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…

Secondly, that they had served the Devil, the Enemy both of God and Man. Thirdly, that they were so hurtful in their lives, and were also thankful that now through the blessing of God they had an opportunity to be delivered out of that dangerous Condition. The Indians did all much rejoice to see the Powwows turn from their wicked ways to serve the Lord. Not long after the Powwows had forsaken their old way, on a Lecture day after Exercise diverse Indians desired to become the servants of the Lord, amongst whom was a Powwow, called Tequanonim, who was of great esteem and very notorious; for he as they said, and in their ignorance conceived, never did hurt to any, but always good, endeavouring the good and preservation of the Indians; whereunto also he was accounted by them to be strongly provided. And as himself said he had been possessed from the Crown of the head to the sole of the foot with Pawwawnomas, not only in the shape of living Creatures, as Fowls, Fishes, and creeping things, but Brass, Iron, and Stone. It was therefore the more to be acknowledged the work of God, that he should forsake this way, his friends, his gain, to ⟨p. 30⟩follow the Lord, whose ways are so despisable in the eyes of devilish minded men. This Powwow declaring by what means the Lord took him off this devilish Trade, said that he had heard some things from my Father, who took occasion to discourse with him about the way of true happiness, that he should never forget, blessed be God, his Counsel had so good an effect, as I hope it hath on many others. It pleased the Lord who will have all the gods of the earth to be terrible unto him; For he meeting Mumanequem in the wood by accident, told him that he was glad he had an opportunity to speak his mind unto him, for he had many searchings of heart about his Pawwawing, and did think it was not a good way, and that God was angry with him for it; for said he my wife hath been a long time sick, and the more I Powwow for her, the sicker she is; And this doth agree with an observation of the Indians of this Island, viz. that since the Word of God hath been taught unto them in this place, the Powwows have been much foiled in their devilish tasks, and that instead of curing have rather killed many;

Secondly, that they had served the Devill, the Enemy both of God and Man. Thirdly, that they were so hurtfull in their lives, and were also thankfull that now through the blessing of God they had an opportunitie to be delivered out of that dangerous Condition. The Indians did all much rejoyce to see the Pawwaws turne from their wicked wayes to serve the Lord. Not long after the Pawwaws had forsaken their old way, on a Lecture day after Exercise diverse Indians desired to become the servants of the Lord, amongst whom was a Pawwaw, called Tequanonim, who was of great esteeme and very notorious; for he as they said, and in their ignorance conceived, never did hurt to any, but alwayes good, endeavouring the good and preservation of the Indians; whereunto also he was accompted by them to be strongly provided. And as himselfe said he had been possessed from the Crowne of the head to the soal of the foote with Pawwawnomas, not onely in the shape of living Creatures, as Fowles, Fishes, and creeping things, but Brasse, Iron, and Stone. It was therefore the more to be acknowledged the worke of God, that he should forsake this way, his friends, his gaine, to