faint
,
which
made
the
Heathen
very
sad
;
but
in
a
short
time
,
he
begun
to
be
very
cheerfull
,
whereat
they
much
rejoyced
,
&c.
So
I
left
them
,
and
it
pleased
the
Lord
the
man
was
in
a
short
time
after
very
well
.
In
these
providences
the
Lord
hath
manifested
both
mercy
and
judgement
,
and
it
is
,
that
he
may
raise
up
the
Tabernacle
of
David
that
is
fallen
,
and
close
up
the
breaches
thereof
,
and
raise
up
its
ruines
,
and
build
it
as
in
the
dayes
of
old
,
that
they
may
possesse
the
Covenant
of
Edom
,
and
of
all
the
Heathen
which
are
called
by
my
Name
,
saith
the
Lord
that
doth
this
.
But
I
pray
you
take
notice
of
a
speech
of
Towanquatticks
(
beingthe
Father
of
the
young
man
recovered
)
who
lamenting
the
losse
of
their
knowledge
said
unto
me
,
*
That
a
long
time
agon
,
they
had
wise
men
,
which
in
a
grave
manner
taught
the
people
knowlege
,
but
they
are
dead
,
and
their
wisedome
is
buried
with
them
:
and
now
men
live
a
giddy
life
in
ignorance
till
they
are
white
headed
,
and
though
ripe
in
yeares
,
yet
then
they
go
without
wisedom
unto
their
graves
.
He
also
told
me
;
that
he
wondred
the
English
should
be
almost
thirty
yeers
in
the
Country
,
and
the
Indians
fools
still
;
but
he
hoped
that
the
time
of
knowledge
was
now
come
;
wherefore
himself
with
others
desired
me
to
give
them
an
Indian
meeting
,
to
make
known
the
word
of
God
unto
them
in
their
own
tongue
.
And
when
he
came
to
me
to
accomplish
his
desire
thereabout
,
he
told
me
,
that
*
I
should
be
to
them
,
as
one
that
stands
by
a
running
River
,
filling
many
vessels
:
Even
so
should
I
fill
them
with
everlasting
knowledge
.
So
I
undertook
to
give
them
a
meeting
once
a
moneth
;
but
as
soon
as
the
first
exercise
was
ended
,
they
desired
it
oftner
then
I
could
well
attend
:
but
once
a
Fortnight
is
our
setled
course
.
This
I
present
to
your
consideration
;
entreating
you
to
present
us
unto
the
Lord
for
wisedom
,
to
preach
unto
the
Heathen
the
unsearchable
riches
of
Christ
,
that
so
the
root
of
Iesse
standing
for
an
Ensigne
of
the
people
,
the
Gentiles
may
seek
unto
it
,
and
his
rest
shall
be
glorious
,
Amen
.
Great
Harbour
in
the
Vineyard
18.
of
the
9.
1647.
Yours
in
the
best
Bonds
Tho.
Mahew
,
junior
.
In
the
next
place
,
I
shall
present
you
with
some
Letters
of
that
painfull
yet
unwearied
Minister
of
the
Gospel
,
Mr.
John
Eliot
,
who
notwithstanding
his
faithfull
labours
in
teaching
that
Church
or
Congregation
of
the
English
,
over
which
the
Lord
hath
set
him
at
Roxbury
in
the
Government
of
the
Massachusets
,
yet
taketh
all
occasions
,
(
neglecting
no
opportunity
,
whether
more
remote
,
or
neere
at
hand
)
to
advance
the
glory
of
God
,
in
calling
those
poor
heathen
to
the
saving
knowledge
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
satisfying
those
hungry
soules
by
administring
the
bread
of
life
unto
them
:
And
however
I
cannot
give
you
his
first
large
Letter
(
as
he
tearmes
it
)
being
sent
by
way
of
Spaine
,
and
by
that
meanes
not
yet
come
to
my
hands
,
yet
take
his
second
in
his
own
words
,
which
will
minister
abundance
of
sweet
consolation
to
every
Christian
Reader
,
that
God
should
in
these
latter
times
so
magnifie
his
glorious
grace
in
extending
his
everlasting
mercies
to
those
poor
naked
Indians
.
His
Letter
followeth
.
Worthy
Sir
,
YOur
cordiall
and
faithfull
endeavours
,
&c.
I
am
bold
now
by
the
way
of
Virginia
,
to
trouble
you
with
a
few
lines
,
to
expresse
the
thankfulnesse
of
my
heart
unto
you
,
for
that
one
part
of
your
care
,
love
,
and
labour
in
furthering
this
work
of
preaching
Christ
to
these
poor
Indians
,
and
declaring
to
them
the
way
of
eternall
life
and
salvation
;
which
work
I
blesse
the
Lord
goeth
on
not
without
successe
,
beyond
the
ability
of
the
Instruments
:
It
is
the
Lord
,
the
Lord
only
who
doth
speak
to
the
hearts
of
men
,
and
he
can
speak
to
theirs
,
and
doth
,
(
blessed
be
his
name
)
so
effectually
,
that
one
of
them
I
beleeve
verilyis
gone
to
the
Lord
;
a
*
woman
,
who
though
she
was
not
the
first
that
came
into
the
knowledge
of
Christ
and
the
Gospel
,
yet
she
was
the
first
of
ripe
yeares
that
hath
dyed
since
I
taught
them
the
way
of
salvation
by
Jesus
Christ
,
and
the
onely
one
.
And
though
of
the
living
I
will
not
say
much
,
yet
of
the
dead
I
may
freely
speak
;
After
I
began
to
preach
unto
them
,
her
husband
and
she
did
quickly
come
in
;
and
after
she
came
,
she
was
a
diligent
hearer
;
and
out
of
desire
to
live
where
the
word
of
God
was
taught
,
they
fetched
all
the
corne
they
spent
,
sixteen
miles
upon
their
backs
from
the
place
of
their
planting
:
She
was
industrious
,
and
did
not
goe
about
to
English
houses
a
begging
,
as
sundry
doe
,
(
though
it
is
well
reformed
now
with
many
of
them
)
but
kept
home
,
kept
her
children
to
labour
,
making
baskets
to
sell
,
&c.
She
quickly
learned
to
spin
well
(
for
I
got
some
wheels
,
but
want
meanes
to
supply
them
and
order
them
.
)
Her
life
was
blamelesse
after
she
submitted
to
the
Gospel
,
and
was
exemplary
:
She
was
the
first
woman
that
asked
a
question
(
by
another
man
propounded
for
her
)
which
was
this
;
When
my
Husband
prayeth
in
his
house
,
my
heart
think●…th
what
he
prayeth
;
whether
is
this
praying
to
God
a
right
or
no
?
I
thought
it
a
sit
question
for
a
woman
.
She
dyed
of
a
sicknesse
she
took
in
childbed
:
I
severall
times
visited
her
,
prayed
with
her
,
asked
her
about
her
spirituall
estate
?
She
told
me
she
still
loved
God
,
though
he
made
her
sick
,
and
was
resolved
to
pray
unto
him
so
long
as
she
lived
,
and
to
refuse
powwawing
.
She
said
also
,
that
she
beleeved
God
would
pardon
all
her
sins
,
because
she
beleeved
that
Iesus
Christ
dyed
for
her
;
and
that
God
was
well
pleased
in
him
,
and
that
she
was
willing
to
dye
,
and
beleeved
to
goe
to
Heaven
,
and
live
happy
with
God
and
Christ
there
.
It
may
be
you
may
mervell
at
,
and
scarce
credit
such
expressions
:
but
they
are
the
points
of
Catechisme
which
I
constantly
teach
the
Children
;
and
the
Children
can
very
readily
answer
me
in
them
;
and
they
be
truths
now
familiarly
known
by
the
attentive
hearers
,
whereof
she
was
one
.
And
moreover
of
her
own
accord
,
she
called
her
children
to
her
,
especially
two
up-grown
daughters
,
which
she
had
before
she
married
this
man
,
and
said
to
them
,
I
shall
now
dye
,
and
when
I
am
dead
,
your
Grand-Father
and
Grand-mother
,
and
Unckles
,
&c.
will
send
for
you
to
come
live
amongst
them
,
and
promise
you
great
matters
,
and
tell
you
what
pleasant
living
it
is
among
them
;
But
doe
not
beleeve
them
,
and
I
charge
you
never
hearken
unto
them
,
nor
live
amongst
them
;
for
they
pray
not
to
God
,
keep
not
the
Sabbath
,
commit
all
manner
of
sinnes
and
are
not
punished
for
it
:
but
I
charge
you
live
here
,
for
here
they
pray
unto
God
,
the
word
of
God
is
taught
,
sins
are
suppressed
,
and
punished
by
Lawes
;
And
therefore
I
charge
you
live
here
all
your
dayes
.
And
soon
after
this
she
dyed
,
and
it
fell
out
indeed
as
she
had
said
,
for
there
was
earnest
sending
and
soliciting
for
the
maids
to
live
with
them
:
so
that
the
case
was
propounded
to
me
on
a
Lecture
day
;
and
their
Father
in
law
opposed
it
,
not
only
as
adjudging
it
evill
,
but
because
of
their
mothers
charge
;
and
by
this
meanes
I
came
to
know
the
Story
.
And
though
they
doe
,
as
you
know
,
abhor
the
remembrance
of
their
dead
friends
;
yet
when
I
take
occasion
to
speak
of
her
,
and
my
reasons
of
hope
that
she
is
gone
to
heaven
,
they
entertian
it
with
joy
,
and
sometimes
with
teares
:
I
have
been
too
tedious
in
this
Story
,
yet
I
doubt
not
but
it
will
be
acceptable
unto
you
.
For
the
further
progresse
of
the
work
amongst
them
,
I
doe
perceive
a
great
impediment
;
Sundry
in
the
Country
in
divers
places
would
gladly
be
taught
the
knowledge
of
God
and
Iesus
Christ
,
and
would
pray
unto
God
,
if
I
could
goe
unto
them
,
and
teach
them
where
they
dwell
:
but
to
come
to
live
here
among
or
neer
to
the
English
,
they
are
not
willing
,
because
they
have
neither
tooles
,
nor
skill
,
nor
heart
to
fence
their
grounds
;
and
if
it
be
not
well
fenced
,
their
Corne
is
so
fpoyled
by
the
English
Cattell
,
and
the
English
so
loath
to
restore
when
they
want
fence
,
that
its
a
very
great
discouragement
to
them
and
me
;
so
that
few
come
to
dwell
at
the
neer
places
where
I
ordinarily
teach
,
onely
some
strangers
do
come
to
hear
,
and
away
again
:
So
that
I
plainly
see
,
the
way
to
do
them
good
must
be
this
.
A
place
must
be
found
(
both
for
this
and
sundry
other
reasons
I
can
give
)
some
what
remote
from
the
English
,
where
they
must
have
the
word
constantly
caught
,
and
government
constantly
exercised
,
meanes
of
good
subsistance
provided
,
incouragements
for
the
industrious
,
meanes
of
instructing
them
in
Letters
,
Trades
,
and
Labours
,
as
building
,
fishing
,
Flax
and
Hemp
dressing
,
planting
Orchards
,
&c.
Such
a
project
in
a
fit
place
,
would
draw
many
that
are
well
minded
together
:
but
I
feare
it
will
be
too
chargeable
,
though
I
see
that
God
delighteth
in
small
beginnings
,
that
his
great
name
may
be
magnified
.
Few
of
our
Southern
Indians
incline
this
way
,
onely
some
of
Tihtacuit
.
Young
Ousamequin
is
an
enemy
to
praying
to
God
,
and
the
old
man
too
wise
to
look
after
it
.
Our
Cutshamoquin
hath
some
subjects
in
Marthas
Vineyard
,
and
they
hearing
of
his
praying
to
God
,
some
of
them
doe
the
like
there
,
with
some
other
ingenious
Indians
,
and
I
have
intreated
Mr.
Mahew
(
the
young
Scholler
,
son
to
old
Mr.
Mayhew
)
who
preacheth
to
the
English
,
to
teach
them
;
and
he
doth
take
pains
in
their
Language
,
and
teacheth
them
not
without
successe
,
blessed
be
the
Lord
.
And
truly
I
think
all
the
Ministers
that
live
neer
them
should
do
well
to
do
the
like
.
I
have
earnestly
solicited
many
so
to
do
,
and
I
hope
God
will
in
his
time
bow
their
hearts
thereunto
.
But
I
perceive
our
Western
Indians
up
into
the
Inland
do
more
earnestly
embrace
the
Gospel
.
Shawanon
the
great
Sachym
of
Nashawog
doth
embrace
the
Gospel
,
and
pray
unto
God
.
I
have
been
foure
times
there
this
Summer
,
and
there
be
more
people
by
far
,
then
be
amongst
us
;
and
sundry
of
them
do
gladly
hear
the
word
of
God
,
but
it
is
neer
40.
miles
off
,
and
I
can
but
seldom
goe
to
them
;
wherat
they
are
troubled
,
and
desire
I
should
come
oftner
,
and
stay
longer
when
I
come
.
There
is
a
great
fishing
place
upon
one
of
the
Falls
of
Merimack
River
called
Pautucket
,
where
is
a
great
confluence
of
Indians
every
Spring
,
and
thither
I
have
gone
these
two
yeares
in
that
season
,
and
intend
so
to
doe
the
next
Spring
(
if
God
will
.
)
Such
confluences
are
like
Faires
in
England
,
and
a
sit
season
it
is
to
come
then
unto
them
,
to
teach
them
to
know
God
,
and
Iesus
Christ
,
and
call
upon
his
name
.
For
whereas
there
did
use
to
be
gaming
and
much
evill
at
those
great
meetings
,
now
there
is
praying
to
God
,
and
good
conference
,
and
observation
of
the
Sabbath
,
by
such
as
are
well
minded
;
and
no
open
prophanesse
suffered
as
I
heare
of
,
and
my
comming
amongst
them
is
very
acceptable
in
outward
appearance
.
This
last
Spring
I
did
there
meet
old
Papassaconnaway
,
who
is
a
great
Sogamore
,
and
hath
been
a
great
Witch
in
all
mens
esteem
(
as
I
suppose
your self
have
often
heard
)
and
a
very
politick
wise
man
.
The
last
yeare
he
and
all
his
sonnes
fled
when
I
came
,
pretending
feare
that
we
would
kill
him
:
But
this
yeare
it
pleased
God
to
bow
his
heart
to
heare
the
word
;
I
preached
out
of
Malachi
I.
11.
which
I
thus
render
to
them
;
From
the
rising
of
the
Sun
,
to
the
going
down
of
the
same
thy
name
shall
be
great
among
the
Indians
,
and
in
every
place
prayers
shall
be
made
to
thy
name
,
pure
prayers
,
for
thy
name
shall
be
great
among
the
Indians
.
Whence
I
shewed
them
,
what
mercy
God
had
promised
to
them
;
and
that
the
time
was
now
come
wherein
the
Lord
did
begin
to
call
them
to
repentance
,
and
to
beleeve
in
Christ
for
the
remission
of
their
sins
,
and
to
give
them
an
heart
to
call
upon
his
name
,
forsaking
their
former
wayes
of
pawwawing
,
and
praying
to
the
Devill
,
&c.
And
when
I
had
done
preaching
,
they
began
to
propound
questions
,
and
one
of
them
propounded
this
;
If
it
be
thus
as
you
teach
,
then
all
the
world
of
Indians
are
gone
to
hell
to
be
tormented
for
ever
,
untill
now
a
few
may
goe
to
Heaven
and
be
saved
;
Is
it
so
?
These
principles
of
a
twofold
estate
after
this
life
,
for
good
and
bad
people
,
Heaven
and
Hell
,
I
put
amongst
the
first
questions
that
I
instruct
them
in
,
and
catechise
the
children
in
;
and
they
doe
readily
embrace
it
for
a
truth
,
themselves
by
their
own
traditions
having
some
principles
of
a
life
after
this
life
,
and
that
good
or
evill
,
according
to
their
demeanour
in
this
life
.
After
a
good
space
,
this
old
Papassaconnoway
speak
to
this
purpose
,
that
indeed
he
had
never
prayed
unto
God
as
yet
,
for
he
had
never
heard
of
God
before
,
as
now
he
doth
.
And
he
said
further
,
that
he
did
beleeve
what
I
taught
them
to
be
true
.
And
for
his
owne
part
,
he
was
purposed
in
his
heart
from
thenceforth
to
pray
unto
God
,
and
that
hee
would
perswade
all
his
sonnes
to
doe
the
same
,
pointing
at
two
of
them
who
were
there
present
,
and
naming
such
as
were
absent
.
His
sonnes
present
,
especially
his
eldest
sonne
(
who
is
a
*
Sachim
at
Wadchuset
)
gave
his
willing
consent
to
what
his
father
had
promised
,
and
so
did
the
other
who
was
but
a
youth
.
And
this
act
of
his
was
not
onely
a
present
motion
that
soon
vanished
,
but
a
good
while
after
he
spake
to
Capt.
Willard
,
who
tradeth
with
them
in
those
parts
for
Bever
and
Otter
Skins
,
&c.
that
he
would
be
glad
if
I
would
come
and
live
in
some
place
thereabouts
to
teach
them
,
and
that
Capt.
Willard
would
live
there
also
:
And
that
if
any
good
ground
or
place
that
hee
had
would
be
acceptable
to
me
,
he
would
willingly
let
me
have
it
.
I
doe
endeavour
to
engage
the
Sachims
of
greatest
note
to
accept
the
Gospel
,
because
that
doth
greatly
animate
and
encourage
such
as
are
well-affected
,
and
is
a
damping
to
those
that
are
scoffers
and
opposers
;
for
many
such
there
be
,
though
they
dare
not
appeare
so
before
me
.
Thus
you
see
by
this
short
intimation
,
that
the
sound
of
the
Word
is
spread
a
great
way
;
yea
,
farther
then
I
will
speake
of
;
and
it
appeareth
to
me
,
that
the
Fields
begin
to
look
white
unto
the
Harvest
.
Oh
that
the
Lord
would
be
pleased
to
raise
up
many
labourers
into
this
Harvest
!
But
it
is
difficult
,
not
only
in
respect
of
the
language
,
but
also
in
respect
of
their
barbarous
course
of
life
and
poverty
;
there
is
not
so
much
as
meat
,
drink
,
or
lodging
for
them
that
go
unto
them
to
preach
among
them
,
but
we
must
carry
all
things
with
us
,
and
somewhat
to
give
unto
them
:
So
that
the
comming
of
Jesus
Christ
into
these
parts
of
the
world
,
is
not
as
he
formerly
came
amongst
the
Gentiles
,
a
poore
underling
,
and
his
servants
poore
,
living
upon
the
Gospel
where
it
was
accepted
among
the
rich
Gentiles
:
But
Christ
will
come
unto
these
,
rich
,
potent
,
above
them
in
learning
,
riches
,
and
power
;
and
they
shall
flock
unto
the
Gospel
,
thereby
to
receive
externall
benificence
and
advancement
,
as
well
as
spirituall
grace
and
blessings
.
And
thus
I
bend
my selfe
to
doe
to
my
poor
ability
:
I
never
go
unto
them
empty
,
but
carry
somewhat
to
distribute
among
them
;
and
so
likewise
when
they
come
unto
my
house
,
I
am
not
willing
they
should
go
away
without
some
refreshing
,
neither
do
I
take
any
gratuity
from
them
unrewarded
;
and
indeed
they
doe
account
,
that
they
have
nothing
worth
the
giving
unto
me
;
onely
once
when
I
was
up
in
the
Countrey
,
a
poore
creature
came
to
me
as
I
was
about
to
take
Horse
,
shaking
me
by
the
hand
,
and
with
his
other
hand
thrust
somthing
into
my
hand
,
I
looked
what
it
was
,
and
it
was
a
penny-worth
of
*
Wampom
,
upon
a
strawes
end
;
I
seeing
so
much
hearty
affection
in
so
small
a
thing
,
I
kindly
accepted
,
onely
inviting
him
to
my
house
,
that
I
might
there
shew
my
love
to
him
.
There
is
another
great
fishing
place
about
threescore
miles
from
us
,
whether
I
intend
(
God
willing
)
to
go
next
Spring
,
which
belongeth
to
the
forenamed
Papassaconnaway
;
which
journey
,
though
it
be
like
to
be
both
difficult
and
chargeable
for
horse
and
men
,
in
fitting
provisions
,
yet
I
have
sundry
reasons
which
bow
and
draw
my
heart
therennto
.
I
desire
your
prayers
to
the
Lord
for
me
and
for
them
,
that
the
Lord
would
open
my
mouth
to
speak
in
his
Name
to
their
understandings
,
that
with
their
hearts
they
may
embrace
that
message
which
from
the
Lord
I
shall
bring
unto
them
.
They
have
no
meanes
of
Physick
at
all
,
onely
make
use
of
Pawwawes
when
they
be
sick
,
which
makes
them
loath
to
give
it
over
:
But
I
finde
,
by
Gods
blessing
,
in
some
meanes
used
in
Physick
and
Chyrurgery
,
they
are
already
convinced
of
the
folly
of
Pawwawing
,
and
easily
perswaded
to
give
it
over
utterly
as
a
sinfull
and
diabolicall
practise
:
but
I
much
want
some
wholsome
cordialls
,
and
such
other
medicines
as
I
have
here
mentioned
in
the
in
closed
.
The
Indians
about
us
which
I
constantly
teach
,
do
still
diligently
and
desirously
attend
,
and
in
a
good
measure
practise
(
for
the
outward
part
of
Religion
,
both
in
their
families
and
Sabbaths
)
according
to
their
knowledge
;
and
by
degrees
come
on
to
labour
.
I
should
be
over-tedious
and
troublesome
to
you
to
runne
into
particulars
,
onely
let
me
give
you
a
taste
of
their
knowledge
by
their
Questions
,
a
few
whereof
I
did
sometimes
set
downe
,
though
I
have
slipped
many
,
and
very
materiall
ones
;
these
questions
being
asked
at
sundry
times
,
and
at
sundry
meetings
of
the
Indians
.
Quest
.
How
many
good
people
were
in
Sodome
when
it
was
burnt
?
I
know
not
how
to
pray
to
Christ
and
the
Spirit
,
I
know
a
little
how
to
pray
to
God
?
Doth
the
Devill
dwell
in
us
as
we
dwell
in
an
house
?
When
God
saith
,
Honour
thy
Father
,
doth
he
mean
three
Fathers
?
our
Father
,
and
our
Sachim
,
and
God
.
When
the
Soule
goes
to
heaven
,
what
doth
it
say
when
it
comes
there
?
And
what
doth
a
wicked
Soule
say
when
it
commeth
into
Hell
?
If
one
sleep
on
the
Sabbath
at
meeting
,
and
another
awaketh
him
,
and
he
be
angry
at
it
,
and
say
,
it
s
because
he
is
angry
with
him
that
he
so
doth
,
Is
not
this
a
sinne
?
If
any
talk
of
another
mans
faults
,
and
tell
others
of
it
when
hee
is
present
to
answer
,
is
not
that
a
sinne
?
Why
did
Christ
dy●…
in
our
stead
?
Seeing
Eve
was
first
in
sinne
,
whether
did
she
dye
first
?
Why
must
we
love
our
enemies
,
and
how
shall
we
doe
it
?
How
doth
Christ
redeem
and
deliver
us
from
sinne
?
When
every
day
my
heart
thinks
I
must
dye
,
and
goe
to
hell
for
my
sins
,
what
shall
I
doe
in
this
case
?
May
a
good
man
sin
sometimes
?
Or
may
he
be
a
good
man
,
and
yet
sin
sometimes
?
If
a
man
think
a
prayer
,
doth
God
know
it
,
and
will
he
blesse
him
?
Who
killed
Christ
?
If
a
man
be
almost
a
good
man
,
and
dyeth
;
whither
goeth
his
soule
?
How
long
was
Adam
good
before
he
sinned
?
Seeing
we
see
not
God
with
our
eyes
,
if
a
man
dream
that
he
seeth
God
,
doth
his
soule
then
see
him
?
Did
Adam
see
God
before
he
sinned
?
Shall
we
see
God
in
Heaven
?
If
a
wicked
man
pray
,
whether
doth
he
make
a
good
prayer
?
or
when
doth
a
wicked
man
pray
a
good
prayer
?
If
a
man
repent
,
doth
God
take
away
his
sinnes
,
and
forgive
him
?
Whether
did
God
make
hell
before
Adam
sinned
?
If
two
families
dwell
in
one
house
,
and
one
prayeth
,
and
the
o●…her
not
,
what
shall
they
that
pray
do
to
them
that
do
not
?
Did
Abimeleck
▪
know
,
Sarah
was
Abrahams
wife
?
Did
not
Abraham
sin
in
saying
she
is
my
sister
?
Seeing
God
promised
Abraham
so
many
children
,
like
the
starres
for
multitude
,
why
did
he
give
him
so
few
?
and
was
it
true
?
If
God
made
hell
in
one
of
the
six
dayes
,
why
did
God
make
Hell
before
Adam
had
sinned
?
Now
the
Indians
desire
to
goe
to
Heaven
,
what
shall
we
do
that
we
may
go
thither
when
we
dye
?
How
shall
I
bring
mine
heart
to
love
Prayer
?
If
one
man
repent
,
and
pray
once
in
a
day
,
another
man
often
in
a
day
;
whether
doth
one
of
them
go
to
Heaven
,
the
other
not
?
or
what
difference
is
there
?
I
finde
I
want
wisdome
,
what
shall
I
do
to
be
wise
?
Why
did
Abraham
buy
a
place
to
bury
in
?
Why
doth
God
make
good
men
sick
?
How
shall
the
Resurrection
be
,
and
when
?
Doe
not
Enlishmen
spoile
their
soules
,
to
say
a
thing
cost
them
more
then
it
did
?
and
is
it
not
all
one
as
to
steale
?
You
say
our
body
is
made
of
clay
,
what
is
the
Sunne
or
Moone
made
of
?
If
one
be
loved
of
all
Indians
good
and
bad
,
another
is
hated
of
all
saving
a
few
that
be
good
,
doth
God
love
both
these
?
I
see
why
I
must
feare
Hell
,
and
do
so
every
day
.
But
why
must
I
feare
God
?
How
is
the
tongue
like
fire
,
and
like
poyson
?
What
if
false
Witnesses
accuse
me
of
murther
or
some
soul
sin
?
What
punishment
is
due
to
lyars
?
If
I
reprove
a
man
for
sinne
,
and
he
answer
,
why
doe
you
speak
thus
angerly
to
me
:
Mr.
Eliot
teacheth
us
to
love
one
another
,
is
this
well
?
Why
is
God
so
angry
with
murtherers
?
If
a
wise
put
away
her
husband
because
he
will
pray
to
God
,
and
she
will
not
,
what
must
be
done
in
this
case
?
If
there
be
young
women
pray
to
God
,
may
such
as
pray
to
God
marry
one
that
will
not
pray
to
God
?
or
what
is
to
bee
done
in
this
case
?
Whether
doth
God
make
bad
men
dream
good
Dreames
?
VVhat
is
Salvation
?
VVhat
is
the
Kingdome
of
Heaven
?
If
my
wife
doe
some
work
in
the
house
on
the
night
before
the
Sabbath
,
and
some
work
on
the
Sabbath
night
,
whether
is
this
a
sin
?
If
I
doe
that
which
is
a
sinne
,
and
do
not
know
it
is
a
sin
,
what
will
God
say
to
that
?
VVhether
is
faith
set
in
my
heart
,
or
in
my
minde
?
VVhy
did
Christ
dye
for
us
,
and
who
did
kill
him
?
By
these
questions
you
may
see
they
somewhat
savour
the
things
of
God
and
Christ
,
and
that
their
soules
be
in
a
searching
condition
after
the
great
points
of
Religion
and
Salvation
.
And
I
will
say
this
solemnly
,
not
suddenly
,
nor
lightly
,
but
before
the
Lord
,
as
I
apprehend
in
my
conscience
,
were
they
but
in
a
setled
way
of
Civility
and
Government
cohabiting
together
,
and
I
called
(
according
to
God
)
to
live
among
them
,
I
durst
freely
joyne
into
Church-fellowship
amongst
them
,
and
could
finde
out
at
least
twenty
men
and
women
in
some
measure
fitted
of
the
Lord
for
it
,
and
soone
would
be
capable
thereof
:
And
we
doe
admit
in
charity
some
into
our
Churches
,
of
our
owne
,
of
whose
spirituall
estate
I
have
more
cause
of
feare
,
then
of
some
of
them
:
But
that
day
of
Grace
is
not
yet
come
unto
them
.
When
Gods
time
is
come
,
he
will
make
way
for
it
&
enable
us
to
accomplish
it
.
In
the
meane
time
,
I
desire
to
wait
,
pray
,
and
beleeve
.
But
I
will
proceed
no
further
at
this
time
to
trouble
you
with
these
things
,
though
I
doubt
not
but
they
will
be
acceptable
tidings
to
your
heart
,
and
will
be
an
occasion
of
quickning
your
prayers
for
them
,
and
for
me
also
,
that
utterance
may
be
given
mee
,
and
further
knowledge
of
their
language
,
wherein
for
want
of
converse
,
I
can
make
but
slow
progresse
.
Thus
commending
you
to
the
Grace
,
guidance
and
protection
of
God
in
Christ
,
I
rest
,
Yours
to
be
commanded
in
Iesus
Christ
,
IO.
ELIOT
.
Roxbury
this
12.
of
Nov.
1648.
In
the
next
place
I
shall
offer
a
second
Letter
of
his
,
written
to
a
Gentleman
of
New-England
,
here
residing
at
present
,
upon
his
urgent
occasions
;
wherein
the
Reader
may
have
further
light
concerning
this
great
work
now
begun
.
Take
his
Letter
as
it
followeth
.
Sir
,
YOur
faithfull
and
true
love
to
Iesus
Christ
is
expressed
evidently
to
my
heart
,
among
other
waies
very
much
in
your
solicitous
thoughts
and
care
about
the
good
of
these
poor
Indians
,
and
the
furtherance
of
their
conversion
.
God
guided
your
discretion
very
seasonably
in
the
Letters
and
Tokens
you
were
pleased
to
send
to
those
leading
men
,
which
reallity
of
love
was
very
thankfully
accepted
by
them
,
and
they
desire
thanks
to
be
returned
for
it
,
&c.
Your
project
for
their
Apparell
which
you
first
mention
,
is
very
fitting
,
but
all
the
difficulty
will
be
to
get
so
much
cloath
as
you
speak
of
:
Yet
this
they
doe
;
some
old
things
I
have
gotten
and
given
them
,
and
some
they
buy
;
and
they
carefully
keep
them
till
meeting
times
,
and
many
of
them
at
such
times
are
pretty
handsome
,
both
men
,
women
,
and
children
also
:
And
whereas
some
good
people
may
think
fitting
to
send
some
gifts
that
way
for
them
,
you
shall
find
directions
here
inclosed
,
what
will
best
sute
with
their
condition
.
Your
next
project
for
imployment
of
them
in
planting
Orchards
and
Gardens
,
it
suiteth
very
well
with
my
apprehensions
,
and
I
have
encouraged
them
that
way
,
and
have
promised
them
many
hundred
trees
,
which
I
reserve
in
nurseries
for
them
,
&
hope
they
shall
set
them
out
,
or
some
of
them
the
next
Spring
.
The
onely
remora
the
fensing
in
of
an
Orchard
,
we
yet
being
upon
the
fencing
in
of
a
great
Corne
field
,
where
they
have
made
(
I
think
)
200.
rod
of
ditching
already
,
setting
two
rayles
in
the
top
,
and
are
to
stone
up
the
banks
as
they
raise
stones
in
planting
:
And
when
the
field
is
fenced
,
then
they
shall
fence
Orchards
,
but
they
are
hindred
for
want
of
Tooles
,
and
by
bad
Tooles
discouraged
;
their
skill
also
being
weak
though
the
tooles
were
good
,
but
of
30.
or
40.
I
have
scarce
any
left
.
But
we
must
endeavour
to
get
a
Magazine
for
them
of
all
manner
of
Tooles
,
&c.
They
had
Sawyers
at
work
last
winter
,
and
will
have
more
this
winter
(
I
hope
)
for
they
saw
very
good
board
and
planke
,
and
could
I
be
amongst
them
oftner
,
they
would
both
attend
it
better
,
and
doe
things
more
orderly
.
They
are
willing
to
follow
my
advice
in
any
reasonable
thing
▪
onely
I
am
confident
of
what
you
write
,
they
must
not
be
bent
too
hard
at
first
,
and
I
find
not
many
that
do
so
duly
consider
that
point
as
your self
;
but
because
they
be
not
in
all
points
of
labour
as
the
English
be
,
think
all
is
too
little
or
no
purpose
.
It
s
hard
to
look
upon
the
day
of
small
things
with
patience
enough
.
I
finde
it
absolutely
necessary
to
carry
on
civility
with
Religion
:
and
that
maketh
me
have
many
thoughts
that
the
way
to
doe
it
to
the
purpose
,
is
to
live
among
them
in
a
place
distant
from
the
English
,
for
many
reasons
;
and
bring
them
to
co-habitation
,
Government
,
Arts
,
and
trades
:
but
this
is
yet
too
costly
an
enterprize
for
New-England
,
that
hath
expended
it self
so
far
in
laying
the
foundation
of
a
Common-weale
in
this
wildernesse
.
For
their
Schooling
,
a
Gentleman
in
London
(
whose
name
I
could
never
learn
)
did
give
ten
pounds
towards
it
the
last
yeare
,
which
I
thus
disposed
of
;
five
pounds
I
gave
to
a
grave
woman
in
Cambridge
,
who
taught
the
Indian
children
last
yeare
;
And
God
so
blessed
her
labours
,
that
they
came
on
very
prettily
.
The
other
five
pounds
I
gave
to
the
Shcool-master
of
Dorcester
,
and
thither
the
Children
of
those
Indians
that
lived
thereabout
went
,
with
a
like
good
successe
,
it
not
better
,
because
the
children
were
bigger
and
more
capable
.
This
10.
l.
bill
Captain
Harding
paid
here
,
and
was
to
take
it
at
London
:
but
I
heare
nothing
from
him
,
no
do
I
know
whether
the
Gentleman
will
continue
his
gift
:
I
feare
for
want
of
meanes
both
these
Schooles
will
fall
;
and
the
Children
like
to
lose
all
that
they
have
gotten
the
first
yeare
,
which
is
a
work
had
need
be
closely
followed
:
because
they
are
to
learn
our
language
as
well
as
to
read
;
onely
I
take
my
constant
course
of
catechising
them
every
Lecture
day
,
and
I
thank
the
Lord
,
they
are
(
many
of
them
)
very
ready
in
their
answers
in
the
principles
of
Religion
.
And
in
that
exercise
I
endeavour
also
to
use
them
to
good
manners
.
Some
of
S●…dbury
Indians
,
some
of
Concord
Indians
,
some
of
M●…sti●…k
Indians
,
and
some
of
Dedham
Indians
are
ingenious
,
and
pray
unto
God
,
and
sometimes
come
to
the
place
where
I
teach
to
heare
the
word
.
Linn
Indians
are
all
naught
save
one
,
who
sometimes
commeth
to
heare
the
word
,
and
telleth
me
that
hee
prayeth
to
God
:
and
the
reason
why
they
are
bad
is
,
partly
and
principally
because
their
*
Sachim
is
naught
,
and
careth
not
to
pray
unto
God
:
But
I
am
overwearisome
unto
you
,
and
therefore
will
go
no
further
at
this
time
;
onely
this
one
thing
more
,
whereas
it
hath
pleased
you
to
allow
40.
s.
to
the
payment
of
a
man
who
should
direct
the
Indians
about
their
labour
,
and
in
planting
of
Orchards
;
I
shall
be
so
bold
as
to
appoint
such
as
have
deserved
it
to
call
for
it
,
and
it
shall
be
employed
God
willing
to
their
best
furtherance
as
neer
as
I
can
.
And
thus
desiring
God
,
&c.
I
remaine
.
Yours
to
be
commanded
any
thing
in
Christ
Iesus
John
Eliot
.
Roxbury
this
13.
of
the
9.
1649.
Another
Letter
Courteous
Reader
dated
in
February
last
,
I
received
also
from
this
our
Indian
Evangelist
(
if
I
may
so
terme
him
)
and
because
it
is
replenished
with
many
pithy
questions
of
the
Indians
,
which
imply
a
further
progresse
in
knowledge
;
and
sundry
other
considerable
passages
worthy
observation
,
and
very
delightfull
to
a
Christian
spirit
,
I
thought
it
my
duty
to
publish
it
to
the
world
,
that
so
it
might
be
a
meanes
to
stir
up
all
that
are
faithfull
in
Christ
Iesus
by
prayer
and
otherwise
to
help
forward
this
precious
work
begun
,
so
much
conducing
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
good
of
men
.
His
Letter
followeth
.
Much
respected
and
longed
for
in
the
Lord
,
WEre
you
not
about
the
Lords
businesse
,
an
Instrument
in
his
hand
to
manage
some
special
affaires
wherein
his
glory
is
much
concerned
,
your
long
absence
could
not
but
be
imbittered
with
manifold
troubles
to
your
own
spirit
,
as
it
is
like
to
be
with
losses
and
inconveniencies
to
your
outward
estate
;
but
I
trust
the
Lord
will
have
a
speciall
regard
to
all
,
&c.
I
perceive
others
to
be
silent
in
giving
you
information
about
the
progresse
of
the
Lords
work
amongst
the
poor
Indians
,
and
therefore
I
thought
it
necessary
to
do
it
,
knowing
it
will
add
to
your
comfort
to
heare
that
the
Lord
is
still
at
worke
,
but
I
have
done
it
more
largely
already
in
Letters
by
Mr.
Usher
,
by
way
of
*
Maligo
,
as
also
by
Mr.
Bracket
of
Braintree
,
by
the
way
of
Virginia
,
in
Letters
both
to
your self
,
and
also
to
Mr.
Pel●…am
,
&c.
I
only
write
now
by
this
Ship
,
lest
it
coming
in
before
the
other
Ships
,
you
should
receive
some
discouragement
concerning
the
work
,
as
if
it
were
sunk
in
the
beginning
;
but
blessed
be
the
Lord
it
is
not
so
,
although
the
progresse
is
yet
small
:
It
is
a
day
of
small
things
,
an
Embrio
which
the
Lord
expecteth
should
be
furthered
by
the
prayers
of
the
Saints
and
Churches
:
And
therefore
I
earnestly
begg
your
prayers
,
that
the
Lord
would
thrust
forth
more
Laborers
into
this
Harvest
;
and
because
the
meanes
is
exceeding
small
and
inconsiderable
for
so
vast
an
enterprize
as
this
is
:
there
is
the
more
eminent
need
of
Faith
and
Prayer
,
that
the
Lord
himself
,
by
his
speciall
grace
,
favour
,
and
providence
,
would
appear
in
this
matter
:
for
the
Lord
must
raigne
in
these
latter
dayes
,
and
more
eminently
&
observably
,
overtop
all
Instruments
and
meanes
:
And
I
trust
he
will
mightily
appear
in
this
businesse
,
as
in
other
parts
of
the
world
.
I
have
intimated
in
my
other
Letters
,
what
good
hopes
I
have
of
sundry
of
them
,
and
that
they
begin
to
enquire
after
baptisme
and
Church
Ordiuances
,
and
the
way
of
worshipping
God
as
the
Churches
here
do
;
but
I
shewing
them
how
uncapable
they
be
to
be
trusted
therewith
,
whilst
they
live
so
unfixed
,
confused
,
and
ungoverned
a
life
,
uncivilized
and
unsubdued
to
labor
and
order
;
they
begin
now
to
enquire
after
such
things
.
And
to
that
end
,
I
have
propounded
to
them
that
a
sit
place
be
found
out
for
Cohabitation
,
wherewith
they
may
subsist
by
labor
,
and
settle
themselves
in
such
a
way
:
And
then
they
may
have
a
Church
,
and
all
the
Ordinances
of
Christ
amongst
them
.
These
and
other
things
tending
that
way
,
I
have
propounded
to
them
,
and
they
seeme
to
me
to
accept
them
gladly
,
and
the
longer
they
consider
,
and
the
more
they
confer
together
of
them
,
the
more
acceptable
they
are
unto
them
:
And
I
wayting
to
see
how
the
Lord
would
carry
on
this
work
by
the
wise
and
gracious
eye
&
hands
of
his
providence
,
I
took
this
to
be
one
speciall
and
eminent
smile
of
God
,
upon
the
work
that
he
had
stirred
up
,
the
Parliament
of
England
to
take
it
into
consideration
,
and
to
order
the
Committee
of
Lords
and
Commons
for
forraign
Plantations
to
think
of
some
meet
way
how
they
might
best
advance
it
:
And
indeed
the
way
you
mention
in
your
Letter
which
they
have
taken
,
(
whcih
I
trust
is
perfected
long
before
this
time
,
)
I
conceive
to
be
a
way
of
God
,
and
not
only
very
acceptable
to
me
,
but
honourable
to
themselves
,
and
the
Nation
,
to
be
engaged
in
so
pious
and
charitable
a
work
,
if
meanes
may
hereby
be
procured
to
a
thorow
carrying
on
the
same
.
I
have
also
intimated
in
my
other
Letters
,
and
sent
word
again
in
this
,
what
manner
of
*
provisions
of
all
sorts
wil
be
necessary
to
be
sent
over
,
and
that
special
care
be
had
that
the
tooles
for
labour
of
all
sorts
may
be
of
a
good
temper
and
well
made
;
otherwise
they
will
be
discouraged
;
&c.
the
particulars
as
well
for
Phisick
and
Surgery
,
as
for
Cloathing
and
Instruments
for
labour
of
all
sorts
is
inclosed
therein
:
But
I
will
trouble
you
no
further
at
this
time
with
what
I
have
written
in
my
other
Letters
,
hoping
the
Lord
will
bring
them
to
your
hands
:
onely
I
shall
intimate
such
things
as
have
occurred
since
the
writing
of
my
former
Letters
.
There
is
an
Indian
living
with
Mr.
Richard
Calicott
of
Dorchester
,
who
was
taken
in
the
Pequott
Warres
,
though
belonging
to
Loug
Island
;
this
Indian
is
ingenious
,
can
read
;
and
I
taught
him
to
write
,
which
he
quickly
learnt
,
though
I
know
not
what
use
he
now
maketh
of
it
:
He
was
the
first
that
I
made
use
of
to
teach
me
words
,
and
to
be
my
Interpreter
.
Now
of
late
,
the
Lord
hath
stirred
up
his
heart
to
joyn
unto
the
Church
at
Dorchester
,
and
this
day
I
am
going
to
the
Elders
,
meeting
,
to
the
examination
and
Tryall
of
this
young
man
,
in
preparation
for
his
admission
into
the
Church
.
Likewise
since
I
purposed
to
write
to
you
of
these
matters
,
I
have
taken
care
to
note
such
Questions
as
they
propound
,
and
I
shall
here
set
down
such
as
have
been
propounded
by
them
since
my
last
Letters
:
For
by
them
you
may
guesse
at
the
progresse
they
make
in
knowledge
.
Questions
.
VVHy
have
not
beasts
a
soul
as
man
hath
,
seeing
they
have
love
,
anger
,
&c.
as
man
hath
?
How
is
the
spirit
of
God
in
us
?
and
where
is
it
principally
present
?
Why
doth
God
punish
in
hell
for
ever
?
man
doth
not
so
,
but
after
a
time
lets
them
out
of
prison
again
.
And
if
they
repent
in
hell
,
why
will
not
God
let
them
out
again
?
What
is
Faith
?
Whether
do
you
think
I
have
Faith
?
a
How
shall
I
know
when
God
accepts
my
prayers
?
How
doth
Christ
make
peace
betwixt
God
and
man
?
And
what
is
the
meaning
of
that
point
?
Why
did
the
Iewes
give
the
Watchmen
money
to
tell
a
lye
?
If
I
heare
Gods
Word
when
I
am
young
,
and
do
not
believe
,
but
when
I
am
old
I
believe
:
what
will
God
say
?
In
wicked
dreames
doth
the
soule
sin
?
b
Doth
the
soule
in
Heaven
know
things
done
here
on
earth
?
Doth
the
soule
in
Heaven
remember
what
it
did
here
on
earth
before
he
dyed
?
Who
first
gave
Lawes
to
men
?
What
is
Law
?
If
my
heart
be
full
of
evil
thoughts
,
c
and
I
repent
and
pray
,
and
a
few
houres
after
it
is
full
again
,
and
I
repent
and
pray
again
;
and
if
after
this
it
be
full
of
evill
thoughts
again
,
what
will
God
say
?
Why
did
the
earth
shake
at
Christs
Resurrection
?
What
meaneth
this
,
That
God
will
not
hold
him
guiltlesse
that
taketh
his
name
in
vaine
?
What
force
of
wicked
men
is
lawfull
,
and
what
is
not
?
What
if
a
Minister
weare
long
hayre
,
as
some
other
men
do
,
what
will
God
say
?
If
a
man
will
make
his
Daughter
marry
a
man
whom
she
doth
not
love
,
what
will
God
say
?
d
Why
doth
Christ
compare
the
Kingdom
of
heaven
to
a
net
?
Why
doth
God
so
hate
them
that
teach
others
to
commit
sin
?
SIR
,
J
Am
now
streightned
in
time
,
and
must
hasten
away
my
Letters
:
I
can
proceed
no
further
at
present
,
and
therefore
with
earnest
desires
of
your
Prayers
,
I
commit
you
to
the
gracious
protection
of
the
Lord
,
who
hath
hitherto
helped
,
and
will
never
faile
those
that
trust
in
him
.
Yours
in
any
service
I
can
in
Jesus
Christ
Iohn
Eliott
.
Roxbury
this
2.
of
the
12.
1648.
AN
APPENDIX
TO
THE
foregoing
Letters
,
holding
forth
Conjectures
,
Observations
,
and
Applycatious
of
them
.
THe
works
of
the
Lord
are
great
,
sought
out
of
all
them
that
love
them
,
saith
the
Psalmist
,
Psal.
111.
3.
The
word
which
we
render
,
sought
out
,
hath
a
mighty
Emphasis
in
it
.
T
is
a
word
used
sometimes
to
Denote
the
Elaborate
care
of
digging
and
searching
into
mines
.
And
sometimes
it
s
made
use
of
to
expresse
the
accurate
labors
of
those
who
comment
upon
Writings
.
Indeed
there
is
a
golden
mine
in
every
work
of
God
;
and
the
foregoing
Letters
to
a
gracious
eye
,
are
as
a
discovery
of
a
farmore
precious
mine
in
America
,
then
those
Gold
and
Silver
ones
of
India
:
For
they
bring
tidings
of
the
unsearchable
ri●…hes
of
Christ
revealed
unto
poor
soules
in
those
parts
.
Or
if
thou
wilt
(
Reader
)
thou
mayest
eye
this
Work
of
God
as
a
full
text
:
affording
matter
,
both
for
Theoretick
,
and
practick
conclusions
.
I
must
professe
for
my self
,
I
could
not
passe
over
so
rich
a
mine
without
diging
nor
let
passe
so
full
a
text
(
as
this
work
of
God
in
America
)
without
some
short
comment
:
which
the
request
of
the
worthy
Publisher
of
these
precious
papers
,
hath
prevailed
with
me
to
affix
,
and
publish
as
an
Appendix
.
The
palpable
and
present
acts
of
providence
,
doe
more
then
hint
the
approach
of
Jesus
Christ
:
And
the
Generall
consent
of
many
judicious
,
and
godly
Divines
,
doth
induce
considering
minds
to
beleeve
,
that
the
conversion
of
the
Jewes
is
at
hand
.
It
s
the
expectation
of
some
of
the
wisest
Jewes
now
living
,
that
about
the
year
1650.
Either
we
Christians
shall
be
Mosaick
,
or
else
that
themselves
Iewes
shall
be
Christians
.
The
serious
consideration
of
the
preceding
Letters
,
induceth
me
to
think
,
that
there
may
be
at
least
a
remnant
of
the
Generation
of
Iacob
in
America
,
(
peradventure
some
of
the
10.
Tribes
dispersions
.
)
And
that
those
sometimes
poor
,
now
precious
Indians
(
mentioned
in
those
Letters
)
may
be
as
the
first
fruits
of
the
glorious
harvest
,
of
Israels
redemption
.
The
observation
is
not
to
be
sleighted
(
though
the
observer
*
modestly
said
it
was
more
cheerfull
then
deep
)
that
the
first
Text
out
of
which
Mr.
Eliot
preached
,
was
about
the
dry
bones
,
Ezek.
37.
9.
10.
That
by
prophesying
to
the
wind
,
the
wind
came
and
the
dry
bones
lived
:
It
may
be
there
is
not
much
weight
in
the
observation
,
that
the
word
which
the
Indians
use
for
wind
,
is
Waubon
:
and
that
an
Indian
of
that
name
is
,
and
hath
been
very
sedulous
for
their
conversion
:
Yet
to
me
there
is
ground
for
a
very
weighty
thought
;
that
,
that
portion
of
Scripture
should
be
first
of
all
openned
to
them
,
which
clearly
foretold
the
conversion
of
Israel
,
i.
e.
The
10.
Tribes
universally
understood
,
and
peculiarly
meant
by
the
name
or
notion
of
Israel
,
when
distinct
from
Iudah
,
as
in
that
prophesy
it
is
)
Why
may
we
not
at
least
conjecture
,
that
God
by
a
special
finger
pointed
out
that
text
to
be
first
openned
,
which
immediately
concerned
the
persons
to
whom
it
was
preached
:
Especially
,
if
(
as
some
credibly
affirme
)
that
the
Iewes
of
the
Netherlands
(
being
intreated
thereunto
)
informe
that
after
much
inquiry
they
found
some
of
the
ten
Tribes
to
be
in
America
.
When
our
Lord
came
to
Nazaret
,
and
standing
up
to
read
:
It
s
said
there
was
delivered
unto
him
the
book
of
Isaias
,
and
he
openned
the
book
,
and
found
it
written
,
The
spirit
of
the
Lord
is
upon
me
,
&c.
The
bringing
of
that
Scripture
to
our
Lords
hands
so
providentially
,
was
a
hint
(
at
least
)
that
the
present
hearers
were
in
an
eminent
manner
concerned
in
that
prophesie
.
What
ever
may
be
in
this
observation
(
which
I
humbly
offer
to
the
searching
thoughts
of
judicious
persons
)
I
am
much
inclined
to
conjecture
,
that
there
is
a
sprinkling
at
least
of
Abrahams
seed
in
these
parts
,
The
reasons
of
my
inclination
hereunto
are
these
.
1.
They
have
(
at
least
)
a
traditionall
knowledge
of
God
,
as
the
maker
of
heaven
and
earth
.
It
s
true
,
they
talk
of
other
Gods
;
but
yet
they
hold
that
the
chief
God
is
he
,
who
made
all
things
.
Which
agnition
of
God
,
was
peculiar
to
the
Iewes
,
in
opposition
to
the
Gentiles
:
Hence
it
was
,
that
when
they
were
Captives
in
Babylon
:
this
was
that
Character
,
by
which
they
were
taught
to
distinguish
the
true
God
(
which
the
Gentiles
knew
not
)
that
he
was
the
Maker
of
all
things
,
Jer.
10.
16.
2.
What
ever
they
attribute
unto
others
,
this
they
peculiarly
attribute
unto
this
God
,
viz.
that
all
things
both
good
and
evill
,
are
managed
by
his
Providence
,
and
if
they
doe
but
hurt
themselves
,
they
say
't
is
a
note
of
Gods
displeasure
:
Hence
3.
Before
ever
any
of
them
received
any
instruction
from
our
English
,
by
tradition
they
were
taught
,
and
did
upon
observation
of
a
bad
year
,
or
other
ill
successe
,
meet
and
weep
as
unto
God
;
acknowledging
it
to
be
his
h●…nd
of
displeasure
upon
them
:
And
on
the
other
side
,
upon
a
good
year
,
or
good
successe
in
any
businesse
,
as
of
War
,
&c.
they
used
to
meet
and
make
a
kind
of
acknowledgement
of
thanks
to
God
for
it
.
4.
It
is
very
observable
;
that
they
are
carefull
to
preserve
the
memory
of
their
Families
,
mentioning
Unckles
,
Grand-Fathers
,
and
Grand-mothers
,
&c.
and
much
studying
the
advancing
of
their
houses
and
kindred
.
A
thing
which
hath
a
great
tang
of
,
and
affinitie
to
the
Iewes
care
of
preserving
the
memoriall
of
their
Tribes
.
5.
Those
of
them
who
have
been
wrought
upon
,
tell
of
some
face
of
Religion
,
Wisedom
,
and
manners
which
long
agoe
their
Ancestors
had
,
but
that
it
was
lost
.
6.
(
To
omit
other
grounds
of
this
conjecture
.
)
The
better
and
more
sober
sort
of
them
,
delight
much
to
expresse
themselves
in
parables
.
*
A
thing
peculiar
to
the
Jewes
,
as
those
who
read
their
writings
,
or
consider
Christs
manner
of
expressing
himself
,
will
easily
see
.
These
and
the
like
considerations
prevaile
with
me
to
entertain
(
at
least
)
a
Conjecture
,
that
these
Indians
in
America
,
may
be
Iewes
(
especially
of
the
ten
Tribes
.
)
And
therefore
to
hope
that
the
work
of
Christ
among
them
,
may
be
as
a
preparatory
to
his
own
appearing
.
If
these
reasons
prevaile
not
with
thee
(
Reader
)
to
give
quarter
to
my
conjecture●…
yet
I
cannot
but
perswade
my self
,
that
the
former
Letters
soberly
&
duly
weighed
,
will
cause
thee
to
subscribe
with
me
to
this
conclusion
,
that
,
the
work
of
God
among
the
Indians
in
America
,
is
glorious
,
and
to
be
admired
by
all
those
,
who
look
after
and
rejoyce
in
the
appearance
of
our
Lord
Iesus
,
Surely
the
Sun
of
Righteousnesse
is
risen
,
with
healirg
vertue
under
his
wings
,
upon
those
poor
hearts
,
who
sate
in
darknesse
,
and
the
shadow
of
death
.
And
these
godly
persons
who
fled
into
America
for
shelter
from
Prelaticall
persecution
,
doe
now
appeare
to
be
carried
there
by
a
sacred
and
sweet
providence
of
Christ
,
to
make
known
his
name
to
those
poor
soules
,
who
have
been
Captives
to
Satan
these
many
Ages
.
The
Christians
when
scattered
abroad
,
went
to
and
fro
preaching
the
word
.
And
I
wish
from
my
soul
,
that
all
these
Ministers
of
the
Dispertion
(
as
I
may
call
them
)
in
New-England
;
would
stirre
up
themselves
to
this
work
of
the
Lord
,
which
(
now
it
seems
)
he
intended
in
his
carrying
of
them
thither
.
Surely
these
tydings
as
they
are
grounds
of
rejoycing
to
others
a
far
off
;
so
they
should
be
much
more
incouragements
of
putting
to
the
hand
of
such
as
are
there
unto
this
harvest
of
the
Lord
.
And
so
much
the
rather
,
because
the
Gospel
in
its
advancement
amongst
these
Western
Indians
,
appeares
to
be
not
in
word
only
(
as
it
was
by
the
Spaniards
among
their
Indians
)
but
also
in
power
,
and
in
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
in
much
assurance
:
Doe
not
these
true
reports
shew
what
manner
of
entrance
the
Gospel
hath
among
them
:
and
how
they
turn
unto
God
from
Idels
(
from
their
pawwawes
)
to
serve
the
living
and
true
God
,
and
to
look
for
his
sonne
from
Heaven
,
*
&c.
(
Reader
)
I
intreat
thee
to
beare
with
me
,
if
in
Commenting
upon
this
work
of
God
,
I
offer
a
few
notes
to
declare
that
in
truth
this
work
of
God
is
not
only
in
the
Letter
,
but
in
the
Spirit
and
power
of
the
Gospel
.
These
things
I
note
(
and
pray
doe
thou
)
to
this
purpose
.
1.
The
questions
which
are
moved
by
the
Indians
comming
and
come
in
,
are
such
as
are
of
great
and
weighty
concernment
;
And
such
as
indeed
evince
a
more
then
common
working
of
the
spirit
by
the
word
on
them
.
Such
are
those
that
concerne
spirituall
joyning
in
prayer
,
and
a
knowledge
of
Gods
acceptation
thereof
.
Those
questions
also
that
relate
to
the
marrying
of
the
godly
with
the
wicked
:
(
much
like
that
of
the
Corinthians
to
Paul
.
1
Cor.
7.
and
2
Cor.
8.
)
and
those
that
concern
the
evill
of
thoughts
and
dreames
,
&c.
See
and
consider
the
Questions
.
2.
The
full
casting
off
their
Pawwaws
;
and
not
seeking
to
them
:
Although
they
much
idolized
them
,
and
albeit
they
know
not
as
yet
,
any
meanes
of
help
when
sick
,
but
them
.
3.
Their
sweet
and
affectionate
melting
under
the
word
of
grace
:
and
their
exceeding
hungring
and
thirsting
after
the
enjoyment
thereof
.
Together
with
enquiry
after
Syon
,
and
their
great
joy
they
declare
in
their
hopes
thereof
.
4.
Lastly
,
and
especially
the
reall
and
undenyable
evidences
of
the
work
of
grace
in
power
upon
some
particular
persons
mentioned
:
and
particular
that
of
the
woman
in
whom
I
cannot
but
note
these
things
1.
Her
desire
to
live
by
the
ordinance
of
the
word
,
although
with
great
trouble
.
2.
Her
Exemplarines
of
life
,
after
the
Lord
did
work
upon
her
.
3.
Her
resolutions
to
love
God
,
though
he
made
her
sick
.
Oh!
could
she
love
God
,
except
he
loved
her
first
?
4.
Her
belief
that
God
was
well
pleased
with
her
in
Christ
,
and
hereupon
her
willingnesse
to
dye
,
in
assurance
of
going
to
Heaven
.
5.
Her
care
of
her
Children
upon
her
first
knowing
of
God
:
and
her
charging
them
not
to
live
with
their
kindred
,
pressing
it
chiefly
with
this
,
that
they
prayed
not
,
and
that
they
committed
sin
,
and
were
not
punished
:
Oh
holy
and
high
attainment
!
to
see
an
evlil
in
sinning
and
not
being
punished
.
This
was
the
great
evill
threatned
.
Hosea
9.
14.
What
doe
all
these
things
declare
?
but
this
:
That
Christ
hath
made
the
day
of
his
power
to
arise
upon
those
poor
soules
:
In
making
them
a
willing
people
:
And
what
improvement
should
we
make
of
this
comment
upon
the
work
of
the
Lord
,
if
not
this
or
the
like
;
First
,
To
study
and
search
into
the
works
of
the
Lord
,
to
see
how
he
counterplots
the
enemy
in
his
designes
:
In
making
the
late
Bishops
persecuting
of
the
Godly
tend
to
the
promoting
of
the
Gospel
.
Secondly
,
To
take
heed
of
dispising
the
day
of
small
things
.
It
being
Gods
way
to
lay
most
glorious
workes
upon
little
and
despicable
foundations
:
And
to
advance
the
Treasury
of
the
Gospel
in
earthen
vessels
,
even
to
the
ends
of
the
Earth
,
Thirdly
,
To
be
ashamed
of
,
and
bewaile
our
want
of
affection
to
,
and
estimation
of
that
glorious
Gospel
,
and
those
great
things
of
Christ
:
which
these
poor
Heathens
upon
the
little
Glymmerings
and
tasts
so
exceedingly
value
and
improve
.
Fourthly
:
Doth
not
the
observation
of
the
preceeding
reports
,
clearly
confirme
the
Doctrine
of
the
Sabboth
,
and
the
practise
of
prayer
:
Oh
tremble
ye
Sabboth-slighters
,
and
duty-dispisers
,
Christ
hath
witnesses
against
you
in
America
!
Be
ashamed
ye
pretended-Men
and
fathers
in
Christ
for
comming
short
of
Babes
and
Children
!
In
truth
the
very
light
of
Nature
will
condemne
you
.
Prayer
in
all
ages
(
and
that
not
mentall
,
but
verball
,
and
expresse
)
hath
been
that
by
which
the
Deity
hath
been
agnized
and
worshipped
.
The
converted
Heathens
in
New-Eng
and
,
goe
beyond
you
,
O
ye
Apostate
Christians
in
England
!
Lastly
,
be
incouraged
to
put
to
your
helping
hand
unto
the
work
of
the
Lord
.
And
to
that
end
,
1.
Arise
ye
heads
of
our
Tribes
in
Old
England
,
and
extend
your
help
to
further
Christs
labourers
in
N.
-England
.
Rather
ste●…l
from
your
sleep
an
houre
,
then
suffer
that
good
Ordinance
to
lye
asleep
so
long
;
which
if
drawn
into
an
Act
,
will
exceedingly
further
this
blessed
work
.
Surely
if
you
were
petitioned
to
in
the
name
of
Christ
,
and
his
Gospel
,
to
give
money
out
of
your
own
purse
to
exalt
him
in
furthering
it
.
Durst
you
deny
it
?
How
much
lesse
can
you
deny
the
passing
of
an
Act
to
enable
some
to
receive
and
dispose
what
others
would
gladly
give
.
The
work
is
so
clear
,
that
you
need
not
many
houres
to
debate
it
:
And
I
hope
you
are
so
willing
that
I
shall
not
need
more
words
to
presse
it
,
only
let
me
add
this
that
as
Ministers
,
so
Statists
do
finde
personall
examples
,
the
most
powerfull
motives
to
practick
doctrines
.
2.
Rouze
up
your selves
my
Brethren
;
ye
Preachers
of
the
Gospel
,
this
work
concernes
you
.
Contrive
and
plot
,
preach
for
,
and
presse
the
advancement
hereof
.
It
s
cleare
you
may
do
much
:
Let
not
this
be
your
condemnation
,
that
you
did
nothing
.
3.
Come
forth
ye
Masters
of
money
,
part
with
your
Gold
to
promote
the
Gospel
;
Let
the
gift
of
God
in
temporal
things
make
way
,
for
the
Indians
receipt
of
spiritualls
.
If
you
give
any
thing
yearly
,
remember
Christ
will
be
yout
Pensioner
.
If
you
give
any
thing
into
banke
,
Christ
will
keep
account
thereof
,
and
reward
it
.
You
hear
of
what
things
are
necessary
in
order
to
the
advancement
of
that
one
thing
necessary
.
Rest
assured
of
this
,
what
ever
you
give
will
be
well
and
wisely
improved
.
And
as
far
as
the
Gospel
is
mediately
advanced
by
your
money
,
be
sure
you
will
be
remembred
.
But
to
winde
up
all
,
Fal
down
O
all
ye
who
love
the
Lord
Iesus
:
&
bow
your
knees
t●…
his
father
&
yours
in
his
name
,
to
prosper
the
progresse
made
of
the
Gospel
among
the
Indians
in
N-England
.
Pray
that
an
effectuall
door
may
be
openned
there
.
Remember
Mr.
Eliot
.
Forget
not
Mr.
Mayhew
,
and
all
other
that
labour
in
the
work
.
Pray
for
them
that
Christs
work
may
prosper
in
their
hands
.
Christ
calls
upon
you
by
these
Letters
,
and
saith
.
The
harvest
is
great
,
but
the
Labourers
are
few
,
pray
ye
therefore
the
Lord
of
the
harvest
to
send
forth
Labourers
into
his
vineyard
.
If
you
thus
heare
Christ
,
and
obey
his
voice
,
you
shall
accomplish
the
end
of
this
Appendix
,
and
exceedingly
rejoyce
the
heart
of
the
Author
thereof
,
who
is
An
unworthy
Labourer
in
Christs
work
here
,
and
an
ardent
desirer
of
further
progresse
thereof
in
New-England
.
J.
D.
FJNJS
.
Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
Notes for div A66681e-390
Mr.
Mayhews
Letter
from
Capawack
,
Novemb
18
,
1647.
*
Such
as
cure
by
devil'i●…h
sorcery
,
and
to
whom
the
devil
appeares
sometimes
.
*
The
Indians
so
call
their
houses
.
*
A
Prince
or
Ruler
amongst
them
.
An
indian
speech
worthy
our
consideration
.
The
better
sort
of
them
are
full
of
such
like
expressions
,
affecting
to
speak
in
Parables
.
Mr.
Eliots
2.
Letter
in
48.
concerning
the
progresse
of
the
Gospel
among
the
Indians
.
A
precious
testimony
of
an
indian
woman
conceived
to
dye
a
Christian
.
A
precious
dying
speech
of
an
indian
woman
to
her
children
.
Note
what
hinders
the
progresse
of
the
Gospel
amongst
them
.
Examples
in
Superio●…
very
prevalent
.
The
same
signignification
with
Sagamore
viz
one
b●…aring
●…le
among
them
.
A
beade
they
make
,
and
is
highly
esteemed
among
the
Indians
,
equal
to
money
with
u●…
.
Bad
Governour
have
an
evill
infl●…nce
upon
the
p●…pl
,
*
These
Letters
and
Passengers
are
not
yet
come
n●…
England
They
shal
ask
the
way
〈…〉
☞
*
It
would
be
neither
pleasing
n●…r
〈…〉
,
and
ther●…o●…e
are
l●…t
out
.
The
indwelling
of
the
spirit
in
us
is
mysterious
.
a
A
choice
spirit
looks
after
his
prayers
.
b
See
Eccles.
6.
7.
c
A
soft
and
serious
spirited
Christian
eyes
his
thoughts
.
d
Forced
marriages
scrupled
by
Indians
.
Notes for div A66681e-4250
Conjectures
.
Mr.
Shepherd
in
the
clear
Sun-shine
,
&
pag.
33.
See
pag.
5.
1
Thes.
1.
See
the
Womans
speech
pag.
7.
Observation
.
Vide
pag.
27.
pag.
6
,
7.
Application
.