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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
Letter: A LETTER Concerning the Success of the Gospel, amongst the INDIANS in New-England.
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.
There is another Church, consisting only of Converted Indians, about fifty Miles from hence ⟨p. 90⟩in an Indian Town called Mashippang: the […] Pastor of that Church was an English Man, who being skilful in the American Language, Preached the Gospel to them in their own Tongue. (f) This English Pastor is dead, and instead of him that Church has an Indian Preacher.
There is another Church, consisting only of Converted Indians, about fifty Miles from hence ⟨p. 90⟩in an Indian Town called Mashippang: the 〈…〉 Pastor of that Church was an English Man, who being skilfull in the American Language, Preached the Gospel to them in their own Tongue. (f) This English Pastor is dead, and instead of him that Church has an Indian Preacher.
There are besides that, five Assemblies of Indians Professing the Name of Christ, not far distant from Mathipp••g, which have Indian Preachers: (g) John Cotton, Pastor of the Church at Plymouths (Son of my venerable Father-in Law John Cotton, formerly the famous Teacher of the Church at B […] ) hath made very great progress in learning the Indian Tongue, and is very skilful in it; he Preaches in their own Language to the last five mentioned Congregations every Week Moreover of the Inhabitants of Sacone in […] Colony there is a great Congregation of those who for distinction sake are called Praying Indians, because they Pray to God in Christ.
There are besides that, five Assemblies of Indians Professing the Name of Christ, not far distant from Mathipp••g, which have Indian Preachers: (g) John Cotton, Pastor of the Church at Plymouths (Son of my venerable Father-inLaw John Cotton, formerly the famous Teacher of the Church at B 〈…〉 ) hath made very great progress in learning the Indian Tongue, and is very skifull in it; he Preaches in their own Language to the last five mentioned Congregations every Week Moreover of the Inhabitants of Sacone in Colony there is a great Congregation of those who for distinction sake are called Praying Indians, because they Pray to God in Christ.