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 Lord can build them houses in time to pray in, when he hath given unto them better hearts, and when perhaps he hath cursed and consumed theirs who have disdained to give that worship and homage to Christ in their ceiled houses, which poor Indians rejoice to give to him in their poor Tents and Wigwams: I desire you to gather what stock of prayers you can for them. I had almost forgot to tell you of Mr. Eliots going up the Country lately with Mr. Flint, Captain Willard of Concord, and sundry others, towards Merrimath River unto that Indian Sachem Passaconnaway, that old Witch and Powwow, who together with both his sons, fled the presence of the light, and durst not stand their ground, nor be at home when he came, pretending fear of being killed by a man forsooth that came only with a book in his hand, and with a few others without any weapons only to bear him company and direct his way in those deserts, but in it you may see the guilt of the man, & that Satan is but a coward in his Lyons skin even upon his own dunghill, as also the hatred and ⟨p. 33⟩enmity against the Word which is in some, which argues that the attention which others give to it, is a power of God, and not merely to flatter and get favour with the English: but the rest of Passaconnawaies men attended to the things which were spoken and asked divers questions, the Indians in our parts accompanying Mr. Eliot and giving blessed examples to the others herein, as also in saying Grace before and after meat, praying in their Wigwams with them, and some of them singing of Psalms, which they have learnt among the English: discoursing also with them about the things of God. It is somewhat observable (though the observation be more cheerful then deep) that the first Text out of which Mr. Eliot preached to the Indians was about the dry bones, Ezek. 37. where it's said, Vers. 9, 10. that by prophesying to the wind, the wind came and the dry bones lived; now the Indian word for Wind is Waubon, and the most active Indian for stirring up other Indians to seek after the knowledge of God in these parts, his name is Waubon, which signifies Wind, (the Indians giving names to their children usually according to appearances of providences) although they never dreamt of this, that this their Waubon should breathe such a spirit of life and encouragement into the rest of the Indians.

the Lord can build them houses in time to pray in, when hee hath given unto them better hearts, and when perhaps hee hath cursed and consumed theirs who have disdained to give that worship and homage to Christ in their seiled houses, which poor Indians rejoyee to give to him in their poor Tents and Wigwams: I desire you to gather what stock of prayers you can for them. I had almost forgot to tell you of Mr. Eliots going up the Country lately with Mr. Flint, Captain Willard of Concord, and sundry others, towards Merrimath River unto that Indian Sachim Passaconnaway, that old Witch and Powwaw, who together with both his sons, fled the presence of the light, and durst not stand their ground, nor be at home when he came, pretending feare of being killed by a man forsooth that came only with a book in his hand, and with a few others without any weapons only to bear him company and direct his way in those deserts, but in it you may see the guilt of the man, & that Satan is but a coward in his Lyons skin even upon his own dunghill, as also the hatred and