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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.
Q. 2. Who do you look should save you from Sin and Hell?
Q. 3. How many Commandments has the Lord given you to keep?
It was his wisdom that he began with them upon such principles, as they themselves had already some Notions of; such as that of an Heaven for good, and Hell for bad people, when they Dy'd. It broke his gracious heart within him to see, what Floods of Tears fell from the Eyes of several among these Degenerate Salvages, at the first Addresses which he made unto them; yea, form the very worst of them all. He was very inquisitive to learn who were the Powwows, that is, the Sorcerers and Seducers, that maintained the Worship of the Devil in any of their Societies; and having in one of his first Journeys to them, found out one of those Wretches, he made the Indian come unto ⟨p. 97⟩him and said, Whether do you suppose God, or Chepian (i. e. the Devil) to be the Author of all good? The Conjurer answered, God. Upon this he added with a stern Countenance, Why do you pray to Chepian then? and the poor man was not able to stand or speak before him; but at last made promises of Reformation.
It was his wisdom that he began with them upon such principles, as they themselves had already some Notions of; such as that of an Heaven for good, and Hell for bad people, when they Dy'd. It broke his gracious heart within him to see, what Floods of Tears fell from the Eyes of several among these Degenerate Salvages, at the first Addresses which he made unto them; yea, form the very worst of them all. He was very inquisitive to learn who were the Powawes, that is, the Sorcerers and Seducers, that maintained the Worship of the Devil in any of their Societies; and having in one of his first Journeys to them, found out one of those Wretches, he made the Indian come unto