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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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The Rev. Mr. Samuel Wiswall Pastor of the Church in Edgartown, has also now almost learned the Indians Tongue, with a design to do what Service he can among that People.
The Indians on Martha's-Vineyard & the adjacent Islands, do hitherto understand the Indian Tongue much better than that of the English; and therefore complain much for want of Indian BIBLES, having now but very few among there. Nor are there any to be had; the last Edition being now gone. These Indians are therefore very desirous of mother Impression of the BIBLE, if it might be obtained; and divers of hem have told me, as well as some of those on Nantucket, (whom I have divers times visited) that they should be willing according to their capacity, to contribute to it.
But the disadvantage which the Indians are under through' the Scarcity of BIBLES is some what helped by the Care of the Honourable Commissioners to supply them with other useful Books in their own Language, viz. The N. England Confession of Faith; Several Catechisms; ⟨p. 94⟩The Practice of Piety; Mr. Shepard's Sincere Convert; Mr. Baxter's C•ll to the Unconverted. And several Sermons of Dr. Mather's, &c. besides the Psalter, & the Gospel of JOHN, Printed in the Year 1709. And the Indian Primer Printed this Year, in Indian and English. All which Books are now very useful unto them.
But the disadvantage which the Indians are under thro' the Scarcity of BIBLES is some what helped by the Care of the Honourable Commissioners to supply them with other useful Books in their own Language, viz. The N. England Confession of Faith; Several Catechisms; ⟨p. 94⟩