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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50181	An epistle to the Christian Indians, giving them a short account, of what the English desire them to know and to do, in order to their happiness written by an English minister, at the desire of an English magistrate, who sends unto them this token of love.	Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.	1700 (1700)	Wing M1178; ESTC W18263	11,109	30

you to cry out How Good is God and let it lead you to Repentance How good is God who hath given you the Scripture whereby you may be made wise unto Salvation Gods Book the Book of life the Bible is translated into your language Among all the thousands of Na●ions of Indians on this mighty half of the Wo●ld there is not one besides you so Lifted up to Heaven And you have Catechisms and other Treatises in your own language to help you in understanding of the Bible You are Instructed That there is but one God of whom are all things even JEHOVAH He is the True God he is the living God That great is our Lord and of great Power His understanding is Infinite And The Lord is Gracious and full of compassion slow to Anger and of great Mercy And The Lord is Righteous in all His wayes and Holy in His works That in the one God there is the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit and These three are One That God hath predestinated His People unto the Adoption of children by Jesus Christ and works all things after the counsel of His own Will That in the Beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth and God saw all that He had made and behold it was very good That God upholds all things by the word of his Power That there are Angels who are Ministring Spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be Heirs of salvation And there are other Angel● who k●p● not their first Estate but left their own Habitation and be Reserved in everlasting Chains under Darkness unto the Judgment of the great Day That God created man in Hi● own Image That by one man even by Adam and his wife Eve ea●ing the F●uit of a Tree forbidden by God unto th●m Sin entred into the world and Death by Sin and so Death is come upon all men for that all have sinned That God so loved the world as to give His only Begotte● Son that whosever Believeth on Him shou d not perish but have ever●asting Life Tha Christ who is of the Israelites as concerning the flesh is God over all Blessed forever That Jesus Christ took upon Him the form of a Servant and being found in fashion as a man He humbled himself and became obedient unto Death even the Death of the Cross Wherefore God hath highly ex●lted Him and given Him a Name above every Name That God hath appointed a Day in which He will Judge the world in Righteousness by that Man the Lord Jesus Christ whom he hath Ordained whereof He hath given Assurance unto all men in that He hath raised Him from the Dead That the Hour is coming in which all that are in their graves shall Hear the voice of the Lord Jesus Christ and shall come forth they that have done Good unto the Resurrection of Life and they that have done Evil unto the Resurrection of Damnation That we are saved by Grace through Faith and this not of our selves but it is the Gift of God That through Jesus Christ is Preached unto us the forgiveness of Sins and by Him all that Believe are made Righteous That it is a Faithfull saying That they who Believe in God should be carefull to maintain good Works for these things are good and profitable unto men That He who hath begun a good Work in us will finish it until the day of Jesus Christ Poor Indians The Lord of Heaven and Earth has hid these Glorious things from other nations of the Earth who are destroyed for the lack of knowledge and has Revealed them unto you It is your main Duty now to Receive this Truth in the Love of it If you do Receive it Let it appear by your consenting to that Covenant of Grace which God hath made with His People through Jesus Christ Say O Glorious Jehovah One God Father Son and Holy Spirit Thy Free Grace does now help me to give my self unto thee That I may be happy in thee alone as my God and my Portion forever and to give my self unto the Son of God that I may obtain Righteousness and Salvation and be brought Home unto the Father th●ouh Him and to give my self unto the Spirit of God that I may know the Son and Love Him and serve Him and have an Heart to keep the Laws of my Redeemer Poor Indian Let thy Heart and thy Hand be put unto this Covenant Wh●n thou Readest and Hearest the Words of this Covenant Let thy Tongue say Lord I am Willing Lord I am Willing This Covenant of God was offered unto many Nations of your N●ighbours but they Refused it And because they Refus●d it they are destroyed by the Dreadful Judgments of God just as one would Burn up the Trees in the Wilderness The Lord Jesus Christ hath appointed Baptism to be the Seal of this Covenant When you heartily lay Hold on the Covenant you must then be Baptised by a Minister of Jesus Christ When a Minister pours Water on you In the Name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit God says I give you my Self and my Grace and Pardon and Heaven and you must say Lord I am thine Save me Lord I am willing to be thy servant And now it must be your endeavour to keep the Laws of your Lord Redeemer Because the Lord hath sent you good Tidings of great Joy that unto you there is born a Saviour you must be thankful to Him and show your Thankfulness by your Obedience Will you be Rebellious against the King of Heaven who hath Blessed us with Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly Places through Jesus Christ our Lord Oh Foolish people and unwise If you so Requi●e the Lord. God hath given you Ten Commandments which are all Holy and Just good Those Ten Commandments require thee my Indian Freind To Love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart and all thy Soul and all thy Mind and To Love thy Neighbour as thy Self Look upon these Ten Commandments as often as upon thy Ten Fingers The first Commandment is Thou shalt have no other Gods before my face That is Glorify the only True God Jehovah only in the Lord Jesus Christ Let thy Love thy Trust thy Joy be placed on Him and pray to Him and Hear His word and sing His Praise And worship Him with Soul and Body And none else besides Him The second is Thou shalt not make to thy self any Image That is Observe such Ordinances in the Worship of God as God Himself hath ordained And None but such The third is Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain That is In all the Worship of God and especially in Swearing be very Serious And Neither Irreverently nor unprofitably make us of any thing whereby God makes Himself known unto us as His Names His Words and His Works The fourth is Remember the Sabbah day to keep it Holy That is When the Lords day comes wholly set it a