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,…

From this third of March until the latter end of this Summer I could not be present at the Indian Lectures, but when I came this last time, I marvelled to see so many Indian men, women and children in English apparel, they being at Noonan•tum generally clad, especially upon Lecture days, which they have got ⟨p. 11⟩partly by gift from the English, and partly by their own labours, by which some of them have very handsomely apparelled themselves, & you would scare know them from English people. There is one thing more which I would acquaint you with, which happened this Summer, viz. June 9. the first day of the Synods meeting at Cambridge, where the forenoon was spent in hearing a Sermon preached by one of the Elders as a preparative to the work of the Synod, the afternoon was spent in hearing an Indian Lecture where there was a great confluence of Indians all parts to hear Mr. Eliot, which we conceived not unseasonable at such a time, partly that the reports of Gods work begun among them, might be seen and believed of the chief who were then sent and met from all the Churches of Christ in the Country, who could hardly believe the reports they had received concerning these new stirs among the Indians, and partly hereby to raise up a greater spirit of prayer for the carrying on of the work begun upon the Indians, among all the Churches and servants of the Lord Jesus: The Sermon was spent in showing them their miserable condition without Christ, out of Ephes. 2. 1. that they were dead in trespasses and sins, and in pointing unto them the Lord Jesus, who only could quicken them.

From this third of March untill the latter end of this Summer I could not be present at the Indian Lectures, but when I came this last time, I marvailed to see so many Indian men, women and children in English apparell, they being at Noonan•tum generally clad, especially upon Lecture dayes, which they have got ⟨p. 11⟩partly by gift from the English, and partly by their own labours, by which some of them have very handsomely apparelled themselves, & you would scare know them from English people. There is one thing more which I would acquaint you with, which hapned this Summer, viz. June 9. the first day of the Synods meeting at Cambridge, where the forenoon was spent in hearing a Sermon preached by one of the Elders as a preparative to the worke of the Synod, the afternoon was spent in hearing an Indian Lecture where there was a great confluence of Indians all parts to heare Mr. Eliot, which we conceived not unseasonable at such a time, partly that the reports of Gods worke begun among them, might be seen and beleeved of the chief who were then sent and met from all the Churches of Christ in the Countrey, who could hardly beleeve the reports they had received concerning these new stirs among the Indians, and partly hereby to raise up a greater spirit of prayer for the carrying on of the work begun upon the Indians, among all the Churches and servants of the Lord Jesus: The Sermon was spent in shewing them their miserable condition without Christ, out of