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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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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.
[After their entrance into the house there be four Speakers, Kinsman. Kinswoman. All the Company. Piumbuhhou]
Kinsman. I had rather that my actions of love should testify how welcome you are, and how glad I am of this your kind visitation, then that I should say it in a multitude of words. But in one word, You are very welcome to my heart; and I account it among the best of the joys of this day, that I see your face, and enjoy your Company in my habitation.
Kinsman. I had rather that my actions of love should testifie how welcome you are, and how glad I am of this your kinde visitation, then that I should say it in a multitude of words. But in one word, You are very welcome to my heart; and I account it among the best of the joyes of this day, that I see your face, and enjoy your Company in my habitation.
Kinswoman. It is an addition to the joys of this day, to see the face of my loving Kinsman: and I wish you had come a little earlier, that you might have taken part with us in the joys of this day, wherein we have had all the delights that could be desired, in our merry Meeting, and Dancing. And I pray Cousin how doth your Wife, my loving Kinswoman, is she yet living? and is she not yet weary of your new way of praying to God? And what pleasure have you in those ways?
Kinswoman. It is an addition to the joyes of this day, to see the face of my loving Kinsman: and I wish you had come a little earlier, that you might have taken part with us in the joyes of this day, wherein we have had all the delights that could be desired, in our merry Meeting, and Dancing. And I pray Cousin how doth your Wife, my loving Kinswoman, is she yet living? and is she not yet weary of your new way of praying to God? And what pleasure have you in those wayes?