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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.
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.
Anthony and William Ahauton were sent to Paganc••ket, where Philip is Sachem.
When they first came to the Town, they went to the Sachems house.
Anthony. William. Philip Keitasscot. All the Company.
Anthony. Sachem, we salute you in the Lord, and we declare unto you, that we are sent by the Church, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to call you, and beseech you to turn from your vain conversation unto God, to pray unto God, and to believe in Jesus Christ for the pardon of your sins, and for the salvation of your soul. We do unto you, according to the holy Example which we find, John 1.40, to 47. where Andrew called Peter, and Christ himself called Philip, and Philip called Nathaniel. So we are come this day unto you, in the Name of Jesus Christ, to ⟨p. 44⟩call you to come unto the Lord, and serve him. This Argument we persuade you by, because we hear that many of your people do dere to pray to God, only they depend upon you. We pray you to consider, that your love to your people should oblige you to do them all the good you can. In this point, it lieth in your hand to do the greatest good in the world unto them, to do good to their souls as well as to their bodies, and to do them good to eternity, as well as in this present world. All this good you will do to your people, if you will accept of this offer of mercy; you will not only your self turn from sin unto God, to serve the true and living God, but all your people will turn to God with you, so that you may say unto the Lord, Oh Lord Jesus, behold here am I, and all the people which thou hast given me: we all come into thy service, and promise to pray unto God so long as we live. Oh how welcom will you be […] to the Lord? And oh how happy and joyful will ll your people be, when they and their Sachem are all owned by God, to be in the number of his Children and Servants. It will be a joy to all the English Magistrates, and Ministers, and Churches, and good people of the Land, to hear that Philip and all his people are turned to God, and become praying Indians. We read in