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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.
Keit. I thank you for these comfortable words, I feel them in my heart, and I desire to lay them up among other things which I ponder in my heart. And now I will proceed to open such other doubts which lie in my mind as impediments w•ich hinder me, and delay me from accepting of this way of praying to God. I perceive in all your discourses, that you have a Book which you call The Word of God, and you read it to me. I perceive also that in your worshipping of God morning and night, you read in that Book: I pray tell me what Book that is, what is written in it? and how do you know that it is the Word of God? Many say that some wise English-men have devised and framed it, and tell us that it is Gods Word, when as it is no other then the words of wise men. Hoh! we shall be interrupted in our discourse, for here cometh in a Sachem that hateth praying to God, and hath b•en a means of delaying my entrance into this way: but if he come up unto us, we will go on and let him be partaker of our discourse, if he like of it, and be willing so to do. E••h, my friend, I pray come and sit down here, and hearken to our discourse. Here be some of the Massachuset praying Indians, who are soliciting me to pray unto God; and we are now discoursing about a Book which they have, which they say is the Word of God: and I am row enquiring of them what is contained in that Book, and how it may be made appear that it is the Word of God? If you think good to join with us in this discourse, it will be acceptable unto us to have your company, and to hear what you have to say about it.
Keit. I thank you for these comfortable words, I feel them in my heart, and I desire to lay them up among other things which I ponder in my heart. And now I will proceed to open such other doubts which lie in my minde as impediments w•ich hinder me, and delay me from accepting of this way of praying to God. I perceive in all your discourses, that you have a Book which you call The Word of God, and you reade it to me. I perceive also that in your worshipping of God morning and night, you reade in that Book: I pray tell me what Book that is, what is written in it? and how do you know that it is the Word of God? Many say that some wise English-men have devised and framed it, and tell us that it is Gods Word, when as it is no other then the words of wise men. Hoh! we shall be interrupted in our discourse, for here cometh in a Sachem that hateth praying to God, and hath ben a means of delaying my entrance into this way: but if he come up unto us, we will go on and let him be partaker of our discourse, if he like of it, and be willing so to do. Eh, my friend, I pray come and sit down here, and hearken to our discourse. Here be some of the Massachuset praying Indians, who are soliciting me to pray unto God; and we are now discoursing about a Book which they have, which they say is the Word of God: and I am row enquiring of them what is contained in that Book, and how it may be made appear that it is the Word of God? If you think good to joyn with us in this discourse, it will be acceptable unto us to have your company, and to hear what you have to say about it.