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A39229	A late and further manifestation of the progress of the gospel amongst the Indians in Nevv-England declaring their constant love and zeal to the truth : with a readiness to give accompt of their faith and hope, as of their desires in church communion to be partakers of the ordinances of Christ : being a narrative of the examinations of the Indians, about their knowledge in religion, by the elders of the churches / related by Mr. John Eliot.	Eliot, John, 1604-1690.; Walton, William, d. 1668. Examination of the Indians at Roxbury.; Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England.	1655 (1655)	Wing E517; ESTC R9453	17,654	32

they related the whole businesse unto me with much trouble and grief Then Toteswamp spake to this purpose I am greatly grieved about these things and now God tryeth me whether I love Christ or my Child best They say They will try me but I say God will try me Christ saith He that loveth father or mother or wife or Child better then me is not worthy of me Christ saith I must correct my Child if I should refuse to doe that I should not love Christ God bid Abraham kill his Son Abraham loved God and therefore he would have done it had not God with-held him God saith to me onely punish your Child and how can I love God if I should refuse to doe that These things he spake in more words and much affection and not with dry eyes Nor could I refraine from teares to hear him When it was said The Child was not so guilty of the sin as those that made him drunk he said That he was guilty of sin in that he feared not sin and in that he did not believe his counsells that he had often given him to take heed of evill company but he had believed Satan and sinners more then him therefore he needed to be punished After other such like discourse the Rulers left me and went unto their businesse which they were about before I came which they did bring unto this conclusion and judgement They judged the three men to sit in the stocks a good space of time and thence to be brought to the whipping-Post have each of them twenty lashes The boy to be put in the stocks a little while and the next day his father was to whip him in the School before the Children there all which Judgement was executed When they came to be whipt the Constable fetcht them one after another to the Tree which they make use of instead of a Post where they all received their Punishments which done the Rulers spake thus one of them said The Punishments for sin are the Commandements of God and the worke of God and his end was to doe them good and bring them to repentance And upon that ground he did in more words exhort them to repentance and amendment of life When he had done another spake unto them to this purpose You are taught in Catechisme that the wages of sin are all miseries and calamities in this life and also death and eternall damnation in hell Now you feele some smart as the fruit of your sin and this is to bring you to repentance that so you may escape the rest And in more words he exhorted them to repentance When he had done another spake to this purpose Heare all yee people turning himselfe to the People who stood round about I think not lesse then two hundred small and great this is the Commandement of the Lord that thus it should be done unto sinners and therefore let all take warning by this that you commit not such sins least you incur these Punishments And with more words he exhorted the People Others of the Rulers spake also but some things spoken I understood not and some things slipt from me But these which I have related remained with me When I returned to Roxbury I related these things to our Elder to whom I had before related the sin and my grief who was much affected to hear it and magnified God He said also That their sin was but a Transient act which had no Rule and would vanish But these Judgements were an Ordinance of God and would remaine and doe more good every way then their sin could doe hurt telling me what cause I had to be thankfull for such an issue Which I therefore relate because the Lord did speak to my heart in this exigent by his words When the Assembly was met for Examination of the Indians and ordered I declared the end and Reason of this Meeting and therefore declared That any one in due order might have liberty to propound any Questions for their satisfaction Likewise I requested the Assembly That if any one doubted of the Interpretations that should be given of their Answers that they would Propound their doubt and they should have the words scanned and tryed by the Interpreters that so all things may be done most clearly For my desire was to be true to Christ to their soules and to the Churches And the trying out of any of their Answers by the Interpreters would tend to the satisfaction of such as doubt as it fell out in one Answer which they gave the Question was How they knew the Scriptures to be the word of God The finall Answer was Because they did find that it did change their hearts and wrought in them wisedome and humility This Answer being Interpreted to Assembly my Brother Mahu doubted especially of the word Hohpoóonk signifying Humility it was scanned by the Interpreters and proved to be right and he rested satisfied therein I was purposed my selfe to have written the Elders Questions and the Indians Answers but I was so imployed in propounding to the Indians the Elders Questions and in returning the Indians Answers as that it was not possible for me to write unlesse I had caused the Assembly to stay upon it which had not been fitting therefore seeing Mr. Walton writing I did request him to write the Questions and Answers and help me with a Copy of them which I thank him he did a Copy whereof I herewith send to be inserted in this place on which this only I will animadvert That the Elders in wisdome thought it not fit to ask them in Catechisticall method strictly in which way Children might Answer But that they might try whether they understood what they said they traversed up and downe in Questions of Religion as here you see Postscript LET the Reader take notice That these Questions were not propounded all to one man but to sundry which is the reason that sometime the same Questions are propounded againe and againe Also the number Examined were about eight namely so many as might be first called forth to enter into Church-Covenant if the Lord give opportunity THE EXAMINATION OF THE INDIANS AT Roxbury The 13th Day of the 4th Month 1654. Quest WHat is God Answ An Ever-living Spirit Q. What are the Attributes of God A. God is Eternall Infinite Wise Holy Just Q. In which of these are we like unto God A. In Wisedome Holinesse and Righteousnesse But in Infinitenesse and Eternity God is onely like himselfe Q How many Gods are there A. There is one onely God Q. Have not some Indians many Gods A. They have many Gods Q. How doe you know these Gods are no Gods A. Before the English came we knew not but that they were Gods but since they came we know they are no Gods Q. What doe you find in the true God that you find not in false Gods A. I see in the English many things that God is the true God

condition was man made A. Very good like unto God Q. What is the Image of God in man A. Holinesse Wisedome and Righteousnesse Q. Was there then any sin in the soule of man A. No Q. What Covenant did God make wth Adam A. A Covenant of Works Doe this and live thou and thy Children Sin and dye thou and thy Children Q. How many Commandements are there A. Ten Q. What is the first Commandement A. God spake these words and said Thou shalt have no other Gods but me Q. What was the sin of Adam A. He believed the Devil and eat of the Tree in the midst of the Garden of which God commanded him not to eat Q. When Adam sinned what befell him A. He lost the Image of God Q. What is that Image of God which he lost A. Wisedome Holinesse and Righteousnesse Q. To whom is man now like A. He is like unto Satan Q. What is this likenesse to Satan A. He is Unholy Foolish and Unrighteous Q. How many kinds of sin are there A. An evill heart and evill works Q. What doe you call it A. We daily break Gods Commandements and there is the root sin Q. What is the wages of sin A. All miseries in this life and death and damnation Q. Whose wages is death A. All unbelievers Q. Seeing but one man Adam sinned how come all to dye A. Adam deserved for us all that we should dye The Question being put to another for further answer he answered Adam was the first man and father of all men and in him we sinned Q. Who is Iesus Christ A. Christ is God born like man God and man in one person Q. Why was Christ man A. That he might dye Q. Why was Christ God A. That his death might be of great value Q. How many are the Offices of Christ A. Three A Priest a Prophet a King Q. What Sacrifice did Christ offer A. His owne body Q. What hath Christ done for us A. He hath dyed for us Q. What death dyed Christ for us Who put him to death A. Wicked men Q. What else hath Christ done for us A. He hath kept all the Commandements of God for us and also dyed for us Q. What hath Christ deserved or merited for us A. Pardon of sin and eternall life Q. The same Question was asked another What hath Christ merited A. Pardon of all our sins because he paid a ransome the favour of God and Eternall life Q. What else hath Christ done for us A. He rose again and ascended into Heaven Q. What doth Christ in heaven for us A. He appeareth for us before God he prayeth for us and giveth us the New Covenant Q. What is the New Covenant A. The Covenant of Grace Repent and believe in Christ and be saved Q. Shall all men be saved by Iesus Christ A. All that believe in Christ shall goe to heaven and be saved Q. Why doth thy heart desire Iesus Christ more then sin and thy former Idolls A. Before we prayed to God I did not desire Jesus Christ I did desire my sins but now I see my need of Jesus Christ Q. Why doe you need Christ A. When I dye Christ carrieth my soule to heaven The same put to another for further answer he answered We need Jesus Christ because we are full of sinne Q. How doth Christ work Grace in our hearts A. I beleive Christ hath sent his Spirit into my heart by his word Q. What is repentance for sinne A. I am ashamed of my selfe and broken is my heart I hate and am aware of all sin Q. What most of all breaks your heart why is your heart broken A. Because I have sinned against God Q. What see you in sin that breaks your heart A. It is not my owne work but Christ sends his Spirit and breaks my heart Q. What doth he put into your heart that causeth your heart to break A. The Spirit Q. What wounds your heart most because you sin or because you must goe to hell A. Because we must goe to hell Q. When you heare that Adam by his sin deserved eternall death and when you hear of the grace of God sending Iesus to save you which of these break your heart m●st A. Pardon of sin goeth deepest Q. What worke of the Spirit finde you in your heart A. The Spirit of God breaketh my heart to repent of all my sin and turneth me from sin to believe in Jesus Christ Q. Whether have you found at any time any such worke in your selfe A. I am ashamed of my selfe I doe not throughly find it in my heart to be so Q. When God sendeth his Spirit what doth it worke in us A. A change of the heart Q. What change hath God wrought in you of late which was not in you in former times A. The Spirit turneth us from our sins to believe in Jesus Christ Q. Doe you finde this in your heart that your heart is turned from your sins A. I find my heart turned I leave my stealing lying lust and now my heart believeth in Jesus Christ Q. Doe you believe in Iesus Christ A. I doe believe in Jesus Christ Q. What is it to believe in Iesus Christ A. I confesse I deserve to be damned and am not able to deliver my selfe and therefore I doe give up my selfe unto Jesus Christ and trust in him casting away my sins Q. Why doe you cast away your sins A. They make me that I cannot love Jesus Christ Q. Is there any Promise set home on your heart that comforteth you what Promise doe you remember A. I believe the Promise of God that he will pardon believers in Jesus Christ So far they proceeded in Questions and Answers Some or other of the Elders did severall times publickly call upon the Interpreters to be attentive to all things that passed because they must relye upon their testimony or to that purpose praying them to speak if they doubted of any thing In the conclusion the Elders saw good to call upon the Interpreters to give a publick testimony to the truth of Mr. Eliets Interpretations of the Indians Answers which Mr. Mahu and the two Interpreters by him did all speaking one after another to this purpose That the Interpretations which Mr. Eliot gave of their Answers was for the substance the same which the Indians answered many times the very words which they spake and alwayes the sense WILLIAM WALTON WHen the day was well spent in this above-written manner some that were aged desired that an end might be put unto this work for this time because by this tast which they had they saw that which gave them comfortable satisfaction Then I desired that if it might be without prejudice to any they might be further tryed with Questions about Christ and grace wrought in us by the Spirit and about the Ordinances of Christ concerning which no Questions had been yet propounded and also about the estate of man after death of the resurrection of

course of life unto civill Co-habitation and Government before they could according to the will of God revealed in the Scriptures be fit to be betrusted with the sacred Ordinances of Jesus Christ in Church-Communion And therefore I propounded unto them that they should look out some fit place to begin a Towne unto which they might resort and there dwell together enjoy Government and be made ready and prepared to be a People among whom the Lord might delight to dwell and Rule When they understood the mind of God in this matter they were desirous to set upon the work The reallity of which desires the living have actually expressed by their performance thereof in some poor measure and some of them dying left their earnest affections and desires with the rest to set upon that work especially Wampocas a godly man of whose death and exhortations that way I have made some mention in some former Letters We accordingly attended thereunto to search for a fit place and finally after sundry journeyes and travells to severall places the Lord did by his speciall providence and answer of prayers pitch us upon the place where we are at Natick Unto which place my purpose at first was to have brought all the Praying Indians to Co-habit together But it so fell out by the guidance of God as it now appeareth that because the Cohannet Indians desired a place which they had reserved for themselves and I finding that I could not at that time pitch there without opposition from some English I refused that place and pitched at Natick where I found no opposition at present This choyce of mine did move in the Cohannet Indians a jealousie that I had more affection unto those other Indians then unto them By which occasion together with some other Providences of God as the death of Cutshamoquin and the coming of I●sias to succeed in the Sachemship in that place their minds were quite alienated from the place of Natick though not from the work for they desire to make a Towne in that fore-mentioned place of their owne named Ponkipog and are now upon the work And indeed it now appeareth to be of the Lord because we cannot have competent accommodations at Natick for those that be there which are about fifty Lots more or lesse And furthermore by the blessing of God upon the work there are People partly prepared and partly preparing for three Townes more Insomuch as that it is most evident that had I procceded according to my first intentions to have called them all unto that one place we must have been forced very quickly to have scattered againe for want of accommodations for so great a company of Inhabitants and so have discouraged them at our first onset of drawing them from their scattered way of living unto Co-habitation seeing it would have brought them unto such wants and streights as they could not have grapled withall but rather would have been occasioned to think there were insuperable difficulties in this enterprise Whereas in lesser companies they may find a more plentifull and better course of life then they found in that former way out of which they are called as through Gods mercy and the bounty of good people in England whose love layeth the foundation-stone of the work they doe already feele and find at Natick and begin to find at Ponkipog In prosecution of this work in the year 1650 we began by the Lords assistance our first Towne at Natick where we built a Fort and one dwelling-house In the year 51 after Fasting and Prayer about that matter they gave up themselves and their Children to be governed by the Lord according to his word in all wayes of civility and chose among themselves Rulers of ten fifty and an hundred according to the holy Patterne so far as they could In which way of Government the Lord hath not a little owned them and blessed them In the year 52 I perceiving the grace of God in sundry of them and some poor measure of fitnesse as I was perswaded for the enjoyment of Church-fellowship and Ordinances of Jesus Christ I moved in that matter according as I have in the Narration thereof briefly declared In the year 53 I moved not that way for these Reasons I having sent their Confessions to be published in England I did much desire to hear what acceptance the Lord gave unto them in the hearts of his people there who daily labour at the Throne of grace and by other expressions of their loves for an holy birth of this work of the Lord to the praise of Christ and the inlargement of his Kingdome As also my desire was that by such Books as might be sent hither the knowledge of their Confessions might be spread here unto the better and fuller satisfaction of many then the transacting thereof in the presence of some could doe These Books came by the latter Ships as I remember that were bound for New-England and were but newly out when they set saile and therefore I had not that answer that year which my soule desired though something I had which gave encouragement and was a tast of what I have more fully heard from severall this year praised be the Lord Besides there fell a great damping and discouragement upon us by a jealousie too deeply apprehended though utterly groundlesse viz. That even these praying Indians were in a conspiracy with others and with the Dutch to doe mischief to the English In which matter though the ruling part of the People looked otherwise upon them yet it was no season for me to stir or move in this matter when the waters were so troubled This businesse needeth a calmer season and I shall account it a savour of God when ever he shall please to cause his face to shine upon us in it Yet this I did the last year after the Books had been come a season there being a great meeting at Beston from other Colonies as well as our owne and the Commissioners being there I thought it necessary to take that opportunity to prepare and open the way in a readinesse against this present year by making this Proposition unto them namely That they having now seen their confessions if upon further triall of them in point of knowledge they be found to have a competent measure of understanding in the fundamentall points of Religion and also if there be due testimony of their conversation that they walke in a Christian manner according to their light so that Religion is to be seen in their lives whether then it be according to God and acceptable to his people that they be called up unto Church-estate Unto which I had I blesse the Lord a generall approbation Accordingly this year 54 I moved the Elders that they would give me advice and assistance in this great businesse that they would at a fit season examine the Indians in point of their knowledge because we found by the former triall that a