N01899:64
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The Joyful Sound reaching to both the INDIA's. › APPLICATION.
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Two Decades of Years, from the Beginning of this Colony, had not rolled away, before an Entrance was made upon this Work of PIETY; And our celebrated ELIOT, having with a Labour that overcometh all things, made himself the Master of a Language, wherein many of the Words are of Sesquipedalian, and Unaccountable Dimensions (One ⟨p. 30⟩of the words, I know, that has more than Fifty Letters in it,) he Visited the Villages of these Indians, and with a very discrete Management Preached the Word of Truth, and the Gospel of their Salvation, in their own Language unto them. This Memorable Servant of GOD, was no sooner at work, but in some other Parts of the Country, the Harvest had some other Labourers appearing in it, who did virtuously; but no One is wronged, if it be confessed, that our ELIOT shone as the Moon among the Lesser Stars, and Excelled them all.
Two Decads of Years, from the Beginning of this Colony, had not rolled away, before an Entrance was made upon this Work of PIETY; And our celebrated ELIOT, having with a Labour that overcometh all things, made himself the Master of a Language, wherein many of the Words are of Sesquipedalian, and Unaccountable Dimensions (One ⟨p. 30⟩of the words, I know, that has more than Fifty Letters in it,) he Visited the Villages of these Indians, and with a very discrete Management Preached the Word of Truth, and the Gospel of their Salvation, in their own Language unto them. This Memorable Servant of GOD, was no sooner at work, but in some other Parts of the Country, the Harvest had some other Labourers appearing in it, who did vertuously; but no One is wronged, if it be confessed, that our ELIOT shone as the Moon among the Lesser Stars, and Excelled them all.
This Good Man had the Hand of the Lord with him; & his Evangelical Attempts were so blessed of GOD, that anon (beyond what any Xavier could pretend unto!) Churches were formed among these Indians, and in an Holy Covenant they gave themselves unto the LORD, and then unto one another, Engaging to Live in the Service of GOD, and carry on together the Worship of our SAVIOUR, according to the Directions of the Gospel. This was done, after Synods of English Churches had seen Strict Examinations passed upon their Improvements in Experimental Piety, as well as their Knowledge in the Mystery of CHRIST. And an Eminent Person present at these Examinations, did then Publish to