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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39225	A further accompt of the progresse of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England, and of the means used effectually to advance the same set forth in certaine letters sent from thence declaring a purpose of printing the Scriptures in the Indian tongue into which they are already translated : with which letters are likewise sent an epitome of some exhortations delivered by the Indians at a fast, as testimonies of their obedience tot he Gospell : as also some helps directing the Indians how to improve naturall reason unto the knowledge of the true God.	Eliot, John, 1604-1690.; Pierson, Abraham, 1608-1678. Some helps for the Indians shewing them how to improve their natural reason.; Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America.	1659 (1659)	Wing E510; ESTC R3341	24,570	48

to attend your advice in any particular therein mentioned Many charges will be dayly growing but we hope there will be suffieient in M r Ushers hands to discharge the same till the Spring and for after supply to carry on the work be pleased to take notice that we have drawn upon you three Bills of Exchange of one tenure and date for five hundred pounds to be payd to Mr Iohn Harwood for the use of M r Hezekiah Usher and have taken his Bill to satisfie so much here according to his former agreement with us we pray you to take care it be duely paid at the day without which the worke cannot be comfortably carryed on it is our joynt and unfeigned desires with you that those gifts and contributions may be improved according to the pious minds of the Donors for the promoting the knowledge of God in Jesus Christ amongst these poore Natives and we hope and beleeve there is a reall good effect in severall places which that it may dayly increase to the bringing of many poor souls to heaven is the earnest prayer of GENTLEMEN Your very loving friends and Servants The Commissioners of the united Colonies Iohn Endicott President Simon Bradstreete Thomas Prence Iosiah Winslow Iohn Winthorpe Iohn Talcot Francis Newman William Lerte Boston 22. Sept. 1658. A Letter from M r Iohn Eliot directed unto M r Richard Floyd Treasurer of the corporation for New-England To his much respected and Christian friend M r Floyd Treasurer of the Corporation for promoting Religion among the Indians in New-England these present Christian Friend and Beloved in the Lord. AFter Salutations in the Lord Jesus I shall not trouble you with any thing at present save this one businesse of moment touching the Printing of the Bible in the Indian Language touching which businesse sundry of the Elders did petition unto the Commissioners moving them to further it as a principall means of promoting Religion among them And God so guided without mans contrivance that I was there when it came in They moved this doubt whether the Translation I had made was generally understood to which I answered that upon my knowledge it was understood as farre as Conecticot for there I did read some part of my Translation before many hundred English Witnesses and the Indians manifested that they did understand what I read perfectly in respect of the language they further questioned whether I had expressed the Translation in true language I answered that I feared after times will find many infirmities in it all humane works are subject to infirmity yet those pieces that were printed viz. Genesis and Matthew I had sent to such as I thought had best skill in the language and intreated their an●…adversions but I heard not of any faults they found When the Commissioners ended their meeting they did commit the further consideration of this matter to our Commissioners as I understand of whom our Governour is president Therefore at the coming away of this Ship I repaired to the Governour about it I proposed this expedient for the more easie prosecution of this work viz. that your selves might be moved to hire some honest young man who hath skill to compose and the more skill in other parts of the work the better send him over as your servant pay him there to his content or ingage payment let him serve you here in New-England at the presse in Harvard Colledge and work under the Colledg Printer in impressing the Bible in the Indian language and with him send a convenient stock of Paper to begin withall The Governour was pleased to send for M r Norton to advise in it who came and did heartily further it whereupon the Governour promised to write unto your selves and propose the matter which also I doe and doe earnestly intreat your assistance herein And I beseech the Lord to bow your hearts and incourage you in promoting so good a work so profitable for the furtherance of Religion which to further in the best manner I know is already the bent of your hearts and your constant prayer and indeavour and thus committing you and all your weighty affaires unto the Lord I rest Yours to serve you in the Service of Christ. John Elliot Roxbury this 28 of the 10 th 1658. A Letter from Iohn Endicott Esq President of the Commissioners for the united Colonies in New-England to the Corporation here in ENGLAND For M r Richard Floyd Treasurer and the rest of the Gentlemen of the Corporation for the affaires of New-England these Honourable Gentlemen I Have been moved by divers able and godly men here with us to propound unto your pious consideration whether it be not needful for the better instruction of the Indians amongst us in the true knowledge of God to get the whole Bible of the old and new Testament which is already Translated into the Indian tongue to be printed Many here with us Divines and others judge it a thing that will be acceptable to God and very profitable for the poor Heathens If your selves doe so esteeme of it too it will be necessary to provide paper and letters and such things as may further the work as also a Journey man Printer to be helpefull under M r Greene our Printer to expedite the work This is only propounded to your serious consideration which if God please to put into your hearts to further being so good a work It will rejoyce the hearts of many godly ones here and I doubt not of many there also The rest of the Commissioners being gone home to their own dwellings and none left here at Boston of the Commissioners but my selfe and the Ship being ready to set sayle I have made bold to write these few lines unto you and leave the issue of all to God and your godly wisdomes M r Eliot will be ready at all times to correct the sheets as fast as they are Printed and desireth nothing for his paines I shall not trouble you further at this time but shall desire the Lord so to guide you in all your affaires as God may have the glory of all and your selves comfort and peace So prayeth Your Unworthy Servant Iohn Endicott Boston the 28 of Decem. 1658. Here followes another Letter from M r Iohn Eliot of New-England directed to the Corporation viz. To the Honourable Corporation for spreading the Gospell among the Poor Indians in New England these present Christian Gentlemen and much honoured in the Lord. YOur constant prayers and paines for the promoting of the Kingdome of Christ Jesus in these ends of the earth among these our poor Indians is a work of sweet favour unto the Lord and your labour of love bestowed therein shall be assuredly rewarded when the Lord shall say unto you out of the riches of his free Grace Come ye blessed of my Father c. and what you did unto them you did it unto me and in that day Blessed is the man who hath his hands