It is not true, that the New-English do tolerate the Indians (who have submitted to the English protection, and Government) in their worship of Devils openly. What the Indians do, that are not under the English Government, the English have no warrant from God, or Law of Nations to restrain them; nor is it in the power of the English to restrain the private Worship, which some of the Indians under the English Government may possibly adhere unto the this day. What courses have been used to bring them on ⟨p. 148⟩to Civility, and to the knowledge of our Religion, by fair means, are not pertinent to the present controversy to relate. It hath been an Article of the Covenant between such Indians as have submitted to our Government, that they shall submit to the ten Commandments, which they thought reasonable. Some of their Sachems young children are brought up with us, and trained up to knowledge. Such of them as come to our Houses are fed with courtesy, and care taken often to instruct them, as far, yea further then they are greatly willing to hear. Some of them of late, frequent our markets, to get money, by selling Fish, Baskets, whortleberries, Cranberries, which taketh them off from some idleness; Some English are studious of the Indian Language, to deal with them in their own Tongue. Of late some of our Ministers have preached to a Congregation of them, whilst others at first interpreted what was preached: but since one of our Ministers preacheth to them in their own Language. The other day, whilst I was at the College with other Elders, an Indian from Plymouth side, (an hopeful youth) was received into some employment in the College, that he might be trained up to knowledge for the help of his Country-men. But no violent course taken with them at all, to constrain them to the Faith, or Profession of Christianity. The time is hastening (we hope) when all the vials of Gods wrath will be poured out on the Antichristian State: and then we look for the fullness of the Gentiles to come in, and with the Jews, multitudes of Pagans. But till the seven plagues of the seven Angels be fulfilled, we cannot easily hope for the entrance of […]. New multitudes of men into the Church according to the word of the Lord, Rev. 15.8.
It is not true, that the New-English doe tolerate the Indians (who have submitted to the English protection, and Government) in their worship of Devils openly. What the Indians doe, that are not under the English Government, the English have no warrant from God, or Law of Nations to restraine them; nor is it in the power of the English to restraine the private Worship, which some of the Indians under the English Government may possibly adhere unto the this day. What courses have been used to bring them on ⟨p. 148⟩to Civility, and to the knowledge of our Religion, by faire meanes, are not pertinent to the present controversie to relate. It hath been an Article of the Covenant between such Indians as have submitted to our Government, that they shall submit to the ten Commandements, which they thought reasonable. Some of their Sachims young children are brought up with us, and trained up to knowledge. Such of them as come to our Houses are fed with curtesie, and care taken often to instruct them, as farre, yea further then they are greatly willing to heare. Some of them of late, frequent our markets, to get mony, by selling Fish, Baskets, whortleberries, Cramberries, which taketh them off from some idlenesse; Some English are studious of the Indian Language, to deale with them in their owne Tongue. Of late some of our Ministers have preached to a Congregation of them, whil'st others at first interpreted what was preached: but since one of our Ministers preacheth to them in their owne Language. The other day, whil'st I was at the Colledge with other Elders, an Indian from Plimmouth side, (an hopefull youth) was received into some employment in the Colledge, that he might be trained up to knowledge for the help of his Country-men. But no violent course taken with them at all, to constraine them to the Faith, or Profession of Christianity. The time is hastning (we hope) when all the vials of Gods wrath will be poured out on the Antichristian State: and then we looke for the fulnesse of the Gentiles to come in, and with the Jewes, multitudes of Pagans. But till the seven plagues of the seven Angels be fulfilled, wee cannot easily hope for the entrance of 〈…〉. New multitudes of men into the Church according to the word of the Lord, Rev. 15.8.
