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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.
Thus, As the Aged Polycarp, could say, These Eighty Six years have I served my Lord Jesus Christ; and he has been such a good Master to me all this while, that I will not now forsake him▪ Such a Polycarp was our Eliot; he had been so many years engaged in the sweet service of his dear Jesus, that he could not now give it over: 'twas his Ambition, and his privilege, to bring forth Fruit in old Age: and what veneration the Church of Smyrna paid unto that Angel of theirs, ⟨p. 140⟩we were upon the like Accounts willing to give unto this Man of God.
Thus, As the Aged Polycarp, could say, These Eighty Six years have I served my Lord Jesus Christ; and he •has been such a good Master to me all this while, that I will not now forsake him▪ Such a Polycarp was our Eliot; he had been so many years engaged in the sweet service of his dear Jesus, that he could not now give it over: 'twas his Ambition, and his priviledge, to bring forth Fruit in old Age: and what veneration the Church of Smyrna paid unto that Angel of theirs, ⟨p. 140⟩we were upon the like Accounts willing to give unto this Man of God.
White he was, thus making his Retreat out of this evil world, his Discourses from time to time ran upon, The Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ; it was the Theme which he still had Recourse unto, and we were sure to have something of this, whatever other, Subject he were upon. On this he talked of this he prayed, for this he longed, and, especially when any bad News arrived, his usual reflection thereupon would be, Behold, some of the Clouds, in which we must look for the Coming of the Son of Man. At last, his Lord, for whom he had been long wishing, Lord, come! I have been a great wa••e ready for thy Coming! at last, I say, his Lord came, and fetched him away into the Joy of his Lord.