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India Christiana. A discourse, delivered unto the Commissioners, for the Propagation of the Gospel…
India Christiana. A discourse, delivered unto the Commissioners, for the Propagation of the Gospel among the American Indians : which is accompanied with several instruments relating to the glorious design of propagating our holy religion, in the Eastern as well as the Western, Indies. : An entertainment which they that are waiting for the kingdom of God will receive as good news from a far country. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S.
printed by B. Green, 1721
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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.
Lastly, For the Translation of the Word of GOD into the Damulick Tongue of this People; — For indeed in all these things, the Lord adorned him very much with the Gifts as well of Nature as of Grace, for the singular Service of gathering a Church unto Him.
As a Remembrance of this Worthy Man, and as a Testimony to the Truth of what I say, Sir, I here present you with the New Testament in the Damulick Tongue; together ⟨p. 78⟩with some little Books written concerning True Christianity; all which you will take in good part; and I pray you kindly to accept them as a small present from such as would render you very great Thanks for the Books which were sent hither from you.
Those Presents of Gold from your young Gentlemen, I have Distributed unto the Youth in our Charity Schools. GOD the best Rewarder, will render to every one according to his Work. And, that GOD would more and more adorn the Souls of these Young Gentlemen with a Clothing of wrought Gold; This is what is in the Prayers and Hopes of our Youth for them; who also render very great Thanks unto their Benefactors.