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A46842	Of the conversion of five thousand and nine hundred East-Indians, in the isle Formosa, neere China to the profession of the true God, in Jesus Christ : by meanes of M. Ro, Junius, a minister lately in Delph in Holland / related by ... M. C. Sibellius ... in a Latine letter ; translated ... by H. Jessei ... ; with a post-script of the Gospels good sucesse also amongst the VVest-Indians, in New England.	Sibelius, Caspar, 1590-1658.; Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649. Clear sunshine.; Wilson, John, 1588-1667. Day-breaking.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655. Glorious progress of the Gospel.	1650 (1650)	Wing J697; ESTC R14902	23,858	49

Write and that instructed as well the elder as younger persons in the Rudiments of Christian Faith And it is not easie to judge whether the Schollers for their dociblenesse and obedience or their Masters or Teachers for their paines and diligence were more to be commended M Iunius in the meane time collected the chiefe Heads of Religion and some for dayly Prayers and translated certaine Psalmes into the Formosan Islanders Language Also his care and paines was not onely in behalfe of those Six Northerne Townes there beforesaid but for the Southerne parts thereof also where in three and twentie Townes he planted Churches and furthered the Worship of the true God And the Lord vouchsafed such abundant Blessings upon his Labours and Endeavours amongst them whom he both planted and watered feeding them with sound Doctrine good Example and Love unfained not counting his Life too deare to venture in this Worke for their gaining and building up that he hath left such a Report and Memoriall behind him at his Departure as will be precious and blessed so long as this World endureth III. Of his REGRESSE AND now lastly touching his Regresse or Departure from thence The Occasions and Causes were these The Churches there being so happily planted and watered and they having divers Pastors Teachers and Overseers set over them his owne body was growne very weake and more unserivceable by Diseases that were renewed with which he was long and painfully afflicted First He was moved with a great desire of seeing his aged and most deare Mother before her or his Death whom hee had left in the Netherlands And secondly of seeing againe his owne deare Countrie that by the joyfull Tydings of the Lords Blessing his paines among those Heathenish Indians hee might refresh the hearts of the Churches Ministers Brethren and Friends And thirdly that he might the more promote and further by meanes of those here that had the chiefe managing and governing of those Indian Affaires the proceeding on for the Conversion of the Lords Vineyard that is alreadie Planted and Watered in the Formosan Iland and for further helpe in propagation of the Gospell amongst them Hee having declared to the Ilanders there these and the like Grounds for his returne they being put into so good a posture for their good proceeding on in their Churches Schollers and every way not without being greatly desired by them at last they yeelded to dismisse him This so joyfull a Narration of the Conversion of so many of the East-Indians in the Iland Formosa is recorded and published in Latine by Master Caspar Sibellius Pastor of the Church in Daventrie in the Netherlands Being writ by him there Iuly 25. 1646. himself being dearly beloved of and acquainted with this blessed Instrument Mr. ROBERT IVNIVS and is perfixed to his Booke called Antidotum Ambitionis beforesaid Printed at the Charge of I. Iansonius Amsterd Who so desireth and such as would see more about this Historie and the certaintie thereof they may search and see these Letters Acts and publicke Testimonies extant which confirme the same out of which Mr. Sibellius gathered much of the Relation before said viz. The Acts of the Synod of the Northren parts of Holland held at Harlem Anno 1645. the twentieth Article The Acts of the Visitation of the Churches and Schollers of the Northern Formosan Ilanders which Three Faithfull Pastors of those East-Indian Churches accompanying the Elder of Tayovan two of the States Senators being present ordered and performed in the yeare 1643. in the Moneths of September and October Also Letters from the Eldership in Tayovan and from otbers to the Classes in Amsterdam and in Walachria written specially about this busines● To which may bee added the excellent and most ample Testimonall wherewith the Ecclesiasticall Assembly at Soulang the Eight of October 1643 dismissed the said Mr. ROBERT IVNIVS All these were seen and read and examined diligently by me so affirmeth C. SIBELLIVS And upon my desire and request to have the clearest Evidence herein with the particulars thereof most fully the Relation beforesaid writ by Mr. Junius 's familiar friend was sent by Mr. Junius himselfe to Mr. Cresset as is before mentioned for me H. I. Later News of Formosan-Indians BEfore the Eight Month October 1649. the Relator hereof H. I. had entreated of the said Mr. Cresset that he would write againe to Delph to be informed of the further proceeds about those Indians in the Isle FORMOSA Who having written thither accordingly to M. E. H. his friend in Delph he received back this Account following SIR I Have conversed with Mr. Junius about your desire how it goes with the Formosan Indians And he certifies me that as he was there alone so now there are there foure Ministers alreadie Blessed bee God for it to the great encrease of his Church and People for his superabundant Glorie and our great Rejoycing and Comfort For the Conversion of the Heathen is according to his Promise in his sacred Word The Companie have concluded and agreed to send three Ministers more whom they with Mr. Junius thinke most fit to performe that great Worke. And Mr. Junius doth instruct them that are to goe in the Language that they may with Gods mercie bee the better enabled to performe that great Worke which they are sent for c. Your loving friend E. H. Delph 25. of Octob. 1649. THE POST-SCRIPT I. GOOD NEWES of the DAY-BREAKING II. Of the CLEARE SUN-SHINE III. Of the Glorious PROGRESSE of the Gospel breaking forth upon many WEST-INDIANS in NEW-ENGLAND PRecious is that Promise in Isaiah 59.19 From the WEST they shall feare the Name of IEHOVAH and from the Rising of the Sun his Glory Some First-fruits from the East we have heard alreadie from the West here follows a Briefe Of the Harvest from them both we much long to heare and earnestly pray for it to the Lord of the Harvest In the yeare 1630. before the Birth of Christ according to H. Broughtons Concent to enjoy temporall food Israel with 70 Souls went downe into Egypt And in the Yeare 1630 from the Birth of Christ To enjoy Spirituall Food the Liberties of the Gospell a great number of our English Brethren were forced hence to New-England by the Contrivers and Promoters of Destructive Designes for Introduction of great Evills both in Church and State The Adversaries end was to suppresso but Gods to proprogate the Gospell A long time it was about twice seven yeares before God let them see any further ●nd then to preserve their Consciences and provide for their sustenance But when Providence invited their returne he let them know it was for some further Errand that he brought them thither giving them some Bunches of Grapes some Clusters of Figs in earnest of the prosperous successe of their endeavours upon those poore Out-casts those WEST-INDIAN-Natives Whose Language Mr. I. ELIOT of Roxburie who had lived in

Faith of Christ and so for the furthering the Conversion of those INDIANS in particular in the Island called FORMOSA who were blinde and miserable worshippers of the Devill and slaves unto him This great Taske and Charge he readily and willingly yeelded unto and seriously considered of the diligent and faithfull administration thereof And certainely nothing is more honourable to God nothing more acceptable to all good men nothing more conducible to the appeasing of Consciences nothing more salutiferous to the Heathen that sit in the darknesse of Idolatrie and Errors and wofull shadow of Death then the sending forth of faithfull able and painfull Labourers into the Harvest for opening the eyes of the blinde and turning them from Darknesse to Light and from the power of Satan unto God that they may receive remission of sinnes and an Inheritance amongst them that are sanctified by Faith that is in Christ. To be an instrument of saving one soule snatch'd out of the jawes of that infernall Wolfe farre exceeds all other gaines The faithfull Servant of the most High rejoyceth more in this if he may gaine to Christ a poore wretch that is most contemptible in the eyes of the world then if all the Treasures of the world were offered unto him He that shall convert one sinner from the error of his way shall save a soule from death and shall cover a multitude of sinnes as the Apostle Iames saith Iames 5.20 To proceed M. Iunius being carryed by the good hand of God to the Formosan Island in the East-Indies preached in Dutch his Mother Tongue amongst them for above two yeares together laying open the Mysteries of Salvation But the Natives there not understanding Dutch he being moved with an exceeding desire of their Conversion and Salvation and of freeing and discharging his owne Conscience with great paines and speedie diligence in a short time even now in his adult age he happily learned the barbarous Language and rude Idiome of those Heathen who were of differing Speech and Manners and wisely framed himselfe to speake to their Capacitie and Edification And there they heard him speaking to them plainely in their owne Tongue wherein they were borne the Wonderfull Mysteries of the Gospel of Christ for Twelve yeares together viz. from the yeare 1631 to the yeare 1643. II. Of his PROGRESSE NOw touching his Progresse or proceeding on and successe amongst them he was unwearied in his constant dayly p●ines with them for their soules health both publikely and privately and the Lord assisted him with speciall dexteritie and gave a wonderfull blessing upon his paines amongst them For to say nothing of Dork and Tirose in six of the most famous Townes in the Northern parts of the Formosan Isl●nd viz. Tavacan Sincklan Bacluan Matthauw Soulang and Terurang the Lords Worke had such wonderfull Successe that it hath moved and still doth m●ve the greatest admiration to all Godly people that have notice thereof As touching the Fruit and efficacie of the Preaching of the Word by the Light of Heavenly Truth Idolatrie not to be named brutish ignorance horrible blindnesse and most filthie worship of Devils being discovered and expelled very many of the inhabitants were brought to the saving knowledge of and true faith in God and the Redeemer Jesus Christ. And so great and laudable Progresse both of men and women young and old chiefe ones middle sort and meane ones made therein that every one of them could not only rehearse without haesitating acurately the chiefe Heads or Principles of true Religion but also were able to Answer wisely and solidely to most Questions about Religion that one would propound or put forth to them And this their Knowledge and Profession of Faith many of them did so adorne by their Pietie towards God and Righteousnesse and Love to their Neighbour and Sobrietie and Temperance in themselves that may cause shame and blushing to many amongst us that are borne of Orthodox Parents and from the Child-hood have beene trayned up in the Christian Religion Moreover many of them are so able in such fervencie of spirit to poure out their prayers before God Morning and Evening and before and after taking of Meat and in other Necessities and that with such comelinesse and fitnesse of speech and with such moderation and decencie of gesture that may provoke teares to such as hea●e and behold them And there are some of them that being called to pray about any matter or businesse are able to performe it in conceived prayer ex tempore so readily in such fit expressions and with such arguments and pithinesse as if they had been spending some houres for the contriving and so framing of them And when the Prince of Darknesse being molested by this glorious Light so kindled and set up there would extinguish or suppresse it he stirred up some especially impudent wretched Women Inchanters Whoorish deceitfull ones covetous of filthy gaine that went about and endeavoured to turne these back to the worship of Devils and Idols as their fore-fathers had done and to abandon the Truth as a Noveltie or new upstart Doctrine Some of these themselves by the paines taken with them were through the Lords goodnesse converted and brought from the Power of Darknesse unto God and others of them were so convinced or otherwise by the Pious Magistrate restrayned that they could no longer hinder the Course and Progresse of the Gospel among them And whereas the Gentiles or Heathen are first to be instructed and Preached unto that they may beleeve before they should be baptized This Reverend M. Iunius tooke great paines dayly in first instructing them in the Grounds of Religion Catechizing them to bring them to beleeve So that of persons grown up in that Isle of Formosa FIVE THOVSAND and NINE HVNDRED of both Sexes gave up their Names to Christ and professing their Faith and giving fit Answers to Questions propounded out of the Word of God were BAPTIZED by him of which number of persons so Dipt in-Water the Infants of persons in Covenant are not reckoned and to such persons in Soulangh and Sinekan and elsewhere being instructed well in the Doctrine of the Lords Supper was that Ordinance of Christ also administred with much reverence joy and edification And because the instructing of persons to Reade and to Write tends much to further not onely Civill and Politicall good but also Spirituall herein also M. Iunius tooke much paines in furthering of both instructing some to Teach others and in Visiting and Ordering the Schollers And besides a few Dutch men that were Teachers of others in the six Townes before said of the Heathenish Natives that he gained to Christ ab●ut Fiftie of them he so instructed and fitted for this Worke that excelled in Godlinesse Knowledge Industrie Dexteritie and Sedulitie that before his Departure thence they had taught Six Hundred Schollers to Reade and to