The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John…

(g) Of Mr. Eliot's Fellow-labourers in the INDIAN-WORK.

SO little was the Soul of our Eliot infected with any Envy, as that he longed for nothing more than Fellow-Labourers, that might move and shine in the same Orb with himself; he made his cries both to God and Man, for more Labourers to be thrust-forth, into the Indian-Harvest; and indeed it was an Harvest of so few secular Advantages and Encouragements, that it must be nothing less than a Divine Thrust, which could make any to Labour in it. He saw the Answer of his prayers, in the Generous and vigorous Attempts made by several other most worthy preachers of the Gospel, to Gospellize our perishing Indians. At the writing of my Fathers letter there were Four; but the Number of them increases apace among us. At Martha's Vineyard, the old Mr. Mayhew, and several of his Sons, or Grandsons have done very worthily for the Souls of the Indians; there were fifteen years ago, by computation, about fifteen hundred Seals of their Ministry upon that one Island. In Connecticut, the holy and acute Mr. Fitch, has made noble Essays towards the Conversion of the Indians, but, I think, the Prince he has to deal withal, ⟨p. 113⟩being an obstinate Infidel gives unhappy Remora's to the Successes of his Ministry. And godly Mr. Pierson, has in that Colony, deserved well, if I mistake not, upon the same account. In Massachusetts we see at this day, the pious Mr. Daniel Gookin, the gracious Mr. Peter Thatcher, the well-accomplished and industrious Mr. Guindal Rawson, all of them hard at work, to turn these Poor Creatures from darkness unto light, and from Satan unto God. In Plymouth, we have the most Active Mr. Samuel Treat laying out himself to save this Generation; and there is one Mr. Tupper, who uses his laudable Endeavours for the instruction of them.

SO little was the Soul of our Eliot infected with any Envy, as that he long'd for nothing more than Fellow-Labourers, that might move and shine in the same Orb with himself; he made his cryes both to God and Man, for more Labourers to be thrust-forth, into the Indian-Harvest; and indeed it was an Harvest of so few secular Advantages and Encouragements, that it must be nothing less than a Divine Thrust, which could make any to Labour in it. He saw the Answer of his prayers, in the Generous and vigorous Attempts made by several other most worthy preachers of the Gospel, to Gospellize our perishing Indians. At the writing of my Fathers letter there were Four; but the Number of them increases apace among us. At Martha's Vineyard, the old Mr. Mayhew, and several of his Sons, or Grandsons have done very worthily for the Souls of the Indians; there were fifteen years ago, by computation, about fifteen hundred Seals of their Ministry upon that one Island. In Connecticut, the holy and acute Mr. Fitch, has made noble Essays towards the Conversion of the Indians, but, I think, the Prince he has to deal withal,