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Strength out of weakness. Or A glorious manifestation of the further progress of the…Strength out of weakness. Or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the…
Strength out of weakness. Or A glorious manifestation of the further progress of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England. Held forth in sundry letters from divers ministers and others to the corporation established by Parliament for promoting the gospel among the heathen in New-England; and to particular members thereof since the last treatise to that effect, / formerly set forth by Mr Henry Whitfield late pastor of Guildford in New-England. ; Published by the aforesaid corporation.Strength out of weakness. Or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England. Held forth in sundry letters from divers ministers and others to the corporation established by Parliament for promoting the gospel among the heathen in New-England; and to particular members thereof since the last treatise to that effect, / formerly set forth by Mr Henry Whitfield late pastor of Gilford in New-England. ; Published by the aforesaid corporation.
London: printed by M. Simmons for John Blague and Samuel Howes, 1652
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.
Worshipful and much honoured in the LORD. IT is through the grace of Christ, who hath called you into the fellowship of his Kingdom, that you are willing to take such care and pains for the advancement and furtherance of his Kingdom, and the Lord fill your hearts with the Consolations of his holy Spirit, whose spirit he hath set to seek his glory in promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and because the fruit of our Labours coming in with a blessing, is a great means to quicken the heart to be constant in that work which the Lord delighteth to prosper and bless. It is my duty to let you understand how it pleaseth the Lord to prosper and proceed in this work of his among the Indians; for the promoting whereof you travail with care and pains, that so you may go on with the more Comfort, and the better know how to direct your prayers unto the Lord in that behalf. I will not trouble you with rehearsal of such things as I have already this year written about unto our honoured Friend Mr Winslowe, so far as I can call to mind what I wrote, hoping in the Lord that the Ships are safely arrived, and my Letters come unto his hands. I know not whether I have yet mentioned our School, which through the ⟨p. 7⟩Lords mercy we have begun, though we cannot yet be constant in it, we have two men in some measure able to teach the youth with my guidance, and inspection. And thus we order the School: The Master daily prayeth among his Scholars, and instructeth them in Catechism, for which purpose I have compiled a short Catechism, and wrote it in the Masters book, which he can read, and teach them; and also all the Copies he setteth his Scholars when he teacheth them to write, are the Questions and Answers of the Catechism, that so the Children may be the more prompt and ready therein: we aspire to no higher learning yet, but to spell, read, and write, that so they may be able to write for themselves such Scriptures as I have already, or hereafter may (by the blessing of God) translate for them; for I have no hope to see the Bible translated, much less printed in my days. Therefore my chief care is to Communicate as much of the Scriptures as I can by writing:
Worshipfull and much honoured in the LORD. IT is through the grace of Christ, who hath called you into the fellowship of his Kingdome, that you are willing to take such care and paines for the advancement and furtherance of his Kingdome, and the Lord fill your hearts with the Consolations of his holy Spirit, whose spirit hee hath set to seeke his glory in promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and because the fruite of our Labours coming in with a blessing, is a great meanes to quicken the heart to be constant in that worke which the Lord delighteth to prosper and blesse. It is my duty to let you understand how it pleaseth the Lord to prosper and proceed in this worke of his among the Indians; for the promoting vvhereof you travaile with care and paines, that so you may goe on with the more Comfort, and the better know how to direct your prayers unto the Lord in that behalfe. I will not trouble you with rehearsall of such things as I have already this yeare written about unto our honoured Friend Mr Winslowe, so farre as I can call to minde vvhat I wrote, hoping in the Lord that the Ships are safely arrived, and my Letters come unto his hands. I know not whether I have yet mentioned our Schoole, vvhich through the