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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.
Again I heard, that Noah found grace, and he only was upright before God, and that God drowned all the world, except Noah, and his sons, and their wives, eight persons: this did make me remember my sins, and confess them, and I saw that God is angry with sin. It rained forty days, and so drowned all the world: then I said, Surely this is Gods work, and he doth as he threatened to do to sinners; and the same may God do to me, who am a sinner; and my heart is full of sin, and evil thoughts, &c. And then I prayed, Oh God be not angry with me, but be merciful to me, and show me what I should do. Then I considered why did God bid Noah make an Ark, and saved Noah and his Sons, and their Wives: and by it my heart saw, that this is Gods work, who does what he speaketh, and hath mercy on whom he will. And my heart thought, does God pardon me, and love me? It may be God will have mercy on me. I heard that promise, Mat. 3. Repent and believe, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand: then my heart said, Oh that God would help me, and pardon my sins. And God made me wonder at Gods mercy to me. I heard of Sodom, and their great sin, and destruction, and that did make me to remember my great sins, and the great work of God that he had almost killed me; Oh, I thought this is Gods work, to show me my sins: and as God saved Lot by the Angels, and sent him out of the place, but burnt Sodom and all the people, this I saw to be Gods work, & now I desired to fear God and pray unto him all the days of my life.
Again I heard, that Noah found grace, and hee onely was upright before God, and that God drowned all the world, except Noah, and his sons, and their wives, eight persons: this did make mee remember my sinnes, and confesse them, and I saw that God is angry with sin. It rained forty dayes, and so drowned all the world: then I said, Surely this is Gods work, and hee doth as he threatned to do to sinners; and the same may God do to me, who am a sinner; and my heart is full of sin, and evil thoughts, &c. And then I prayed, Oh God be not angry with mee, but be mercifull to mee, and shew mee what I should do. Then I considered why did God bid Noah make an Ark, and saved Noah and his Sons, and their Wives: and by it my heart saw, that this is Gods work, who does what hee speaketh, and hath mercy on whom hee will. And my heart thought, does God pardon mee, and love mee? It may be God will have mercy on mee. I heard that promise, Mat. 3. Repent and believe, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand: then my heart said, Oh that God would help mee, and pardon my sins. And God made mee wonder at Gods mercy to mee. I heard of Sodom, and their great sin, and destruction, and that did make me to remember my great sins, and the great work of God that hee had almost kill'd mee; Oh, I thought this is Gods work, to shew mee my sinnes: and as God saved Lot by the Angels, and sent him out of the place, but burnt Sodom and all the people, this I saw to be Gods work, & now I desired to fear God and pray unto him all the dayes of my life.