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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
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And therefore when he took his leave of me I requested him that he would do me the favour at his return home, to send me a brief story of that good hand of God which was there upon them, ab origine, which I thank him he did soon after, and I thought not amiss to enclose it, as it came to me, being written with his own hand, not doubting ⟨p. 17⟩but it would add unto your rejoicing in the Lord. About a fortnight since, there was a Lecture to be of Mr Eliot, at Natick, the new Indian Town, where he useth frequently to preach to them, besides what he doth near home (on either side) and many times doth keep the Lords day with them, whereof having some notice, and that the Governor Mr Endicot intended then to be there, my Cousin Rawson and I with some other, did prepare to ride thither, the Governor and his Sergeants lying at Dedham, which is within seven or eight miles of the Town, and we at Mr Jacksons near Watertown Mill) in like distance in the next morning after we had been some hours there where we found Mr Eliot, and by that time we had viewed all things, the Governor came with about twenty horsemen from Dedham, and made a like view, after which the Lecture or Sermon began in the Fort, which the Indians have made of whole trees very hansom and firm, which is near a fair house which the Indians have built after the English manner high and large (no English-mans hand in it, save that one day or two they had an English Carpenter with them to direct about the time of rearing, with chimneys in it: In which Mr Eliot & those which accompany him use to lye, and the Indian School-Master was there teaching the Children who doth read and spell very well himself, and teacheth them to do the like (besides writing) and as there is a large Room below, so there is a like chamber above, in a Corner whereof Mr Eliot hath a little Room enclosed, and a bed & bed-stead therein, and in the same Chamber the Indians do as in a Wardrobe hang up their skins, and things of price, as counting them there to be very safe, as well when the doors be open, as when they be locked;
And therefore when he tooke his leave of me I requested him that he would doe me the favour at his returne home, to send me a briefe story of that good hand of God which was there upon them, ab origine, which I thanke him he did soone after, and I thought not amisse to inclose it, as it came to me, being written with his own hand, not doubting ⟨p. 17⟩