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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 the Sermon was done, there was a convenient space of time spent in hearing those questions which the Indians publicly propounded, and in giving answers to them; one question was, What Country man Christ was, and where he was borne? Another was, How far off that place was from us here? Another was, Where Christ now was?
When the Sermon was done, there was a convenient space of time spent in hearing those questions which the Indians publikely propounded, and in giving answers to them; one question was, What Countrey man Christ was, and where he was borne? Another was, How farre off that place was from us here? Another was, Where Christ now was?
And another, How they might lay hold on him, and where, being now absent from them? with some other to this purpose; which received full answers from several hands. But that which I note is this, that their gracious attention to the Word, the affections and mournings of some of them under it, their sober propounding of divers spiritual questions, their aptness to understand and believe what was replied to them, the readiness of divers poor naked children to answer openly the chief questions in Catechism which were formerly taught them, and such like appearances of a great change upon them, did marvellously affect all the wise and godly Ministers, Magistrates, & people, and did ⟨p. 12⟩raise their hearts up to great thankfulness to God; very many deeply and abundantly mourning for joy to see such a blessed day, and the Lord Jesus so much known and spoken of among such as never heard of him before: So that if any in England doubt of the truth of what was formerly w•it, or if any malignant eye shall question and v••••e this work, they will now speak too late, for what was here done at Cambridge was not set under a Bushel, but in the open Sun, that what Thomas would not believe by the reports of others, he might be forced to believe, by seeing with his own eyes and feeling Christ Jesus thus risen among them with his own hands.