A39228:30
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.
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.
Pium. The true riches which we spend our time to seek after, are, 1. The knowledge of the great God, who hath made this vast World, and governeth the same by his Wisdom and Power, and who hath made Man, and governeth us by his holy Laws and Commandments. 2. The knowledge of our selves, to be miserable sinners, and do daily offend and sin against God, provoking his wrath against us, to pu•••• […] for our transgressions against his holy Laws and Commandments. 3. The knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world, who hath in unspeakable love took a course to deliver us from the wrath of God▪ for whereas we have by our sins deserved Death & Damnation Christ became a Man, and died for us, and thereby hath pacified the Justice and Wrath of God, and opened a way of Salvation for us, obtaining a Pardon for us, and offering grace unto us, whereby we may be saved, and be brought to eternal glory and •appines•. ⟨p. 5⟩4. The knowledge of the grace of God in Jesus Christ, whereby he bringeth us to repent of our sins, to convert and turn from all our evil ways, and to believe in the Lord Jesus, and to walk with God in the ways of holiness and righteousness before him. 5. The knowledge of the Means of grace, the Ordinances of God; whereby we walk with God in ways of Civil Government, in ways of Justice, and good Order. And in the Ordinances of Worshipping God, in the sanctifying of the Sabbaths, and walking in the Communion of Saints, by the Word of God, and Prayer, and Singing of Psalms. 6. In the knowledge of the estate of all men after death; how the godly men that penitently believe in Christ, go to Heaven when they die; and the wicked, that refuse to repent and believe, they go to Hell, and there abide till the Day of Judgement: at which day or time, when it cometh, all men shall rise again, and be judged according to their deeds in this life; and then shall the godly go with Christ to eternal Glory, and the wicked shall be cast into Hell Soul and Body, and there be tormented with the Devils for ever.
Pium. The true riches which we spend our time to seek after, are, 1. The knowledge of the great God, who hath made this vast World, and governeth the same by his Wisdome and Power, and who hath made Man, and governeth us by his holy Laws and Commandments. 2. The knowledge of our selves, to be miserable sinners, and do daily ofend and sin against God, provoking his wrath against us, to pu for our transgressions against his holy Laws and Commandments. 3. The knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world, who hath in unspeakable love took a course to deliver us from the wrath of God for whereas we have by our sins deserved Death & Damntion Christ became a Man, and died for us, and thereby hath pacified the Justice and Wrath of God, and opened a way of Salvation for us, obtaining a Pardon for us, and offering grace unto us, whereby we may be saved, and be brought to eternal glory and appines.