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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.
THE CLEAR SUNSHINE OF THE GOSPEL, Breaking forth upon the INDIANS in New-England.
THE CLEARE SVNSHINE OF THE GOSPELL, Breaking forth upon the INDIANS in New-England.
Much Honoured and dear Sir,
Much Honored and deare Sir,
That glorious and sudden rising of Christ Jesus upon our poor Indians which began a little before you set sail from these shores, hath not been altogether clouded since, but rather broken out further into more light and life, wherewith the most High hath visited them; and because some may call in question the truth of the first relation, either because they may think •• too good news to be true, or because some persons maligning the good of the Country, are apt, as to aggravate to the utmost any evil thing against it, so to vilify and extenuate any good thing in it: and because your self desired to hear how far since God hath carried on that work, which your own eyes saw here begun; I shall therefore as faithfully and as briefly as I can, give you a true relation of the progress of it, which I hope may be a sufficient confirmation of what hath been published to ⟨p. 2⟩the world before, having this as the chief end in my own eye, that the precious Saints and people of God in England, believing what hath been and may be reported to them, of these things, may help forward this work together with us by their prayers and praises, as we desire to do the like for the work of Christ begun among them there. I dare not speak too much, nor what I think about their conversion, I have seen so much falseness in that point among many English, that I am slow to believe herein too hastily concerning these poor naked men; only this is evident to all honest hearts that dwell near them, and have observed them, that the work of the Lord upon them, and (what ever it be) is both unexpected and wonderful in so short a time; I shall set down things as they are, and then your self and others to whom these may come, may judge as you please of them.