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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 first question was propounded by the wise of one Wampooas a well affected Indian, viz. whether (said she) do I pray when ⟨p. 7⟩my husband prays if I speak nothing as he doth, yet if I like what he saith, and my heart goes with it? (for the Indians will many times pray with their wives, and with their children also sometime in the fields) she therefore searing lest prayer should only be an external action of the lips, enquired if it might not be also an inward action of the heart, if she liked of what he said.
The first question was propounded by the wise of one Wampooas a well affected Indian, viz. whether (said she) do I pray when ⟨p. 7⟩my husband prayes if I speak nothing as he doth, yet if I like what he saith, and my heart goes with it? (for the Indians will many times pray with their wives, and with their children also sometime in the fields) shee therefore searing lest prayer should onely be an externall action of the lips, enquired if it might not be also an inward action of the heart, if she liked of what he said.
The second question was propounded by the Wise of one Totherswampe, her meaning in her question (as we all perceived) was this, viz. Whether a husband should do well to pray with his wife, and yet continue in his passions; & be angry with his wife? But the modesty and wisdom of the woman directed her to do three things in one, for thus she spake to us, viz. Before my husband did pray he was much angry and froward, but since he hath begun to pray he was not angry so much, but little angry: wherein first she gave an honourable testimony of her husband and commended him for the abatement of his passion; secondly, she gave implicitly a secret reproof for what was past, and for somewhat at present that was amiss; and thirdly, it was intended by her as a question whether her husband should pray to God, and yet continue in some unruly passions; but she wifely avoided that, l•st it might reflect too much upon him, although we desired her to express if that was not her meaning.