A39225:73
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
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.
Postscript.
Upon these exercises I will animadvert a little. These things argue a good favour of spiritual things in the speaker, and here is spiritual food for the hearer. I do know assuredly that many Godly and savoury matters, and passages have slipped from me, and these expressions are but a little of a great deal. I know not that I have added any matter, which they spake not, but have let slip, much which they spake. I have clothed it with our English Idiom which is the greatest difference which I have knowingly made, but their Idiom to them is, as ours is to us. They have none of the Scriptures printed in their own Language, save Genesis, and Matthew, and a few Psalms in Meter, and I bless the Lord they have so much, and such as see these Notes may easily observe that they read them, and improve them, which putteth my soul into an earnest longing that they might have more zeal. I bless the Lord, that the whole book of God is translated into their own language, it wanteth but revising, transcribing, and printing. Oh that the Lord would so move, that by some means or other it may be printed.
UPon these exercises I will animadvert a little. These things argue a good favor of spirituall things in the speaker, and here is spirituall food for the hearer. I doe know assuredly that many Godly and savory matters, and passages have slipped from me, and these expressions are but a little of a great deale. I know not that I have added any matter, which they spake not, but have let slip, much which they spake. I have cloathed it with our English Idiom which is the greatest difference which I have knowingly made, but their Idiom to them is, as ours is to us. They have none of the Scriptures printed in their own Language, save Genesis, and Matthew, and a few Psalmes in Meeter, and I blesse the Lord they have so much, and such as see these Notes may easily observe that they read them, and improve them, which putteth my soule into an earnest longing that they might have more zeal. I blesse the Lord, that the whole book of God is translated into their own language, it wanteth but revising, transcribing, and printing. Oh that the Lord would so move, that by some means or other it may be printed.