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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30858	The Banners of grace and love displayed in the farther conversion of the Indians in New-England held forth in sundry letters from divers ministers to the corporation established by Parliament, for promoting the Gospel amongst the heathen in New-England : and farther attested by Edm. Callamy, Simon Ashe, VVill Spurstow, Lazarus Seaman, George Griffith, [brace] [brace] Phil Nye, VVilliam Bridge, Henry VVhitfield, Joseph Carryll, Ralph Venning.		1657 (1657)	Wing B674; ESTC R38715	37,188	57

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 it 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 lowed 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 Hi●comes 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 helpful 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 end 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 IEsteeme 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 recent it For the worke is Gods and he doth own it the labour there hath been yours and your Master will reward it It 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 there were some Ministers and diverse other godly men there that attended mee thither his Text was in Matthew 13.44 45 46. He continued in his Exercise full halfe an houre or more

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 witness 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 despiseable 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