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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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The Corporation to the Reader.
Thus having presented thee Christian Reader with a view of those things that God hath brought to our hands, which we of the Corporation conceive our selves bound in duty to publish to the world, looking upon it as one means to advance the work in the hearts of Gods people, and to stir them up thereby to contribute more freely towards the carrying on the same: The reason wherefore we have published so many testimonials, and shall insert more, is because too many that come from thence labour to blast the work, by reporting here that there is no such work a foot in the Country: or if it be it is but for the loaves, & if any be truly converted, 'tis not above five or seven at most? These things as they are very grievous to us to hear, so we take God to witness, that as we are in sincerity exercised in a great deal of care and travel to carry on the work: so we publish to the world no more then what we have received, and believe to be really true. And if these testimonies related in the foregoing discourse, be not sufficient to satisfy any still doubting spirit, there are some eminent Gentlemen come from thence, who are ready to resolve them in the truth hereof, as Mr Edward Hopkins, late Governor of Connecticut, Mr Francis Willowby, (and others) a late Magistrate of the Massachusetts. Besides if any shall repair to Coopers Hall, we shall be willing to show them the original Copies we have received, which we have transcribed for the Press: the time for any to repair thither is Saturday every week between the hours of ten and twelve in the Morning, where our Corporation sit, and where we shall gladly take pains to satisfy the doubts of any: and think nothing too much wherein we may be serviceable to the Lord Jesus in a work having so much tendency to his glory in the propagation of his Kingdom.