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

sinne faith in Christ and pardon of sinne and all grace as also praying to God the worship of God and his appointments which are the meanes of Grace on which he dilated shewing what excellent pearles these are exhorting all to account so of them and on this point he did much insist secondly he asked what is the Feild where these pearles are to be found he answered the Church of Christ which they did desire to constitute in this place and to that end come thither to dwell Thirdly he asked what is it to sell all that a man hath to buy this Feild He answered to part with all their sinnes and to part with all their old Customes and to part with their friends and lands or any thing which hindereth them from coming to that place where they may gather a Church and enjoy all these pearles and here he insisted much to stirre them up that nothing should hinder them from Gathering together into this place where they might enjoy such a mercy Then he proceeded to the second parable and his first Question was Who is the Marchant man that seeketh goodly pearles he answered it is all you Indians which pray to God and repent of sinne and come to heare the word of God you come to seeke for excellent pearles and here also he insisted his second Question was What is this pearle of great price now in answer to this Question he did not pitch it on Christ alone and shew the worth and price of Christ but he did pitch it on faith in Jesus Christ and repentance for sinne and stood upon the excellency and necessitie thereof And this was the greatest defect I observed in his Exercise which seeing I under take to relate that which none but my selfe understood I dare not but truely relate because the Lord heard all and I must give an account of this relation before him His next question was What is meant by all the Riches he had he answered his sinnes his evill Customes his evill manners in which he formerly tooke much pleasure And here he dilated also Lastly he asked how did he sell them all and buy the pearle he answered by casting away forsaking all his sinnes mourning and repenting of them praying to God and believing in Jesus Christ And here he fervently dilated and so ended and this according to the best of my memory and observation is the substance of what he delivered Whereby you may observe the manner of my teaching them for they imitate mee as for our method of preaching to the English by way of Doctrine reason and use neither have I liberty of speech for that way of teaching being very unskilfull in their Language nor have they sufficient abilitie of understanding to profit by it so well as by this way whereof you have herein a little Taste Jo Eliot The next Letter good Reader for me place them according to their severall dates is one that came from Mr John Wilson that reverend holy man who is Pastor of the Church of Christ at Boston in New England who accompanying the Governour together with Mr Eliot and sundry others to their new Towne built by the Converted Indians where they purpose by Gods permission to cohabite together that so they may enjoy all those Ordinances the Lord Jesus hath left unto his Church Now what Mr Wilson there saw heard and observed that he hath written over to us and we have published for thy information and consolation Honoured and ever deare Sir TOuching the worke of God among the Indians for ought I heare or see from them that are most conversant therein as Mr Eliot Mr Mahew and Mr Leverich with whom I have made diligent enquiry It doth prosperously succeed to their great encouragement and ours in the Lord There was here some few weekes since the prime Indian at Marthas Vineyard with Mr Mahewe Humanequinn a grave and solemne Man with whom I had serious discourse Mr Mahewe being present as Interpreter between us who is a great proficient both in knowledge and utterance and love and practice of the things of Christ and of Religion much honoured and reverenced and attended by the rest of the Indians there who are solemnely Covenanted together I know not how many but between thirtie or fortie at the least and receive none into their Fraternitie or Combination but those which give good proofe of their upright desires to their Conscience in their professions and Conversations who when Mr Mahewe cannot be with them as at many set times he is doth in the weeke time instruct himselfe from Mr Mahews mouth and prepare for their instruction on the Lords day which they conscionably observe and have their constant solemne meetings together This man where he was had communion on the Lords day with Mr Eliots Indians neere Dorchester Mill unto whom he preached or declared what he had learned himselfe from the Scripture some two houres together with solemne prayer before and after and then ended with a Psalme such as at home is wont to be sung among his usuall hearers The Lords day after he was in our Assembly the Boate then being ready to carry him home by the next opportunitie and truely my reverence to him was such as there being no roome I prayed our brethren to receive that good Indian into one of their pewes which they did forenoone and afternoone and at meale I perceived by him that he had understanding of what he heard Mr Leverich being lately here and at my house who also preached at our new Church I conferred with him about the beginnings and progresse of the Lords worke among his neighbouring Indians at Sandwich and did heare from him what did my heart good And therefore when he tooke his leave of me I requested him that he would doe me the favour at his returne home to send me a briefe story of that good hand of God which was there upon them ab origine which I thanke him he did soone after and I thought not amisse to inclose it as it came to me being written with his own hand not doubting but it would adde unto your rejoycing in the Lord About a fortnight since there was a Lecture to be of Mr Eliot at Naticke the new Indian Towne where he useth frequently to preach to them besides what he doth neere home on either side and many times doth keepe the Lords day with them whereof having some notice and that the Governour Mr Endicot intended then to be there my Cosin Rawson and I with some other did prepare to ride thither the Governour and his Sergeants lying at Dedham which is within seaven or eight miles of the Towne and we at Mr Jacksons neere Watertowne Mill in like distance in the next morning after we had been some houres there where we found Mr Eliot and by that time we had viewed all things the Governour came with about twentie horsemen from Dedham and made a like view after which the