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A96422	Strength out of weakness. Or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England. Held forth in sundry letters from divers ministers and others to the corporation established by Parliament for promoting the gospel among the heathen in New-England; and to particular members thereof since the last treatise to that effect, / formerly set forth by Mr Henry Whitfield late pastor of Gilford in New-England. ; Published by the aforesaid corporation.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Whitfield, Henry, 1597-1660?; Eliot, John, 1604-1690.; Wilson, John, 1588-1667.; Leverich, William, d. 1677.; Bessey, Anthony, 1609?-1657?; Mayhew, Thomas, 1621-1657.; Endecott, John, 1588?-1665.; French, William, 1603?-1681.; Allen, Thomas, 1608-1673.; Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England.	1652 (1652)	Wing W2002; ESTC R223436	37,294	59

of the Lord amongst them The good providence of God in bringing you unto us and the free engaging of your selfe in this worke of the Lord and that upon the best ground did fully perswade my heart of your faithfullnesse therein and of an inward blessing from God upon us thereby although I should never have seene a returne in outward supplies as now through mercy I have as an acceptable and very helpfull fruit of Christian goodnes and bounty received from your selfe and Christian Friends that the Lord hath stirred up both to pray earnestly and contribute freely for the promoting of the worke of the Lord in my hand amongst the poore Indians Sir assure your selfe and let all our beloved Friends know that what is done by you together in this behalfe doth not onely strengthen my hands and give me advantage to be more helpful to the Indians but also is a further encouragement unto my heart from the Lord to doe to the utmost of my power in this service he hath called me unto and wherein he hath afforded me his gracious presence unto this day and not onely in supporting me therein but also in some remarkeable passages of his power and mercy amongst the Indians those miserable Captives something whereof your selfe have been an eye witnes unto and have already heard yet now being further advantaged through the grace of God appearing with us and knowing it will be acceptable to your selfe and our dearely beloved Christian Friends that long for and rejoyce in the gracious appearance of Jesus Christ in his Kingly Soveraigntie and power where he hath not formerly been knowne I shall by the helpe of God certifie you how the Lord hath carried on his own worke with us since your departure from us It pleased the Lord who had drawne the Indians from the Pawwaws to worship himselfe whereat the Pawwaws were much discontented yet now to perswade two of themselves to run after those that followed hard after God desiring that they might goe with them in the wayes of that God whose name is Jehovah and they came much convinced of their sinnes that they had lived in and especially of their Pawwawing saying I throw it from mee with hatred of it being sorry that ever I medled with it And now I have heard of Jehovah by his helpe I put it under my feete and hope to trample it downe in the dust with the Devill and Pawwawnomas or imps I throw it into the fire and burne it Thus they fully made knowne unto all both by word and gesture and by more such like expressions they then used not onely their indignation against it but that they would never make use of it more One of them did then discover the bottome of his witchcraft confessing that at first he came to be a Pawwaw by Diabolicall Dreames wherein he saw the Devill in the likenesse of foure living Creatures one was like a man which he saw in the Ayre and this told him that he did know all things upon the Island and what was to be done and this he said had its residence over his whole body Another was like a Crow and did looke out sharply to discover mischiefes coming towards him and had its residence in his head The third was like to a Pidgeon and had its place in his breast and was very cunning about any businesse The fourth was like a Serpent very subtile to doe mischiefe and also to doe great cures and these he said were meere Devills and such as he had trusted to for safetie and did labour to raise up for the accomplishment of any thing in his diabolicall craft but now he saith that he did desire that the Lord would free him from them and that he did repent in his heart because of his sinne The other said his Conscience was much troubled for his sinne and they both desired the Lord would teach them his wayes have mercy upon them and pardon their sinnes for Jesus Christ his sake and truely it did give to us who were present a great occasion of praising the Lord to see those poore naked sonnes of Adam and slaves to the Devill from their birth to come toward the Lord as they did with their joynts shaking and their bowells trembling their spirits troubled and their voyces with much fervency uttering words of sore displeasure against sin and Satan which they had imbraced from their Childhood with so much delight accounting it also now their sinne that they had not the knowledge of God Secondly that they had served the Devill the Enemy both of God and Man Thirdly that they were so hurtfull in their lives and were also thankfull that now through the blessing of God they had an opportunitie to be delivered out of that dangerous Condition The Indians did all much rejoyce to see the Pawwaws turne from their wicked wayes to serve the Lord Not long after the Pawwaws had forsaken their old way on a Lecture day after Exercise diverse Indians desired to become the servants of the Lord amongst whom was a Pawwaw called Tequanonim who was of great esteeme and very notorious for he as they said and in their ignorance conceived never did hurt to any but alwayes good endeavouring the good and preservation of the Indians whereunto also he was accompted by them to be strongly provided And as himselfe said he had been possessed from the Crowne of the head to the soal of the foote with Pawwawnomas not onely in the shape of living Creatures as Fowles Fishes and creeping things but Brasse Iron and Stone It was therefore the more to be acknowledged the worke of God that he should forsake this way his friends his gaine to follow the Lord whose wayes are so despisable in the eyes of devillish minded men This Pawwaw declaring by what meanes the Lord tooke him off this devillish Trade said that he had heard some things from my Father who tooke occasion to discourse with him about the way of true happinesse that he should never forget blessed be God his Counsell had so good an effect as I hope it hath on many others It pleased the Lord who will have all the gods of the earth to be terrible unto him For he meeting Mumanequem in the wood by accident told him that he was glad he had an opportunitie to speake his minde unto him for he had many searchings of heart about his Pawwawing and did thinke it was not a good way and that God was angry with him for it for said he my wife hath been a long time sicke and the more I Pawwaw for her the sicker she is And this doth agree with an observation of the Indians of this Island viz. that since the Word of God hath been taught unto them in this place the Pawwaws have been much foyled in their devillish taskes and that instead of curing have rather killed many but in a word the fruit of this and all other meanes was a publique manifestation of

hatred to his former wayes wondering he was yet alive who was so sinfull and that he desired to be better and to believe in Christ for whose sake onely he did believe his sinnes could be pardoned and that he did desire to heare the word of God This man hereby hath made those of his own house to be his Enemies his wife his children and most of his friends and kindred who remaine obstinate still whereby he meets with many troubles temptations one of his brethren being very sicke did earnestly desire that he would Pawwaw for him which he refused his brother told him that he might keep it private but he still refused telling him that notwithstanding that if he should answer his desire he should breake his Covenant and sinne against God and therefore would not There came pressing in at the same time about fiftie Indians desiring to joyne with the worshippers of God in his service It would be too long for mee to set downe what every one said before they entred into Covenant onely this I may not omit that all of them came confessing their sinnes some in speciall the naughtinesse of their hearts others in particular actuall sinnes they had lived in and also they all desired to be made better and to attend unto the Word of God to that end looking onely to Christ Jesus for salvation I observed also that they generally came in by Families bringing also their Children with them saying I have brought my Children too I would have my Children serve God with us I desire that this son and this daughter may worship Jehovah and if they could but speake their parents would have them say something to shew their willingnesse to serve God And when the Commandements were repeated they all acknowledged them to be good and made choice of Jehovah to be their God promising by his helpe to walke according to his Counsells And when they were received by them that were before in this generall Covenant it was by lowde voyces giving thankes to God that they were met together in the wayes of Jehovah this is all before the end of the yeare 1650. And now through the mercy of God there are an hundred ninetie-nine men women and children that have professed themselves to be worshippers of the great and everliving God There are now two meetings kept every Lords day the one three miles the other about Eight miles off my house Hiacomes teacheth twice a day at the nearest and Mumanequem accordingly at the farthest the last day of the weeke they come unto me to be informed touching the subject they are to handle And the Lord doth much assist them blessed be the name of the Lord I have also undertaken to keepe by the helpe of God two Lectures amongst them which will be at each once a fortnight And I hope it will be by the blessing of God very profitable unto them This winter I intend if the Lord will to set up a Schoole to teach the Indians to reade viz. the Children and also any young men that are willing to learne whereof they are very glad I am also endeavouring their Cohabitations with all convenient speed that so they may be more helpfull one to another and also the better advantaged to carry on that worke they have set upon to Gods glorie and their owne comfort And what I have written concerning the Pawwawes and the fiftie Indians that were admitted to those that worshipped God in one day There were diverse English both eye and eare witnesses thereof as well as my selfe and wee could not but acknowledge much of the Lords power and goodnesse to be visible amongst them who without being driven by power or allured by gifts were so strongly carried against those wayes they so much loved to love the way that nature hates Let us therefore magnifie the Lord who alone doth this and seeke unto him to doe more and more still that so one generation may praise his works to another and that so both wee and them may abundantly utter the memory of his great goodnesse and power In that new song Revelations 5. 9. untill that wee all meete together in Heaven and sing glorious praises unto him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lambe for ever and ever In whom I heartily recommend you unto God desiring to be recommended by you and in him to rest Yours to be commended in and for the Lord Jesus Thomas Mayhew From the Vineyard this 16th of October 1651. The next Letter you meete withall came from the present Governour of the Massachusets directed to the President of our Corporation and another of the Members thereof which we thought good to publish that every Christian Reader may partake in the same consolation wherewith he and we are comforted and joyne with us in prayer to the Lord of the Harvest that he would provide more labourers to enter upon this soule-saving worke and enlarge the hearts of all his people in this Nation towards the same Much Honoured and beloved in the Lord Jesus I Esteeme it not the least of Gods mercies that hath stirred up the hearts of any of the people of God to be instrumentall in the inlarging of the kingdome of his deare Sonne here amongst the Heathen Indians which was one end of our comming hither and it is not frustrated It was prophesied of old and now begins to be accomplished Psal. 2. 8. Neither can I but acknowledge the unspeakeable goodnesse of God that gives us favour in the sight of our Countrymen to helpe on with so large a hand of bountie so glorious a worke provoked thereunto by your worthy selves the chiefe Actors of so good a designe let mee with leave say confidently you will never have cause to repent it For the worke is Gods and he doth own it the labour there hath been yours and your Master will reward it I thinke Religion and Conscience binde mee to seeke unto God for you and to praise him with you for what is alreadie begun The Foundation is layd and such a one that I verily believe the gates of Hell shall never prevaile against I doubt not but the building will goe on apace which I hope will make glad the hearts of Thousands Truely Gentlemen had you been eare and eye-witnesses of what I heard and saw on a Lecture-day amongst them about three weekes since you could not but be affected therewith as I was To speake truely I could hardly refraine teares for very joy to see their diligent attention to the word first taught by one of the Indians who before his Exercise prayed for the manner devoutly and reverently the matter I did not so well understand but it was with such reverence zeale good affection and distinct utterance that I could not but admire it his prayer was about a quarter of an houre or more as wee judged it then he tooke his Text and Mr Eliot their Teacher tould us that were English the place

would yet further blesse their holy endevours Shall wee not labour to strengthen their hands by ministering to them of our aboundance that they may not be discouraged in so eminent a service one of the greatest workes that hath been upon the wheele in this latter age for to Contribute to the offering up of Soules to Christ must needs be a Sacrifice of a very sweet smelling savour unto God This wee humbly offer unto all those that love the Lord Jesus in sinceritie and remaine Thine in the furtherance of the Gospel W. Gouge Edm Calamy Simon Ashe Wil Spurstowe Jer Whitaker Lazarus Seaman George Griffith Phillip Nye William Bridge Henry Whitfeld Sidrach Simpson William Strong Joseph Caryl Ralph Venning STRENGTH OVT OF WEAKNESSE Or a Glorious MANIFESTATION Of the further Progresse of the Gospel among the Indians in NEVV-ENGLAND AS every worke of God tending to the rescuing of deluded Soules out of the snares of the Devill so even this Glorious worke of Gods grace hath met with many discouragements by various kinds of objections cast abroad by divers sorts of people and even by some that came from New-England it selfe who having lived remote from the worke done and either not affecting the instruments therein imployed or not going to the places of their Exercise that they might see and heare the gracious operations of the Spirit of God amongst them may easily misreport the proceedings of Gods goodnesse therein Yet neverthelesse God having called us to be exercised in a worke of this Nature wherein his Glory and the Salvation of so many of the lost sonnes of Adam are concerned wee have taken up a Resolution by his gracious Assistance to improve the power and trust by Authoritie of Parliament committed to us to the utmost least it be laid to our Account amongst others the obstructors of it in the great day of the Lord But as wee meete with discouragements so through mercy wee are not without incouragements of many sorts Viz. 1. This worke of Gods grace growes in New-England not onely in the places where the Gospel was formerly preached to the Indians But God hath stirred up two Eminent Ministers in two other parts of the Countrey to labour in the worke not without successe answerable as Mr William Leveridge neere Sandwich in the Government of New Plymouth sixtie miles from the place where Mr Eliot teacheth and Mr Richard Blindman at Pecoat a place formerly subdued by the English and is a place about the same distance from Sandwich another way an account whereof you will have in the following Treatise 2. Where the Act of Parliament for the Collection meets with Gospel-spirited Ministers and people there wee finde a good account of it comparatively God having stirr'd up the hearts of some Eminent Christians to contribute in a considerable manner Some by charging thei Lands with a yearely Revenue to the Corporation for that end for ever and others by sending in good summes of money subscribing to pay yearely so much whilst they live And one Gentleman leaving two sonnes of tender age having appointed by his Will in case they dye without issue that an estate of two hundred pound per annum should be setled upon the Corporation for ever and the rest of his estate for the like uses in the foure Northerne Counties of England 3. That God hath wrought a resolution in us of the Corporation wherein wee trust hee will inable us to persist viz. to contribute our labour and paines freely to this worke without the least diminution of the Stocke And if any desire to be satisfied what our receipts disbursements or manner of proceedings are our Bookes are open at Coopers Hall London betweene the houres of Tenne and Twelve every Saturday where they may without offence see what is given and by whom when brought in and how imployed or improved 'T is very strange to see what a multitude of objections are darted against this pure piece of Christianitie yea by some whom otherwise wee have charitable thoughts of and bow exceedingly the worke is impeded thereby and however through mercy wee are able to answer every one of them sufficiently yet wee forbeare to particularize them least wee should reflesh too much on some our Consciences telling us that as the worke is of God and really such as is held forth so he onely can satisfie the spirits of Men and will doe it in due season and in the meane time blesse his owne worke being able to carry it on who delighteth oft times in small meanes that his gracious operations may the more be seene This is the fifth Treatise hath been published to the world in this kinde but the first by the Corporation every one of them exceediug each other wherein a most apparant growth and progresse doth appeare amongst the poore Natives That wee have now to offer to the publique view is a farther account of that living growing spreading power of Godlinesse amongst them And first wee shall begin with some remarkeable passages of divine providence in a Letter received from Mr John Eliot who was the first Minister the Lord stirred up to promote this worke bearing date the 28th of April 1651. to one of our selves Much Honored and Beloved in CHRIST THe Providence of GOD giving this unexpected opportunitie of sending I thought it my duty not to omit it that so the Saints and people of God with you especially your selfe with the rest of the Worshipfull Corporation might understand the progresse and present state of this worke of the Lord among the Indians for wee meete with changes of providence and tryalls in this our day of small things It hath pleased the Lord to try them so soone as they have but tasted of his holy wayes For our natures cannot live without Physicke nor grace without affliction more or lesse sooner or later The winter before this last past it pleased God to worke wonderfully for the Indians who call upon God in preserving them from the small Pox when their prophane Neighbours were cut off by it This winter it hath pleased God to make lesse difference for some of ours were also visited with that disease yet this the Lord hath done for them that fewer of them have dyed thereof then of others who call not upon the Lord Onely three dyed of it but five more young and old of other diseases Now through the Lords mercy they are well though not without ordinary infirmities which befall Mankinde In matters of Religion they goe on nor onely in attendance on such meanes as they have not onely in knowledge which beginneth to have some clearenesse in the Fundamentall poynts of Salvation but also in the practice and power of Grace both in constant care in attendance on the worship of God on Sabbath dayes and Lecture-dayes especially profitting in the gift of prayer and also in the exercise of love to such as be in affliction either by sicknesse or povertie I have seene lively Actings of Charitie