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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.
This man being of middle age, and clad all in English apparel (as most if not all others of them are) sitting in the midst, on a stool, under the shelter, did begin with prayer very solemnly, standing up for some half quarter of an hour, then sitting down spake unto them of the two Parables, concerning the Field wherein the treasure hid, and the wise Merchant selling all for the pearl; we understood him not (save Mr Eliot) excepting now and then a word or two, he discoursed to them some three quarters of an hour at the least, with great devotion, gravity, decency, readiness and affection, and gestures very becoming, and sundry mentions he made of Jesus Christ, specially in the beginning, and towards ⟨p. 19⟩the ending, as if he were the scope of all, and the rest of the Indians; diverse old men and women, and the younger did join and attend with much Reverence, as if much affected therewith; then he ended with prayer as he began. Then Mr Eliot prayed and preached in the Indian Language for some hour more, about coming to Christ, and bearing his yoke. This Text was translated by him from the Scripture into English, speaking with much authority, and after his latter prayer the Indian School-Master read out of his Book one of the Psalms in meter, line by line, translated by Mr Eliot into Indian, all the men and women, &c. singing the same together in one of our ordinary English tunes melodiously. I should have said that after Mr Eliots Sermon there were two or three grave Indians that propounded to Mr Eliot, each of them a Question, very pertinent to the matter he handled about the yoke of Christ, and coming to Christ, which he answered, interpreting unto us both their Questions, and the sum of his own Answers. After this the Lord did stir up my heart to make an Exhortation to the Indians, which Mr Eliot expounded to them, and also the Governors Speech, which God did stir him up too unto the same purpose, declaring our joy to see such beginnings, and warning them of the great danger if they should decline from what they had already come unto, either in their knowledge, affection, or Christian practice, encouraging them against what might damp or debtor.
This man being of middle age, and clad all in English apparell (as most if not all others of them are) sitting in the midst, on a stoole, under the shelter, did begin with prayer very solemnely, standing up for some halfe quarter of an houre, then sitting downe spake unto them of the two Parables, concerning the Feild wherein the treasure hid, and the wise Marchant selling all for the pearle; wee understood him not (save Mr Eliot) excepting now and then a word or two, he discoursed to them some three quarters of an houre at the leaft, with great devotion, gravitie, decency, readines and affection, and gestures very becomming, and sundry mentions he made of Jesus Christ, specially in the beginning, and towards