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Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…
Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Jesus Christ.Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Iesus Christ.
Printed at Cambridge : s.n., 1671
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Indian Dialogues. › Dialogue 2: DIALOG. II. About calling home poor INDIANS.
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.
Pen. I cannot gainsay you, I yield to what you say, and wonder at it.
Wab. In the s•me manner the Spirit of God by the word is able to cre•te Faith in you to believe in Jesus Christ. This work the Lord useth to work in us by the Promises of the Gospel. Now I will propound unto you at present but one Promise, Mat. 11.28, 29. Come unto me all ye that la•our, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Now I ask you, Are you weary and heavy laden with your sins?
Wab. In the s•me manner the Spirit of God by the word is able to cre•te Faith in you to believe in Jesus Christ. This work the Lord useth to work in us by the Promises of the Gospel. Now I will propound unto you at present but one Promise, Mat. 11.28, 29. Come unto me all ye that la•our, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest unto your souls. Now I ask you, Are you weary and heavy laden with your sins?
Pen. Oh yes, God knows I am so; I never f•lt the like distress in my Soul since I was born, sin is the bitterest thing in the world to my Soul.