Anthony. Sachem, we salute you in the Lord, and we declare unto you, that we are sent by the Church, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to call you, and beseech you to turn from your vain conversation unto God, to pray unto God, and to believe in Jesus Christ for the pardon of your si•s, and for the salvation of your soul. We do unto you, according to the holy Example which we find, John 1.40, to 47. where Andrew called Peter, and Christ himself called Philip, and Philip called Nathaniel. So we are come this day unto you, in the Name of Jesus Christ, to ⟨p. 44⟩call you to come unto the Lord, and serve him. This Argument we persuade you by, because we hear that many of your people do de••re to p•ay to God, only they depend upon you. We pray you to consider, that your love to your people should oblige you to do them all the good you can. In this point, it lieth in your hand to do the greatest good in the world unto them, to do good to their souls as well as to their bodies, and to do them good to eternity, as well as in this present world. All this good you will do to your people, if you will accept of this offer of mercy; you will not only your self turn from sin unto God, to serve the true and living God, but all your people will turn to God with you, so that you may say unto the Lord, Oh Lord Jesus, behold here am I, and all the people which thou hast given me: we all come into thy service, and promise to pray unto God so long as we live. Oh how welcome will you be unto the Lord? And oh how happy and joyful will •ll your people be, when they and their Sachem are all owned by God, to be in the number of his Children and Servants. It will be a joy to all the English Magistrates, and Ministers, and Churches, and good people of the Land, to hear that Philip and all his people are turned to God, and become praying Indians. We read in Luke 15.7. that there is joy in heaven over one poor sinner that repenteth, and turneth unto God; what great joy will it then be in heaven, when so great a number as you and your people be, are •urned unto the Lord, and become praying Indians!
Anthony. SAchem, we salute you in the Lord, and we declare unto you, that we are sent by the Church, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to call you, and beseech you to turn from your vain conversation unto God, to pray unto God, and to believe in Jesus Christ for the pardon of your si•s, and for the salvation of your soul. We do unto you, according to the holy Example which we finde, Iohn 1.40, to 47. where Andrew called Peter, and Christ himself called Philip, and Philip called Nathaniel. So we are come this day unto you, in the Name of Jesus Christ, to ⟨p. 44⟩call you to come unto the Lord, and serve him. This Argument we perswade you by, because we hear that many of your people do de••re to p•ay to God, only they depend upon you. We pray you to consider, that your love to your people should oblige you to do them all the good you can. In this point, it lieth in your hand to do the greatest good in the world unto them, to do good to their souls as well as to their bodies, and to do them good to eternity, as well as in this present world. All this good you will do to your people, if you will accept of this offer of mercy; you will not only your self turn from sin unto God, to serve the true and living God, but all your people will turn to God with you, so that you may say unto the Lord, Oh Lord Jesus, behold here am I, and all the people which thou hast given me: we all come into thy service, and promise to pray unto God so long as we live. Oh how welcome will you be unto the Lord? And oh how happy and joyful will •ll your people be, when they and their Sachem are all owned by God, to be in the number of his Children and Servants. It will be a joy to all the English Magistrates, and Ministers, and Churches, and good people of the Land, to hear that Philip and all his people are turned to God, and become praying Indians. We reade in Luke 15.7. that there is joy in heaven over one poor sinner that repenteth, and turneth unto God; what great joy will it then be in heaven, when so great a number as you and your people be, are •urned unto the Lord, and b•come praying Indians!
