Not far from a promontory called Cape Cod, there are six Assembles of Heathens who are to be reckoned as Catechumens, amongst whom there are six Indian Preachers: Samuel Treat, Pastor of a Church at Eastham, Preacheth to those Congregations in their own Language. There are likewise amongst the Islanders of Non•ucket a Church, with a Pastor who was lately a Heathen, and several Meetings of […] who are instructed by the Converted ⟨p. 91⟩Indians. There is also another Island about seven Leagues long (called Martha's Vineyard) where are two American Churches planted, which are more famous than the rest, over one of which there presides an ancient Indian as Pastor, called H•acooms: John Hiacoomes, Son of the said Indian Pastor, also Preacheth the Gospel to his Country-men. In another Church in that place, john Tockinosh a Converted Indian teaches. In these Churches ruling Elders of the Indians are joined to the Pastors: The Pastors were chosen by the people, and when they had fasted and prayed, Mr. Eliot and Mr. Cotton laid their Hands on them, so that they were solemnly Ordained. All the Congregations (h) of the Converted Indians (both the Catechumens and those in Church Order) every Lords-day meet together; the pastor or Preacher always begins with Prayer, and without a Form, because from the Heart; when the Ruler of the Assembly has ended Prayer, the whole Congregation of Indians Praise God with singing; some of them are excellent Singers: After the Psalm, he that Preaches reads a place of Scripture (one or more verses as he will) and expounds it, gathers Doctrines from it proves them by Scriptures and Reasons, and infers uses from them after the manner of the English, of whom have been taught; then another prayer to God in the Name of Christ concludes the whole Service. Thus do they meet together twice ⟨p. 92⟩every Lords-day. They observe no Holy days but the Lords-day, except upon some extraordinary occasion; and then they solemnly set apart whole days, either in giving Thanks or Fasting and Praying with great fervour of mind.
Not far from a promontory called Cape Cod, there are six Assembles of Heathens who are to be reckoned as Catechumens, amongst whom there are six Indian Preachers: Samuel Treat, Pastor of a Church at Eastham, Preacheth to those Congregations in their own Language. There are likewise amongst the Islanders of Non•ucket a Church, with a Pastor who was lately a Heathen, and several Meetings of 〈…〉 who are instructed by the Converted ⟨p. 91⟩Indians. There is also another Island about seven Leagues long (called Marthas Utneyard) where are two American Churches planted, which are more famous than the rest, over one of which there presides an ancient Indian as Pastor, called H•acooms: John Hiacoomes, Son of the said Indian Pastor, also Preacheth the Gospel to his Countrey-men. In another Church in that place, john Tockinosh a Converted Indian teaches. In these Churches ruling Elders of the Indians are joyned to the Pastors: The Pastors were chosen by the people, and when they had fasted and prayed, Mr. Eliot and Mr. Cotton laid their Hands on them, so that they were solemnly Ordained. All the Congregations (h) of the Converted Indians (both the Catechumens and those in Church Order) every Lords-day meet together; the pastor or Preacher always begins with Prayer, and without a Form, because from the Heart; when the Ruler of the Assembly has ended Prayer, the whole Congregation of Indians Praise God with singing; some of them are excellent Singers: After the Psalm, he that Preaches reads a place of Scripture (one or more verses as he will) and expounds it, gathers Doctrines from it proves them by Scriptures and Reasons, and infers uses from them after the manner of the English, of whom have been taught; then another prayer to God in the Name of Christ concludes the whole Service. Thus do they meet together twice ⟨p. 92⟩every Lords-day. They observe no Holy days but the Lords-day, except upon some extraordinary occasion; and then they solemnly set apart whole days, either in giving Thanks or Fasting and Praying with great fervour of mind.
