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The clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in New-England. Or,…The clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in Nevv-England. Or,…
The clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in New-England. Or, An historical narration of Gods wonderful workings upon sundry of the Indians, both chief governors and common-people, in bringing them to a willing and desired submission to the ordinances of the gospel; and framing their hearts to an earnest inquiry after the knowledge of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world. / By Mr. Thomas Shepard minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ at Cambridge in New-England.The clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in Nevv-England. Or, An historicall narration of Gods wonderfull workings upon sundry of the Indians, both chief governors and common-people, in bringing them to a willing and desired submission to the ordinances of the gospel; and framing their hearts to an earnest inquirie after the knowledge of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world. / By Mr. Thomas Shepard minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ at Cambridge in New-England.
London: printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamy, 1648
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 Charles the Great had broken the chief power of the barbarous and fierce Saxons in Germany, he made this the only article of peace, that they should entertain such a Gospel as good then as the degenerate Christian world could afford, and for that end admit of a Monastery among them of such men as might instruct them, and this course prevailed, if we may believe *Crantzius the Historian of those times, and shall we think that when the Lord Jesus hath set up not a Monastery of works but Churches of Saints in these toasts to encourage the ministry and this work of Christ, that his blessed Gospel cannot or shall not in these days take some effect since it hath broke so far? I dare conclude nothing, only it will be our comfort in the day of our accounts, that we have endeavoured something this way; and it may be this very endeavour ⟨p. 31⟩shall be our peace. Gildas our British Historian observing that one cause why God let loose the Saxons to scourge and root out the Britons, was their deep carelessness of communicating, unto them the Christian Religion, when they had their spirits at fit advantage: but I dare not discourse of these matters.
When Charles the Great had broken the chief power of the barbarous and fierce Saxons in Germany, he made this the onely article of peace, that they should entertain such a Gospel as good then as the degenerate Christian world could affoord, and for that end admit of a Monastery among them of such men as might instruct them, and this course prevailed, if wee may beleeve *Crantzius the Historian of those times, and shall wee think that when the Lord Jesus hath set up not a Monastery of workes but Churches of Saints in these toasts to encourage the ministry and this work of Christ, that his blessed Gospel cannot or shall not in these dayes take some effect since it hath broke so far? I dare conclude nothing, onely it will be our comfort in the day of our accounts, that wee have endeavored something this way; and it may be this very indeavour ⟨p. 31⟩shall be our peace. Gildas our British Historian observing that one cause why God let loose the Saxons to scourge and root out the Britaines, was their deep carelesnesse of communicating, unto them the Christian Religion, when they had their spirits at fit advantage: but I dare not discourse of these matters.