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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84357	Tears of repentance: or, A further narrative of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England: setting forth, not only their present state and condition, but sundry confessions of sin by diverse of the said Indians, wrought upon by the saving power of the Gospel; together with the manifestation of their faith and hope in Jesus Christ, and the work of grace upon their hearts. Related by Mr. Eliot and Mr. Mayhew, two faithful laborers in that work of the Lord. Published by the corporation for propagating the Gospel there, for the satisfaction and comfort of such as wish well thereunto.	Eliot, John, 1604-1690.; Mayhew, Thomas.; Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1653 (1653)	Wing E524; Thomason E697_16; ESTC R207106	52,811	83

therefore I desire to beleeve Christ and mortifie sin as long as I live and I pray Christ to help me to beleeve and I thank God for all his mercies every day and now I confess before God that I loath my self for my sins and beg pardon Thus far he went in his Confession but they being slow of speech time was far spent and a great assembly of English understanding nothing he said only waiting for my interpretation many of them went forth others whispered and a great confusion was in the House and abroad and I perceived that the graver sort thought the time long therfore knowing he had spoken enough unto satisfaction at least as I judged I here took him off Then one of the Elders asked if I took him off or whether had he finished I answered That I took him off So after my reading what he had said we called another The next who was called forth was Ponampam who had formerly twice made confession and both read before the Elders His first Confession was as followeth VVHen God first had mercy on us when they first prayed at Noonanetam I heard of it and the first word that I heard was That all from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof shall pray unto God and I thought Oh! let it be so After I considered what the word may be and understood by it That God was mercyfull afterwards when you alwayes came to us I only heard the word I did not understand it nor meditate on it yet I found that al my doings were sins against God then I prayed unto God Afterwards I heard That God would pardon all that beleeve in Christ and quickly after I saw my sins to be very many I saw that in every thing I did I sinned when I saw these my sins against God I was weary of my self angry with my self in my heart but the free mercy of God caused me to hear his word and then I feared because every day sin was in my heart and I thought in vain I looked to Christ Then hearing this word of Christ that Christ taught through every town and village Repent and beleeve If any one repent and mourn and beleeve I will pardon him then my heart thought I will pray to God as long as I live but somtimes my heart was ashamed and somtimes my heart was strong and God seeth my heart I now desire to repent and beleeve in Christ and that Christ will pardon me and shew mercy to us all Ponampam His Second Confession was as followeth WHen I prayed not unto God I ever sinned every day but when Noonanetam Indians first prayed I heard of it and three nights I considered whether I should pray or no but I found not how to pray unto God but how not to pray but then I heard Gods free mercy in his word call all to pray from the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof yet presently I lost that word and sinned again and committed many sins Then Gods free mercy shewed me in the Catechism That God made all the World yet my heart did not beleeve because I knew I sprung from my Father and Mother I did alwaies act many sins because I was born in sin and in vain I heard Gods word Then I heard Gods Word That Christ was made man yet I did but hear it though I thought it might be true I thought I would cast off all sin but then I found that I loved them very much I heard Gods promise to Abraham To increase his Children as the Stars for number but I beleeved not because he had but one Son and thus I cast off the word and committed sins I heard also from the word That all men are not alike to God some are first to God or preferred before other but I did not beleeve it because all men die alike therefore they are not the Sons of God and God is not their Father So still I beleeved not the Word but broke Gods Word dayly and in vain I heard Gods Word Afterward I heard that Word of God to Moses I 'le be with thy mouth for who maketh the seeing Eye or hearing Ear is it not I saith the Lord then I understood a little of God and of his Word but still I acted much sin Afterward I heard that Word of Free-Grace Repent and beleeve the Gospel and who ever beleeve shall be saved then my heart beleeved then I saw I had prayed but afore man so was my hearing or any other duty and I saw other of my sins against God and then I saw that my heart did not beleev as it should I desired to be open in my doings I saw I brake every command of God yet presently I lost this and the Word of Christ was of little worth unto me and I saw I loved sin very much Then again I heard that word That all shall pray from the rising to the sitting Sun then I thought I will pray to God and yet only my tongue prayed Then again I heard the Catechism That God made Adam and Eve and al the world and a little I beleeved that word Afterward I heard another word That they are Bastards not Sons whom God afflicts not I did a little think this to be a truth and then I prayed more unto God and yet I saw I feared man more than God but notwithstanding I have prayed unto God from that day unto this day yet I see I sin every day When I heard that Word that God spake to Moses in the Mount by a Trumpet and said Thou shalt not have any other God thou shalt not lust nor lye nor kill c. I saw all these I had broken I heard the Word but sinned in what I heard I heard that my heart must break and melt for sin and beleeve in Christ and that we should try our hearts if it be so yet I could try but little nor find but little but still I sinned much I heard that Word That they which cast off God God will cast off them and I feared lest God should cast me away because of my sins I was ashamed of my sins and my heart melted and I thought I wil give my self to God and to Christ and do what he will for ever and because of this promise of pardon to al that repent and beleeve my heart desireth to pray to God as long as I live Ponampam The Confession he made on the Fast day before the great Assembly was as followeth BEfore I prayed unto God I committed all manner of sins and when I heard the Catechism That God made me I did not beleeve it because I knew I sprang from my Father and Mother and therefore I despised the Word and therefore again I did act all sins and I did love them Then God was merciful to me to let me hear that Word That al shal pray from the rising to the s●●ting Sun and

lose all in this world and lose my soul also because I beleeve not for all the Words of God are true which he hath taught me Now this day I think I will confess the truth Because I have sinned I want Jesus Christ and I will truly confess God because of that word of Christ He that confesseth me before men him will I confess before my Father I wonder at this Instruction I desire to confess my heart Another who made his Confession is named Antony upon whom the Lord was pleased the last Winter to lay an heavy stroke for he and another Indian being at work sawing of Board and finishing the Peece they laid it so short and the Rowl not so stedfast insomuch that this man being in the Pit directing to lay the Piece and the other above ordering thereof it slipped down into the Pit upon this mans head brake his neather Chap in two and cracked his Skull insomuch that he was taken up half dead and almost strangled with blood and being the last day of the week at night I had no word until the Sabbath day then I presently sent a Chyrurgion who took a discreet order with him and God so blessed his indeavors as that he is now well again blessed be the Lord and whereas I did fear that such a blow in their Labor might discourage them from Labor I have found it by Gods blessing otherwise yea this man hath performed a great part of the sawing of our Meeting-House and is now fawing upon the School-house and his recovery is an establishment of them to go on yea and God blessed this blow to help on the Work of Grace in his soul as you shall see in his Confession which followeth BEfore I prayed to God I alwaies committed sin but I do not know all my sins I know but a little of the sins I have committed therefore I thought I could not pray to God because I knew not al my sins before I prayed to God and since I heard of praying to God formerly when the English did bid me pray unto God I hated it and would go out of their houses when they spake of such things to me I had no delight to hear any thing of Gods Word but in every thing I sinned in my speeches I sinned and every day I broke the Commands of God After I heard of praying to God that Waban and my two brothers prayed to God yet then I desired it not but did think of running away yet I feared if I did run away some wicked men would kill me but I did not fear God After when you said unto me pray my heart thought I will pray yet again I thought I cannot pray with my heart and no matter for praying with words only but when I did pray I saw more of my sins yet I did but only see them I could not be aware of them but still I did commit them and after I prayed to God I was still full of lust and then a little I feared Sometimes I was sick and then I thought God was angry and then I saw that I did commit all sins then one of my brothers died and then my heart was broken and after him another friend and again my heart was broken and yet after all this I broke my praying to God and put away God and then I thought I shall never pray to God but after this I was afraid of the Lord because I alwaies broke my praying to God and then my heart said God doth nor hear my prayer When I was sick and recovered again I thought then that God was merciful unto me Hearing that word of God If you hear the Word of God and be forgetful hearers you sin against God then I thought God will not pardon such a sinner as I who dayly did so and broke my praying to God When I heard the Commandements I desired to learn them and other points of Catechism but my desires were but small and I soon lost it because I did not desire to beleeve then sometimes I feared Gods anger because of al my sins I heard the Word and understood only this word All you that hear this day it may be you shall quickly die and then I quickly saw that God was very angry with me Then God brake my head and by that I saw Gods anger and then I thought that the true God in Heaven is angry with me for my sin even for al my sins which every day I live I do When I was almost dead some body bid me now beleeve because it may be I shal quickly die and I thought I did beleeve but I did not know right beleeving in Christ then I prayed unto God to restore my health Then I beleeved that word That we must shortly appear before Jesus Christ then I did greatly fear lest if I beleeved not I should perish for ever When I was neer death I prayed unto God Oh Lord give me life and I will pray to God so long as I live and I said I will give my self soul and body to Christ after this God gave me health and then I thought truly God in Heaven is merciful then I much grieved that I knew so little of Gods Word And now sometimes I am angry and then I fear because I know God seeth it and I fear because I promised God when I was almost dead that if he giveth me life I will pray so long as I live I fear lest I should break this promise to God Now I desire the pardon of all my sins and I beg faith in Christ and I desire to live unto God so long as I live I cannot my self get pardon but I dayly commit sin and break Gods Word but I look to Christ for pardon Another who made His Confession is named Owussumag which is as followeth WHen I first heard that Waban prayed to God and after that many more prayed I first feared praying to God and instruction and I hated instruction by the Word of God and alwaies I laughed at them who prayed to God and I alwaies thought I will yet more commit sin and I went into the Country and there I acted much lust adultry and the like and all my Neighbors we did together seek after wickedness and every day I was proud and of high or open eyes When some of my neighbors began to pray I went away into the Country but I could find no place where I was beloved Then I heard That when beleevers die they go to Heaven when sinners die they go to Hel and my heart considered What good will it be if my soul go to Heaven But two years ago I began to think I had sinned against God and then somtimes I feared yet again sinned but my fear was of man not of God Then ever my heart said I should be better if I would pray to God and somtimes I beleeved that which I was taught yet again last year I sought to go