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A30858	The Banners of grace and love displayed in the farther conversion of the Indians in New-England held forth in sundry letters from divers ministers to the corporation established by Parliament, for promoting the Gospel amongst the heathen in New-England : and farther attested by Edm. Callamy, Simon Ashe, VVill Spurstow, Lazarus Seaman, George Griffith, [brace] [brace] Phil Nye, VVilliam Bridge, Henry VVhitfield, Joseph Carryll, Ralph Venning.		1657 (1657)	Wing B674; ESTC R38715	37,188	57

THE BANNERS Of GRACE and LOVE DISPLAYED In the farther Conversion of the Indians In NEW-ENGLAND Held forth in sundry Letters from divers Ministers to the Corporation established by Parliament for Promoting the Gospel amongst the Heathen in new-New-England and farther attested by Edm. Callamy Simon Ashe VVill. Spurstow Lazarus Seaman George Griffith Phil. Nye VVilliam Bridge Henry VVhitfield Joseph Carryll Ralph Venning LONDON Printed by W. Godbid for Edw. Farnham and are to be sold at his Shop in Popeshead-Alley M.DC.LVII TO THE SUPREAME AUTHORITIE OF THIS NATION The Parliament of the Common-Wealth of ENGLAND THat the Fathers joy at the returning of a Spend-thrift Sonne ought to have an influence upon the whole Family of Heaven and Earth that is called after his name to worke their suitable affections and conformity to himselfe cannot be questioned by any true childe thereof Behold then Right Honourable a call thereunto Poore Prodigalls who have not only with our selves lost that rich Treasure of grace and holinesse wherewith in our Common roote and Fountaine we were entrusted but also in a course of Rebellion for many Generations wasted the remainder of Natures Riches to the utmost degeneracy that an Immortall rationall being is obnoxious unto not returning a farre off but rejoycing in the imbraces of their Father and enterteined with his flesh and bloud who was slaine and sacrificed for them The ayme of our walking with God here is to come up to some conformitie to them who behold his face and doe his Will in Heaven amongst them there is joy at the Repentance of one Sinner and shall not wee finde sweetnesse in the first fruits of a barren Wildernesse in the shining of a beame of light into the darknesse of another World giving hope of a plentifull harvest and a glorious day to ensue Let men take heed lest by despising the day and opposing the Worke of the Lord towards those poore Sonnes of Adam notwithstanding all their zealous profession they proclaime themselves to pursue a Carnall Interest by which they declare the enlargement of the Dominion of Jesus Christ is of no Concernment unto them Wee are by many Pledges assured better things of you Right Honourable and such as accompany zeale for the House of our God and therefore the ensuing Testimonialls of the progresse of the Worke of the Gospel being sent unto us wee make bold humbly to present them to you partly that we may invite you as the friends of Jesus Christ to rejoyce with him that some sheepe of his who were lost are found and partly to lay before you some such fruits of the putting forth of your Authoritie for the carrying on this most glorious undertaking as may encourage you to goe on through him who doth enable you unto future reall expressions of your love and zeale thereunto Wee shall not need to draw forth any particulars from the ensuing Narrative to give you a taste of that Spirit whereinto these poore Creatures are sweetly baptized Wee hope your delight in the Worke of God will inforce a leasure to view the whole this in Generall wee may say that in the Wildernesse are waters broken out and streames in the Desert the parched ground is become a Poole and the thirsty Land-springs of water in the Habitation of Dragons where each lay there is grasse with Reeds and Rushes the Lord hath powred water upon him that is thirstie and flouds upon the dry ground He hath powred his Spirit on the seeds of the Heathen his blessing on their Off-spring they spring up as among the grasse as willowes by the water-courses One sayes I am the Lords and another calls himselfe by the name of Jacob and another subscribes with his hand unto the Lord and sirnames himselfe by the name of Israel The Lord hath done a new thing and wee know it he hath made a way in the Wildernesse and Rivers in the Desert the beast of the feild doth honour him the Dragons and the Owles because he gives waters in the Wildernes and Rivers in the Desert to give drinke to his People his chosen so that upon the Report heere read unto us wee cannot but glorifie God with those Primitive beleevers of old and say then hath God also to the poore naked Indians granted Repentance unto life Their outward wants and streights have often been presented unto you wee shall not need to repeate them blessed be the Lord and blessed be you of the Lord that your hearts have been stirred up to give encouragement unto this Worke and to open a Doore for the reliefe of those Eminent Instruments in the hand of the Lord who carry it on who though they communicate to them Spiritualls yet are so farre from receiving of their Temporalls that they impart unto them a Portion of their owne dayly bread and provision necessary from their owne subsistence The good Lord lay the weight and concernment of this Worke upon your spirits and wee no way doubt that you will in any way be wanting to the Publique improvement of this blessed opportunitie for the enlargement of the Kingdome of him whom our Soules doe love There is a vexation of spirit which through their formalitie and unbeliefe hath encompassed many Professors that whereas they have with much seeming earnestnes cryed out for mercies when they have been bestowed they have thought scorne of them so did the Jewes in the busines of their Messias and many at this day amongst our selves in the great workes of the Provinces of God It is so with some to this breaking forth of light amongst the Indians desiring it before it began despising it in its very beginnings the Lord lay it not unto their charge and keep all our spirits in an holy admiration and reverence of the powerfull efficacy of his eternall and unchangeable purposes which through so many sinfull Generations falling in their Rebellion have preserved a seed to himselfe whereof he will take care that one graine fall not to the Ground Your Honors humble Servants John Owen Joseph Caryl Will Greenhill William Bridge William Carter George Griffith Tho Goodwin Sidrach Simpson Phillip Nye William Strong Henry Whitfeld Ralph Venning To the READER Christian Reader THese ensuing Letters doe represent unto thee and to the Churches the out-goings of Christ as a Light to the Gentiles that the grace which brings Salvation hath appeared unto them also in the furthest parts of the Earth for the accomplishment of that ancient and glorious Promise I will give thee for a Light to the Gentiles that thou may'st be my Salvation to the Ends of the Earth Isa 49.6 The People of God have been greatly affected with the appearances of Christ when he hath rode forth upon a red Horse to the destruction of his Enemies for he is glorious in his Apparell even when his garments are dipt in bloud but much more when he rides forth upon a white Horse for the Conversion of Soules and goes on Conquering and to Conquer Wee

as I judged it his gravitie and utterance was indeed very commendable which being done Mr Eliot taught in the Indian tongue about three quarters of an houre as neere as I could guesse the Indians which were in number men women neere about one hundred seemed the most of them so to attend him the men especially as if they would loose nothing of what was taught them which reflected much upon some of our English hearers After all there was a Psaime sung in the Indian tongue and Indian meeter but to an English tune read by one of themselves that the rest might follow and he read it very distinctly without missing a word as we could judge and the rest sang chearefully and prettie tuneablie I rid on purpose thither being distant from my dwelling about thirty-eight or fortie miles and truely I account it one of the best Journeys I made these many yeares Some few dayes after I desired Mr Eliot briefely to write mee the substance of the Indians Exercise which when he went thither againe namely to Naticke where the Indians dwell and where the Indian taught he read what he remembred of it first to their Schoole-Master who is an Indian and teacheth them and their Children to write and I saw him write also in English who doth it true and very legible and asked him if it were right and he said yea also he read it unto others and to the man himselfe who also owned it To tell you of their industry and ingenuitie in building o●●n house after the English manner the hewing and squaring of their tymber the sawing of the boards themselves and making of a Chimney in it making of their groundsells and wall-plates and mortising and letting in the studds into them artificially there being but one English-man a Carpenter to shew them being but two dayes with them is remarkeable They have also built a Fort there with halfe trees cleft about eight or ten Inches over about ten or twelve foote high besides what is intrencht in the ground which is above a quarter of an acre of ground as I judge They have also built a foote bridge over Charles River with Groundsells and Spurres to uphold it against the strength of the Flood and Ice in the Winter it stood firme last Winter and I thinke it will stand many Winters They have made Drummes of their owne with heads and brases very neatly and artificially all which shewes they are industrious and ingenuous And they intend to build a Water-Mill the next Sommer as I was tould when I was with them Some of them have learnt to mow Grasse very well I shall no further trouble you with any more relation at this time concerning them But a word or two further with your patience concerning other Indians The works of God amongst the Indians at Martins Vineyard is very hopefull and prosperous also I mist of Mr Mayhew their Teacher who was lately at Boston and therefore cannot give you a particular account thereof at this present time yet I cannot but acquaint you what other motions there are touching other Indians There came to us upon the 20th of this instant Moneth at the generall Court one Pummakummin Sachem of Lunnubbágge dwelling amongst or neere to the Narragansets who offered himselfe and his Men to worship God and desired that some English may be sent from the Massachusets Government to plant his River that thereby he may be partaker of Government and may be instructed by the English to know God Wee shall I hope take some care and course about it and I hope wee shall have more helpe to carry on that worke also For there are some Schollers amongst us who addict themselves to the study of the Indian Tongue The Lord in mercy recommence it into your Bosomes All that labour of love vouchsafed to the poore Indians which are the hearty prayers and earnest desire of much honoured Your loving Friend in all service of Christ John Endecott Boston the 27th of the Eight 1651. The next thing we present the reader withall is a private passage from one in New England to his godly Friend here who was so much affected therewith as he found out our Treasurer of the Corporation by name Mr Richard Floyd at the Meremaide in Cheapside and desired it might be published to the world amongst other things when we should publish and print what we received of like nature And how ever it is but briefe in it selfe yet full of sweetnesse and plainnes of spirit which we offer to thy view THe best News I can write you from New England is the Lord is indeed converting the Indians and for the refreshing of your heart and the hearts of all the Godly with you I have sent you the Relation of one Indian of two yeares profession that I tooke from his owne mouth by an Interpreter because he cannot speake or understand one word of English The first Question was Q. How did you come first to any sight of sinne A. His answer was before the Lord did ever him any English to us my conscience was exceedingly troubled for sinne but after Mr Mahew came to preach and had been here some time one chiefe Sagamore did imbrace the Gospel and I hearing of him I went to him and prayed him to speake something to mee concerning God and the more I did see of God the more I did see my sinne and I went away rejoycing that I knew any thing of God and also that I saw my sinne Q. I pray what hurt doe you see in sinne A. Sinne sayth he is a continuall sicknesse in my heart Q. What further evill doe you see in sinne A. I see it to be a breach of all Gods Commandements Q. Doe you see any punishment due to man for sinne A. Yea sayth he I see a righteous punishment from God due to man for sinne which shall be by the Devills in a place like unto fire not that I speake of materiall fire sayth he where man shall be for ever dying and never dye Q. Have you any hope to escape this punishment A. While I went on in the way of Indianisme I had no hope but did verily believe I should goe to that place but now I have a little hope and hope I shall have more Q. By what meanes doe you look for any hope A. Sayth he by the satisfaction of Christ I prayed the Interpreter to tell him from mee that I would have him thinke much of the satisfaction of Christ and so he told him I prayed him to returne mee his Answer A. I thanke him kindly for his good Counsell it doth my heart good sayd he to heare any man speak of Christ Q. What would you thinke if the Lord should save you from misery A. If the Lord said he would save me from all the sinne that is in my heart and from that misery I should exceedingly love God and sayth be I should love a man that should doe mee any