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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

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 Isay 42. 3. A bruised Reed shall be not break and the smoaking Flax shall be not quench London Printed by Peter Cole in Leaden-Hall and are to Sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil near the Royal Exchange 1653. TO HIS EXCELLENCY The Lord General CROMWEL WHat the Jews once said of their Centurion He loved our Nation and built us a Synagogue the same may we affirm upon a more Noble Accompt of Your Lordship and of those faithful Centurions and Soldiers under Your Conduct by how much the Adventure of your Lives in the Cause of God for the Good of your Country is a more infallible Demonstration of your Love to it forasmuch as the King of Saints is also King of Nations and when he shall be the desire of all Nations will prove their safest Interest Vpon consideration whereof it was but equal that Mr. Eliot a faithful Laborer of Christ in spreading the Everlasting Gospel to the Poor Indians should prefix Your Lordships Name to his Relation of the Progress of Divine Grace amongst them And with his Judgment We of the Corporation who are subordinately intrusted do so far concur especially moved thereunto by that liberal and Exemplary Contribution to this Glorious Work lately promoted by Your Lordship and Your Officers with the Army that we thought not fit either to sever that Narrative and this of Mr. Mayhew's or to send them abroad under any other Name to the Publick View Coopers-Hall London March 26. 1653. Signed in the Name and by the Appointment of the said Corporation by William Steel President To the much Honored Corporation in London Chosen to Place of Publick Trust for the promoting of the Work of the Lord among the Indians in NEW-ENGLAND Worthy Sirs IT hath not been from any disrespect to your selves that I have not formerly directed to your Presence and presented into your Hand what have already been let go which made Relation of the Work of God among the Indians in this Island commonly called Martins Vineyard This year there was an opportunity not to be refused of certifying the Right Worshipful John Endicot Esquire Governor of the Massachussets in New-England of what I had to communicate concerning the Indians from whose hand also you will receive it but yet I may not for several causes neglect the writing to your selves the same things with more particulars since adjoyned in the conclusion to accompany the former unto your Pious and Prudent consideration to which they are committed to be as I have received them from God the tokens of more Grace in store to be bestowed on Indian souls Highly esteemed in the Lord Jesus WHen the Lord first brought me to these poor Indians on the Vinyard they were mighty zealous and earnest in the Worship of False gods and Devils their False gods were many both of things in Heaven Earth and Sea And there they had their Men-gods Women-gods and Children-gods their Companies and Fellowships of gods or Divine Powers guiding things amongst men besides innumerable more feigned gods belonging to many Creatures to their Corn and every Colour of it The Devil also with his Angels had his Kingdom among them in them account him they did the terror of the Living the god of the Dead under whose cruel power and into whose deformed likeness they conceived themselves to be translated when they died for the same word they have for Devil they use also for a Dead Man in their Language by him they were often hurt in their Bodies distracted in their Minds wherefore they had many meetings with their Pawwaws who usually had a hand in their hurt to pacifie the Devil by their Sacrifice and get deliverance from their evil I have sometimes marvelled to see the vehemency of their Spirits which they acted with no less bodily violence therein The Pawwaws counted their Imps their Preservers had them treasured up in their bodies which they brought forth to hurt their enemies and heal their friends who when they had done some notable Cure would shew the Imp in the palm of his Hand to the Indians who with much amazement looking on it Deified them then at all times seeking to them for cure in all sicknesses and counsel in all cases This Diabolical way they were in giving heed to a multitude of Heathen Traditions of their gods and many other things under the observation whereof they with much slavery were held and abounding with sins having only an obscure Notion of a good greater than all which they call Mannit but they knew not what he was and therefore had no way to worship him What an entrance I had at first amongst these miserable Heathen how called thereunto and what success God blessed us with hath been in some measure already published which will I hope through the dew of Gods blessing from Heaven have such a gracious increase that the blossoming and budding time shal at least be acknowledged and by many more God blessed for it in the growth of the fruit to more maturity Since it hath pleased God to send his Word to these poor captivated men bondslaves to sin and Satan he hath through mercy brought two hundred eighty three Indians not counting yong children in the number to renounce their false gods Devils and Pawwaws and publickly in set meetings before many witnesses have they disclaimed the Divinity of their formerly adored multitude defied their tyrannical Destroyer the Devil and utterly refused the help of the Pawwaws in any case neither have they at any time either by threatnings or flatteries been drawn thereto although their lives have been in hazard yea eight of their Pawwaws have forsaken their Devillish craft and profitable trade as they accounted it for to embrace the Word and Way of God The Indians which do pray to God were not compelled thereto by power neither also could they be allured by gifts who received nothing for about seven years time much less that which counterpoyse their troubles and exceed to the drawing of them from the beloved waies of their own Worships Surely it were great uncharitableness and derogatory from the glory of God to think that none of these are truly changed and that God himself by his Word and Spirit hath not in mercy prevailed in their hearts against these evils nay may we not hope and be perswaded by this and some

to return from Babylon the Spirit by the word of Prophesie raised up such actings of Faith as were put forth in the exercise of all gifts necessary for the accomplishment thereof Daniel prayeth Zerubbabel hath a Spirit of Ruling the peoples affections are loose from their dwellings and have a Spirit of Traveling Ezra Nehemiah and all the rest of the Worthies of the Lord are raised at that time to accomplish what is Prophesied In these times the Prophesies of Antichrist his down fall are accomplishing And do we not see that the Spirit of the Lord by the word of Prophesie hath raised up men instruments in the Lord hand to accomplish what is written herein And the Spirit of Prayer and expectation of Faith is raised generally in all Saints by the same word of Prophesie In like manner the Lord having said That the Gospel shall spread over all the Earth even to all the ends of the Earth and from the riseing to the setting Sun all Nations shal become the Nations and Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ Such words of Prophesie hath the Spirit used to stir up the servants of the Lord to make out after the accomplishment thereof and hath stirred up a mighty Spirit of Prayer and expectation of Faith for the Conversion both of the Jewes yea all Israel and of the Gentiles also over all the world For this Cause I know every beleeving heart awakened by such Scriptures longeth to hear of the Conversion of our poor Indians whereby such Prophesies are in part begun to be accomplished Yea the Design of Christ being to erect his own Kingdom in the room of all those Dominions which he doth and is about to overturn You shall see a Spirit by such words of Prophesie powred forth upon the Saints into whose hands Christ will commit the manageing of his Kingdom on Earth that shall carry them forth to advance Christ to rule over men in all affairs by the word of his mouth and make him their only Law-giver and supream Judge and King It is a day of small things with us and that is Gods season to make the single beauty of his humbling Grace to shine in them that are the veriest ruines of mankind that are known on earth as Mr. Hooker was wont to describe the forlorn condition of these poor Indians I see evident demonstrations that Gods Spirit by his word hath taught them because their expressions both in Prayer and in the Confessions which I have now published are far more and more full and spiritual and various then ever I was able to express unto them in that poor broken manner of Teaching which I have used among them Thēir turning Doctrins into their own experience which you may observe in their Confessions doth also demonstrate the Teachings of Gods Spirit whose first special work is Application Their different Gifts likewise is a thing observable in their Confessions wherein it is not to be expected that they should be all Eminent it is not so in any Society of men but in that there be some among them that are more eminent it is a sign of Gods favor who is raising up among themselves such as shall be his instruments to conveigh a blessing unto the rest Their frequent phrase of Praying to God is not to be understood of that Ordinance and Duty of Prayer only but of all Religion and comprehendeth the same meaning with them as the word Religion doth with us And it is observable because it seemeth to me That the Lord will make them a Praying people and indeed there is a great Spirit of Prayer powred out upon them to my wonderment and you may easily apprehend That they who are assisted to express such Confessions before men are not without a good measure of inlargement of Spirit before the Lord The points of Doctrine that are here and there dropped in their Confessions may suffice at present for a little taste to the Godly discerning Saints That they are in some measure instructed in the chief points of Salvation though there be no Doctrinal Confession on purpose set down to declare what they have learned and do beleeve If any should conceive that that word which they so often use I thought or I think should need explication as a godly Brother did intimate to me on the Fast day let this suffice That it is to be Construed by the present Matter For sometimes it is a thought of Faith sometime of Fear sometime of Vnbelief sometime of Carnal Reason and sometime of Ignorance Lastly It is plainly to be observed That one end of Gods sending so many Saints to NEW-ENGLAND was the Conversion of these Indians For the Godly Counsels and Examples they have had in all our Christian Families have been of great use both to prepare them for the Gospel and also to further the Lords work in them as you may evidently discern in most of their Confessions Beloved Reader I have no more to say as necessary to Prepare for the following Matter only to beg yea earnestly to beg the continuance of all your Prayers by the power whereof through the Grace and Intercession of Christ I beleeve this wheele of Conversion of these Indians is turned and my Heart hath been alwayes thereby encouraged to follow on to do that poor little I can to help forward this blessed Work of Spreading and Exalting the Kingdom of our dear Savior Jesus Christ under the direction and protection of whose Word and Grace by Faith committing you I rest Your unworthy Brother in our dear Savior JOHN ELIOT To the Christian Reader THE Amplitude and large Extent of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ upon Earth when the Heathen shall be his Inheritance and the uttermost parts of the Earth his Possession and when all Kings shall fall down unto him and all Nations do him service all contrary Kingdoms and Powers being broken in pieces and destroyed is a thing plainly and plentifully foretold and promised in the Holy Scriptures Psal. 2. 8. and 22. 27. and 72. 11. and 86. 9. Dan. 2. 35. 44 45. and 7. 26 27. Zech. 14. 9. And although as yet our Eyes have never seen it so nor our Fathers afore us many Nations and People having hitherto been overspread and overwhelmed in Pagan Blindness and Ignorance having scarce ever heard of Christ or of His Name and many others that in some sort have heard of Him having no more Grace but to make and maintain Opposition against Him and against His Kingdom some more professedly and others more covertly and under fairer pretence as in the great Dominions of the Turk and of the Pope is apparent yet the time is coming when things shall not thus continue but be greatly changed and altered because the Lord hath spoken this Word and it cannot be that his Word should not take effect And if the Lord have spoken it his People have good ground and reason to beleeve it and to say as the holy Apostle