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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
To the reader: TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.To the reader: TO THE CRISTIAN READER.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Lord was pleased at the first preaching of the Gospel to confirm it with signs and wonders following for the 1more speedy planting of it by only twelve, and those possibly aged men, in so many places of the world. And how far he may still bear witness thereunto, not only by the holy lives of Christians, but by eminent and remarkable providences, which may tantamount to miracles, I shall not here inquire. But certainly here may be much use made of natural reason, to demonstrate unto Pagans the falseness of the way they are in, and so to prepare a way for entertainment of the Truth. Though the Doctrine of the Gospel be supernatural, and not investigable by humane disquisition, being made 2known to men and Angels only by the Revelation of the Holy Spirit: yet when it is revealed, the awakening of Legal impressions in the natural conscience, will provoke men to attend, & prepare them to entertain it, when it shall be preached unto them.
The Lord was pleased at the first preaching of the Gospel to confirme it with signs and wonders following for the 1more speedy planting of it by only twelve, and those possibly aged men, in so many places of the world. And how farre he may still bear witnesse thereunto, not only by the holy lives of Christians, but by eminent and remarkable providences, which may tantamount to miracles, I shall not here inquire. But certainly here may be much use made of naturall reason, to demonstrate unto Pagans the falsenesse of the way they are in, and so to prepare a way for entertainment of the Truth. Though the Doctrine of the Gospel be supernaturall, and not investigable by humane disquisition, be•ng made 2known to men and Angells onely by the Revelation of the Holy Spirit: yet when it is revealed, the awakening of Legall impressions in the naturall conscience, will provoke men to attend, & prepare them to entertain it, when it shall be preached unto them.