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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

Christ and worshipped him and confessed his power to heal him if he would which confession of his was so pleasing to Christ as that he presently touched him and healed him So let us this day cry to Christ and worship him and if we do it in faith then he will heal us Again God doth chastise us with raine and spoyleth our Corn and Hay but let us take he●…d that in our hearts we be not angry at God for God is righteous and we are sinners let us be angry at our sins and repent this day and goe to Christ as this man did and then he will blesse us Postscript UPon these exercises I will animadvert a little These things argue a good favor of spirituall things in the speaker and here is spirituall food for the hearer I doe know assuredly that many Godly and savory matters and passages have slipped from me and these expressions are but a little of a great deale I know not that I have added any matter which they spake not but have let slip much which they spake I have cloathed it with our English Idiom which is the greatest difference which I have knowingly made but their Idiom to them is as ours is to us They have none of the Scriptures printed in their own Language save Genesis and Matthew and a few Psalmes in Meeter and I blesse the Lord they have so much and such as see these Notes may easily observe that they read them and improve them which putteth my soule into an earnest longing that they might have more zeal I blesse the Lord that the whole book of God is translated into their own language it wanteth but revising transcribing and printing Oh that the Lord would so move that by some means or other it may be printed SOME HELPS FOR THE INDIANS SHEWING THEM How to improve their natural Reason To know the True GOD and the true Christian Religion 1. By leading them to see the Divine Authority of the Scriptures 2. By the Scriptures the Divine Truths necessary to Eternall Salvation Undertaken At the Motion and published by the Order of the COMMISSIONERS of the United Colonies by ABRAHAM PEIRSON Examined and approved by Thomas Stanton Interpreter-Generall to the United Colonies for the Indian Language and by some others of the most able Interpreters amongst us LONDON Printed by M. Simmons 1659. To the Reader WHO have occasion to make use of this Book may please to observe that the accute or long accent thus noted á signifies that the syllable over which it is placed is to be pronounced long the rest of the words be short till the like or a circumflex do regulate the sillables following Words of two sillables most frequently be not accented at all being commonly of equal measure and hardly mispronounced Also sundry times the prepositions in with for from by c. be set after the Substantives in the Indian and before them in the English that so no harshnesse this caution remembred may sound in either Likewise sometime a phrase is used in the Indian which word for word can hardly be rendred in the English but then and ever care is had that in every sentence and within the limits of every stop the Indian doth truly answer the English The Lord pardon accept and give successe that this may be an help towards the spiritual good of Indiansouls So prayes A. P. Some helps for the Indians shewing them how to improve their natural Reason to know the only true God and the true Christian religion First by leading them to see the divine Authority of the Scriptures Secondly by the Scriptures the divine Truths necessary to eternall Salvation Question How prove you that there is a God Answer From the universal and constant agreement of all Nations and persons in the world who are not void of right reason and humanity For the things which are grounded upon particular mens fancies and opinions are not acknowledged of all men and are often changed but this notion that there is a God is common to all men nor is it changed by the changes of times therefore it must ar●…e from some light which is common to all men and that light must be either from tradition which hath flowed from the first parents of mankind to all their p●…sterity from age to age who would notlye to the●…rchildren in a matter of so great importance or from an inward light implanted in the minds of all men by himself And that such a light is in every man naturally appeareth by the feares that are in all men when they have done that which they know to be evill though no man knoweth and upon extraordinary accidents as Thunder Earthquakes sights in the Aire blazing Stars c. which shewes that they know there is a power above the creatures though they see him not who will punish sin and can do it when he will And this is Secondly from the beginning of all things that have a dependant being For the things which had a beginning could not be cause of their own being for that wh●…ch is not cannot act nor could any thing be before it was therefore it must have its beginning from some other cause which is without beginning and therefore the first being and efficient cause of all other being There was a first man and a fi●…st woman and a first in every kind of living creatures but that fi●…st man and woman those first of all kinds living creatures could not make themselves therefore there was a fi●…st being which absolute and independent and rests upon nothing that was before them all and made them all and upon whom all other beings depend And this is How can you know that there is a God seeing you never saw him nor can see him I know I have a reasonable soul though I never saw it nor can see it The soul were not a spirituall substance if it could be seen with bodily eyes and so no soul In like manner were not a Spirit if he could be seen with bodily eyes and so no God But no man can fully know Gods nature therefore no God It followeth not for an 〈◊〉 nature cannot fully understand the things of an higher and more excellent nature then it self Beasts cannot understand what man is much lesse how to plant and ●…overn Common-weales or to become learned or sayl over the

sins and with hearty Repentance forsake them And when we goe about to search out our fins we must remember that there be three places where we must search for sin First in our hearts Secondly in our words 3ly in our works and doings and in all these places we find too many but especially in our hearts for there be evill thoughts and the root sin that is to say Originall sin for so we call it in their language and therefore it is a great work to search our hearts find out the roots of sin and if any doe say it is an hard work and I know not how to doe it I answer it is true it is hard work but therefore we must take so much the more paines and care to doe it as we doe about hard works If any say I cannot tell how to find out my sins I answer we must this day pray unto the Lord to help us to find them out and to forsake them for he knoweth them all Againe another cause of our fasting this day is to prepare us to make a church of Christ among us and if you say what must we doe to prepare for Church-estate I answer we must repent of our sin and make our selves clean we must get cleannesse of heart when we come neer unto God according to that Mat. 3. 2. Repent for the Kingdome of heaven is at hand Againe to prepare us for church estate we must pray unto God to send his Spirit into our hearts because the Spirit of God will convert us and purge our hearts and sanctifie us and teach us to pray and comfort us and will never leave us till he have brought us to the Kingdome of heaven as you know we are taught in our catechisme And it is the gift of God to send his Spirit into our hearts and Christ hath promised to doe it for us as the word of God speaketh Mat. 3. 11. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance but he that cometh after me is mightier then I whose shooes I am not worthy to bear he shall baptize you with the holy ghost and with fire Where we see that Iohn did baptize them with water but Christ doth baptize them with the holy ghost fire we desire to be baptized by man and man baptizeth with water and that is a sign of Repentance but we must look for the baptisme of Christ he giveth us his Spirit that is his baptizing And when Christ baptizeth with his Spirit that doth more then water can doe for the Spirit doth purge our soules and maketh our hearts pure and clean Again he baptizeth with fire what i●… that I Ans. not outward fire but spirituall and it is a similitude thus what will fire doe I answer you all know what fire will do for when your Tobacco-pipes are filthy foule stinking unfit for your use you cast them into the fire and that doth not burn them up but burneth up all their filth and maketh them clean and sweet fit for your use So our hearts are filthy and unfit for Gods use but cast our hearts into the word for there the Spirit is and then the Spirit of God will burn out all our filth and sin and make us sweet and fit for the Lords use Another that preacht Piumbuhhon The Scripture which he did insist upon was Matth. 5. 1. ad 10. 1. And seeing the multitude he went up into a Mountain and when he was set his Disciples came unto him and he opened his mouth and taught them saying 2. Blessed are the poore in Spirit c. I will speak but a little because I am a poor creature HEre we see that when Christ saw the Multitude come together he taught them in like manner you all being come together this day Christ teacheth you for it is Christ that teacheth us all by his word and these are Christ his words which I speak unto you and therefore heare ye Christ this day for all these words of blessing Christ doth speak this day unto this multitude 1. For poverty of spirit we are the most poor feeble despicable people in the world but let us look in what case our spirits be for if our hearts be answerably poor and low as our outward condition is then we are in the way to be made truly rich for the Kingdome of heaven is promised to such as are poor in spirit 2. For mourning this is a day of mourning and not so much for afflictions as for our sins now if we doe truly and heartily mourn for our sins then the blessing is promised to us and God will find a time and way to comfort us 3. Again They that be meek and patient are blessed therefore those that be froward and passionate and make strife they are not blessed and therefore we have cause to mourn this day for our often passions and fallings out and learn to be meek and patient 4. Again They that hunger and thirst after righteousnesse are blessed This is a day of hunger and thirst and fasting for our bodyes that we might mourn for our sins but it is a day of feasting for our soules and Christ doth here offer a great many blessings for our soules to feast withall if therefore our souls be hungry after righteousnesse and godlinesse then we are blessed 5. Again God is mercifull and commandeth us to be so too and will therefore blesse those that are like unto himselfe 6. They that are pure in heart are blessed and this purity of heart the Spirit of God worketh in us when he cometh and dwelleth in us as we are taught in our Catechisme and therefore Christ doth blesse them 7. Blessed are the peace-makers and who be peace-makers I answer that the Devil is the maker of strife and he is alwayes so doing sometimes in one place sometimes in another and so he is labouring to do in all the Towns of the praying Indians but such as be wise and Godly will not suffer the strife to continue but will use such means as shall reconcile them and make them friends againe and this is a blessed worke so to doe The last that Exercised was Wutasakompavin whom I formerly wrote of by the name Poliquanum The Text he spake of was Matth. 8. 2 3. 2. And loe there came a Leper and worshiped him saying Master if thou wilt thou canst make me clean 3. And Iesus putting forth his hand touched him saying I will be thou clean and immediately his leprosie was cleansed A very little am I able to say and besides it is late for it was very neer night THis day is a day of fasting and prayer for many causes and one is for the many sicknesses and deaths among us and this Text doth shew us the best Physitian in the world and the best way of curing all diseases Christ is the great Physitian he healed many when he was on earth and he healed this Leper This sick man came to