May we not now (Beloved) make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know Christ? Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia, this man was borne there; and of Zion (in New-England) it may be said, this and that man (of the wild, rude, and barbarous Indians) was borne there. Read this short discourse, and it will tell you that the Lord hath blessed the labours of the Messengers of Zion in New-England, with the Conversion of some (I may say, of a considerable number) of the Indians, to be a kind of first fruits of his (new) Creatures there. O let old England rejoice in this, that our brethren who with extreme difficulties and expenses have Planted themselves in the Indian Wildernesses, have also laboured night and day with prayers and tears and Exhortations to Plant the Indians as a spiritual Garden, into which Christ might come and eat his pleasant fruits. Let the gaining of any of their souls to Christ, and their turning to God from Idols to serve the living and true God, be more precious in our eyes then the greatest gain or return of Gold and Silver. This gain of souls is a Merchandise worth the glorying in upon all the Exchanges, or rather in all the Churches throughout the world. This Merchandise is Holiness to the Lord: And of this the ensuing Discourse presents you with a Bill of many particulars, from your spiritual Factory in New England, ⟨image 5⟩as the improvement of your former adventures thither, for the promoting of that heavenly Trade; as also for an encouragement not only to all those who have freely done it already, to adventure yet more, but also for the quickening of those who hitherto have not done it, now to underwrite themselves Adventurers for the advancement of so holy and hopeful a design. I shall add only this one word, That, Whosoever shall thus Adventure for Christ, shall have Christ for his Insurer. To his Grace and Blessing I recommend both you and this Blessed Work, who am
May we not now (Beloved) make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know Christ? Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia, this man was borne there; and of Sion (in New-England) it may be said, this and that man (of the wild, rude, and barbarous Indians) was borne there. Read this short discourse, and it will tell you that the Lord hath blessed the labours of the Messengers of Sion in New-England, with the Conversion of some (I may say, of a considerable number) of the Indians, to be a kind of first fruits of his (new) Creatures there. O let old England rejoyce in this, that our brethren who with extream difficulties and expences have Planted themselves in the Indian Wildernesses, have also laboured night and day with prayers and tears and Exhortations to Plant the Indians as a spirituall Garden, into which Christ might come and eat his pleasant fruits. Let the gaining of any of their souls to Christ, and their turning to God from Idols to serve the living and true God, be more pretious in our eyes then the greatest gaine or return of Gold and Silver. This gaine of soules is a Merchandize worth the glorying in upon all the Exchanges, or rather in all the Churches throughout the world. This Merchandize is Holinesse to the Lord: And of this the ensuing Discourse presents you with a Bill of many particulars, from your spirituall Factory in New England, ⟨image 5⟩as the improvement of your former adventures thether, for the promoting of that heavenly Trade; as also for an encouragement not only to all those who have freely done it already, to adventure yet more, but also for the quickning of those who hitherto have not done it, now to underwrite themselves Adventurers for the advancement of so holy and hopefull a designe. I shall adde only this one word, That, Whosoever shall thus Adventer for Christ, shall have Christ for his Insurer. To his Grace and Blessing I recommend both you and this Blessed Work, who am
