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The triumphs of the reformed religion, in America. The life of the renowned John…
The triumphs of the reformed religion, in America. The life of the renowned John Eliot; a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian, and an excellent Minister, among the English, but also, as a memorable evangelist among the Indians, of New-England; with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel, in those parts of the world, which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance. / Written by Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines from Luke]
Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris for Joseph Brunning i.e, 1691
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.
Part III. Or, Eliot as an Evangelist.
The Titles of a Christian and of a Minister, have rendered our Eliot considerable; but there is one memorable Title more, by which he has been signalized unto us. An honourable person did once in Print put the Name of an Evangelist upon him; whereupon in a Letter of his to that person afterwards Printed, his Expressions were, There is a Redundancy, where you put the Title of Evangelist upon me; I beseech you to suppress all such things; let us do and speak and carry all, things with Humility; it is the Lord who hath done what is done; and it is most becoming the Spirit of Jesus Christ to life up him, and lay ourselves low; I wish that word could be obliterated. My Reader sees what a caution Mr. Eliot long since entered against our giving him the Title of an Evangelist; but his Death has now made it safe, as his Life had long made it just, for us to acknowledge him with such a Title. I know not whether that of an Evangelist, or one separated for the employment of Preaching the Gospel in such places where no ⟨p. 74⟩Churches have hitherto been gathered he not all Office that should be continued in our days; but this I know, that our Eliot very notably did the Service and Business of such an Officer.
THe Titles of a Christian and of a Minister, have rendred our Eliot considerable; but there is one memorable Title more, by which he has been signalized unto us. An honourable person did once in Print put the Name of an Evangelist upon him; whereupon in a Letter of his to that person afterwards Printed, his Expressions were, There is a Redundancy, where you put the Title of Evangelist upon me; I beseech you to suppress all such things; let us do and speak and carry all, things with Humility; it is the Lord who hath done what is done; and it is most becoming the Spirit of Jesus Christ to life up him, and lay ourselves low; I wish that word could be obliterated. My Reader sees what a caution Mr. Eliot long since entred against our giving him the Title of an Evangelist; but his Death has now made it safe, as his Life had long made it just, for us to acknowledge him with such a Title. I know not whether that of an Evangelist, or one separated for the employment of Preaching the Gospel in such places where no