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life_n	death_n	sin_n	sin_v	6,726	5	9.1768	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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