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A pillar of gratitude. Or, A brief recapitulation, of the matchless favours, with which…
A pillar of gratitude. Or, A brief recapitulation, of the matchless favours, with which the God of heaven, hath obliged the hearty praises, of his New-England Israel. A sermon delivered in the audience of His Excellency, the Earl of Bellomont, captain general, and governor in chief, and of the Council & Representatives, of the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts Bay, convened at Boston, in New England. On May 29 1700 the day, for the election of counsellors, in the province. / By Cotton Mather. ; Whereto there is appendixed, an extract of some accounts, concerning the wonderful success of the glorious Gospel, in the East-Indies. ; [One line of Latin quotation]A pillar of gratitude. Or, A brief recapitulation, of the matchless favours, with which the God of heaven, hath obliged the hearty praises, of his New-England Israel. A sermon delivered in the audience of His Excellency, the Earl of Bellomont, captain general, and governour in chief, and of the Council & Representatives, of the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts Bay, convened at Boston, in New England. On May 29 1700 the day, for the election of counsellors, in the province. / By Cotton Mather. ; Whereto there is appendixed, an extract of some accounts, concerning the wonderful success of the glorious Gospel, in the East-Indies. ; [One line of Latin quotation]
Boston: printed by B Green, 1700
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D. Franciscus Valentinus, Minister of the Gospel at Amboina, writes.
It hath pleased the most High God, to send me, unto the Service of the East India Churches in Amboina; in the Chief City whereof the Reverend Cornelius Vander Sluys of Utrecht, fed about Thirty Thousand Souls, preaching the Word of God, with singular Alacrity, and invincible Labour, among the Pagans. God ha•h given him to Convert both Pagans and Mahometans (for here are many Mahometans,) and bring into subjection unto Christ, those that ⟨p. 48⟩were miserably perishing in their Errors. An Hundred Infants at a Time are sometimes here Baptised; who as they grow up, give notable proofs of their Diligence, and Ingenuity, and Piety. Religion flourishes here, the Colleges also flourish: God is known, and by the Pagans Worshipped; and abandoning the Gods, which their Ancestors Worshipped, and taught them to do so, these once most Superstitious Ambomians, not only Embrace the Worship of the True God, but even the Mahometans also (which is wonderful!) desiring to be Baptised, most gladly give themselves up unto the Lord Jesus Christ, and obey his Laws.
It hath pleased the most High God, to send me, unto the Service of the East India Churches in Amboina; in the Chief City whereof the Reverend Cornelius Vander Sluys of Utrecht, fed about Thirty Thousand Souls, preaching the Word of God, with singular Alacrity, and invincible Labour, among the Pagans. God ha•h given him to Convert both Pagans and Mahometans (for here are many Mahometans,) and bring into subjection unto Christ, those that ⟨p. 48⟩were miserably perishing in their Errors. An Hundred Infants at a Time are sometimes here Baptised; who as they grow up, give notable proofs of their Diligence, and Ingenuity, and Piety. Religion flourishes here, the Colledges also flourish: God is known, and by the Pagans Worshipp'd; and abandoning the Gods, which their Ancestors Worshipp'd, and taught them to do so, these once most Superstitious Ambomians, not only Embrace the Worship of the True God, but even the Mahometans also (which is wonderful!) desiring to be Baptised, most gladly give themselves up unto the Lord Jesus Christ, and obey his Laws.