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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
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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. A strong desire, diligence and constancy, will obtain any thing: and you must pray God to teach you, and to open your heart to learn: Jam. 1.5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and up▪ raideth not, and it shall be given hi•. And for a further help to you, my fourth Counsel is, That you diligently learn the Catechize, and by learning to read that, you will learn to read and understand the whole Bible.
Wab. A strong desire, diligence and constancy, will obtain any thing: and you must pray God to teach you, and to open your heart to learn: Jam. 1.5. If any of you lack wisdome, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and up▪ raideth not, and it shall be given hi•. And for a further help to you, my fourth Counsel is, That you diligently learn the Catechize, and by learning to reade that, you will learn to reade and understand the whole Bible.
Pen. I see my self very ignorant, and therefore I am very desirous to learn Catechism, because I have heard and do perceive that is the foundation of all knowledge in Religion, being wisely gathered out of the Scripture.
Wab. You say right about Catechism; we do therefore teach it our Children, that the principles of good knowledge may be sown and rooted in them from a Child: and for that reason also do we send them to School, to learn to read the Word of God, that they may be acquainted with the Word from a Child.