Brethren, You have here put into your Hands, the First and Main Points of the Christian Religion. That famous Grotius, wrote his Book, of, The Verity of the Christian Religion, on purpose to furnish his Countrymen, with matter of Discourse among the Pagans in the Indies, whither they travelled in their Trading Voyages. Both Matter and Language too, (as the Prophet Jeremiah did with his Chaldee) is here put into the Hands of the Traders with the Indian Pagans, Tis in that very Language, in which the Popish Missionaries among the Iroquois Indians, have composed (tho' not Published) a Catechism, full of Gross Things, which were to be Expected from the Men of their Intentions. There may be a Variety of Dialect in the Language of Iroquois Indians▪ But it is possible, this little composure may somewhat facilitate your Applications to them, especially to some of them, whither your Prosecution of your Temporal Interests may carry you. You are now earnestly Solicited, That you, who are Traders for Beaver-Skins, would be as Instrumental as you can to Convey the Garments of Righteousness an• Salvation, among the Naked Salvages; That while you see• to Enrich your selves by Trading with the wretched Salvages. You may […] to Administer u••o them in Spiritual things ▪ and▪ to communicate the V• searchable Ric•es of CHRIST unto them, T•a• i• t•e Providence of God may cast you in your […] ▪ ⟨p. 4⟩among the Indians, where the Language of the Ir•quo•• in this Dialect of it, may be of any use, in your communication, you would with all possible Alacrity, lay hold on all Opportunities, to mention these Illustrious Truths of the Gospel unto them Who can tell, but the Great GOD may bring some of His Elect in your way! Oh! How Blessed are you, if you may be the Instruments of bringing any such home unto the Lord! Who can tell, but the Intimations which You may give unto Some or other of the Salvages, may awaken them to Repair unto the English, or the Dutch Christians, who may Expound the way of God more perfectly unto them! Who can tell, but as Frumentius and AEDesius of old, when they were by accident cast into One of the Kingdoms of the Inner India, Some of you may be, in Gods time for it, the Instruments of drawing a whole Nation to Christianity?
Brethren, You have here put into your Hands, the First and Main Points of the Christian Religion. That famous Gr•tius, wrote his Book, of, The Ve•ity of the Christian Religion, on purpose to furnish his Countrymen, with matter of Discourse among the Pagans in the Indies, whither they travelled in their Trading Voyages. Both Matter and Language too, (as the Prophet Jeremiah did with his Chaldee) is here put into the Hands of the Traders with the Indian Pagans, Tis in that very Language, in which the Popish Missionaries among the Iroquois Indians, have composed (tho' not Published) a Catechism, full of Gross Things, which were to be Expected from the Men of their Inten•ions. There may be a Variety of Dialect in the Language of Iroquois Indians▪ But it is possible, this little composure may somewhat facil•tate your Applications to them, especially to some of them, whither your Prosecution of your Temporal Interests may carry you. You are now earnestly Sollicited, That you, who are Traders for Bever-Skins, would be as Instrumental as you can to Convey the Garments of Righte•usness an• Salvation, among the Naked Salvages; That while you see• to Enrich your selves by Trading with the wretched Salvages. You may 〈…〉 to Administer u••o them in Spiritual things ▪ and▪ to communicate the V• searchable Ric•es of CHRIST unto them, T•a• i• t•e Providence of God may cast you in your 〈…〉 ▪ ⟨p. 4⟩among the Indians, where the Language of the Ir•quo•• in this Dial•ct of it, may be of any use, in your communication, you would with all possible Alacrity, lay hold on all Opportunities, to mention these Illustrios Truths of the Gospel unto them Who can tell, but the Great GOD may bring some of His Elect in your way! Oh! How Blessed are you, if you may be the Instruments of bringing any such home unto the Lord! Who can tell, but the Intimations which You may give unto Some or other of the Salvages, may awaken them to Repair unto the English, or the Dutch Christians, who may Expound the way of God more perfectly unto them! Who can tell, but as Frumentius and AEDesius of old, when they were by accident cast into One of the Kingdoms of the Inner India, Some of you may be, in Gods time for it, the Instruments of drawing a whole Nation to Christianity?
