A39226:129
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
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.
When Mr Peirson had read this Confession, he was desired to go on, and read the last, which was Waban's Confession, and is as followeth.
When Mr Peirson had read this Confession, he was desired to go on, and read the last, which was Wabans Confession, and is as followeth.
Waban.
First, I Confess, that before I prayed, it was hard to love another fashion then my old course: my Parents were sinners, and in my Mothers belly I was in sin: after I was born, the same way of sin I followed. When I was a child I grew up in sin, and I did not know that they were sins, but now of late I know them; in my youth also, in the same sins I lived, and did not know them to be so, but by the remembrance of my ways, I do remember my sins, and hereby I am made to understand, that my Parents taught me to love sin. And after they were dead, others taught me to sin: I liked to be taught to commit sin; those that taught me, said to me, Choose to be a Pauwau: they said, If you be a Pauwau, you may make others to live; and if you he a Pauwau, God will bless you, and make you rich, and a man like God. Then I desired so to do: also I always desired other sins, for my heart did desire to grow up in those sins, always lust I desired, always my heart laboured and desired to know how to add to, and to multiply my sins. Thus it came to pass that I knew abundance ⟨p. 72⟩