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Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great sevice of Christ, in calling home…
Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Jesus Christ. : [Seven lines from Malachi]Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great sevice of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Iesus Christ. : [Seven lines from Malachi]
Cambridge: printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1671
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Indian Dialogues. › Dialogue 2: DIALOG. II. About calling home poor INDIANS.
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.
Wab. You judge right touching my opinion of that thing which I have not mentioned, but I doubt that you will not be of my mind if I should speak it, and for that reason I did conceal it. Wise men will cover and hide their Jewels▪ and not expose them to every bodies sight for they know some will lightly esteem them, because they know not their worth: but if they fall in company with such as know the worth of their Jewel, they will be content to let them see it, and take a full view of it.
Wab. You judge ri•ht touching my opinion of that thing which I have not mentioned, but I doubt that you will not be of my minde if I should speak it, and for that reason I did conceal it. Wise men will cover and hide their Jewels▪ and not expose them to every bodies sight for they know some will lightly esteem them, because they know not their worth: but if they fall in company with such as know the worth of their Jewel, they will be content to let them see it, and take a full view of it.
Pen. Your discourse doth the more inflame my desire to know what this matter is that is so precious in your eyes▪ and so doubtful to find esteem with me. I confess I am foolish, but I hope you shall find me one that would be wise, and love the company of the wise, and willing to learn of others that wisdom which I want; and therefore though I desire not to know other mens secrets, yet if this other matter you intimate be such as I may know, my desire is raised high to know it.
Pen. Your discourse doth the more inflame my desire to know what this matter is that is so precious in your eyes▪ and so doubtful to finde esteem with me. I confess I am foolish, but I hope you shall finde me one that would be wise, and love the company of the wise, and willing to learn of others that wisdome which I want; and therefore though I de•ire not to know other mens secrets, yet if this other matter you intimate be such as I may know, my desire is raised high to know it.