A39226:91
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 I had read this Confession of his, I said, because the Lord hath said, that in the mouth of two or three Witnesses, every Truth shall be established; therefore I desired that the rest of the Interpreters might attest unto this which I had read.
First, Mr. Peirson said, so far as I discern, I doubt not of the truth of what Mr. Eliot hath delivered, and for that which he hath now uttered, though some things the Indian hath added more then he spake in private, and some things left out, and some things otherwise placed, yet for the substance of his present Confession, it is the same with that which he delivered in private, where we did carefully try all things, that we might be sure that we understood him right. Then Bro. Fouldyer was desired to speak; who saith, That he did not expect to have understood so much of his speech, and so plainly as he did, and his Interpreter did perfectly understand all; and to his best understanding, that which Mr. Eliot had delivered, was the very same which he spake.
FIrst, Mr. Peirson said, so far as I discern, I doubt not of the truth of what Mr. Eliot hath delivered, and for that which he hath now uttered, though some things the Indian hath added more then he spake in private, and some things left out, and some things otherwise placed, yet for the substance of his present Confession, it is the same with that which he delivered in private, where we did carefully try all things, that we might be sure that we understood him right. Then Bro. Fouldyer was desired to speak; who saith, That he did not expect to have understood so much of his speech, and so plainly as he did, and his Interpreter did perfectly understand all; and to his best understanding, that which Mr. Eliot had delivered, was the very same which he spake.