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A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England,…A further accompt of the progresse of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England,…
A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England, and of the means used effectually to advance the same set forth in certain letters sent from thence declaring a purpose of printing the Scriptures in the Indian tongue into which they are already translated : with which letters are likewise sent an epitome of some exhortations delivered by the Indians at a fast, as testimonies of their obedience tot he Gospel : as also some helps directing the Indians how to improve natural reason unto the knowledge of the true God.A further accompt of the progresse of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England, and of the means used effectually to advance the same set forth in certaine letters sent from thence declaring a purpose of printing the Scriptures in the Indian tongue into which they are already translated : with which letters are likewise sent an epitome of some exhortations delivered by the Indians at a fast, as testimonies of their obedience tot he Gospell : as also some helps directing the Indians how to improve naturall reason unto the knowledge of the true God.
London: printed by M. Simmons for Corporation of New England, 1659
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There might have been much more printed, concerning the progress of this work amongst the Indians, certified in other letters sent from New-England, which would be too tedious to insert, only the Corporation established here think fit, that the following Certificate lately received (which gives an account what proficiency two of the Indians now at the University in New-England have made in their learning) be printed, which is as followeth (viz.) August 18. 1658. These are to testify to all men to whom these presents may come, that two of the Indians that are trained up at the Grammar-School in Cambridge of New-England, whose names were Caleb and Joel, were called forth upon trial at the public Commencement before the Magistrates and Elders, and in the face of the Country, and thereupon very little warning gave good contentment (for their time) to them that were present, being examined by the President of the College in turning a part of a Chapter in Isaiah into Latin, and showing the construction of it so that they gave great hope for the future of their perfecting. Witness Charles Chancy, President of Harvard College, in Cambridge.
THere might have been much more printed, concerning the progresse of this work amongst the Indians, certified in other letters sent from New-England, which would be too tedious to insert, only the Corporation established here think fit, that the following Certificate lately received (which gives an account what proficiency two of the Indians now at the University in New-England have made in their learning) be printed, which is as followeth (viz.) August 18. 1658. THese are to testifie to all men to whom these presents may come, that two of the Indians that are trained up at the Grammer-Schoole in Cambridge of New-England, whose names were Caleb and Ioel, were called forth upon tryall at the publick Commencement before the Magistrates and Elders, and in the face of the Country, and thereupon very little warning gave good contentment (for their time) to them that were present, being examined by the Praesident of the Colledge in turning a part of a Chapter in Isaiah into Latine, and shewing the construction of it so that they gave great hope for the future of their perfecting. Witnesse Charles Chauncy, Praesident of Harvard Colledge, in Cambridge.