A39226:103
A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New…
A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England: being a relation of the confessions made by several Indians (in the presence of the elders and members of several churches) in order to their admission into church-fellowship. Sent over to the corporation for propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst the Indians in New England at London, by Mr John Elliot one of the labourers in the word amongst them.A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England: being a relation of the confessions made by several Indians (in the presence of the elders and members of several churches) in order to their admission into church-fellowship. Sent over to the corporation for propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst the Indians in New England at London, by Mr John Elliot one of the laborers in the word amonsgt them.
London: printed by John Macock, 1660
A brief Relation received from Mr John Elliott of the late Proceedi… › Confessions › Antony. › Part
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When he had finished, and I had read before the assembly this confession of his, we called upon the witnesses to co-attest. Who did in the same order as before express themselves to the like purpose. Only when we called for Tho: Stanton his sons, they were not present, nor did they any more appear in the Congregation, to attest the Indians confessions all the day.
When he had finished, and I had read before the assembly this confession of his, we called upon the witnesses to co-attest. Who did in the same order as before express themseves to the like purpose. Only when we called for Tho: Stanton his sonnes, they were not present, nor did they any more appeare in the Congregation, to attest the Indians confessions all the day.
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He was next called forth, and thus spake.
I Confess my sins before the Lord, and his people this day. While my Father lived, and I was young, I was at play, and my Father rebuked me, and said, we shall all die shortly. [In private we asked him what ground or reason moved his Father so to speak? he answered, it was when the English were new come over, and he thinketh that his Father had heard that Mr Wilson had spoken of the flood of Noah, how God drowned all the world for the sins of the people.] Then I was troubled, and thought sure what God saith, shall be, and not what man saith; but I quickly forgot this, and thought not of any good. That same Winter the pox came; all my kindred died, only