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A96415	The light appearing more and more towards the perfect day. Or, a farther discovery of the present state of the Indians in New-England, concerning the progresse of the Gospel amongst them. Manifested by letters from such as preacht to them there. / Published by Henry Whitfeld, late pastor to the Chuch [sic] of Christ at Gilford in New-England, who came late thence.	Whitfield, Henry, 1597-1660?; Mayhew, Thomas, fl. 1651.; Eliot, John, 1604-1690.	1651 (1651)	Wing W1999; Thomason E624_3; ESTC R206427	44,315	54

THe Lord who is wonderful in Councel and excellent in working hath so wrought that the scorching of some of his people with the Sun of persecution hath been the enlightning of those who were not his people with the Sun of righteousnesse This present Narrative gives testimony That our dear Brethren who with-draw from the heat of trouble in Old England have been used as Instruments in the Lords hand to draw som I might say many of the poor Heathens to behold and rejoyce in the light of the everlasting Gospel in New-England Surely 't is cause of greater glorying that any of those Heathens have found the way of life and salvation among our brethren then that our brethren have found place and safety yea then though they should finde the richest merchandize of gold and silver among those Heathens And how much doth it become Christians to let Heathens see that they seek them more then theirs That the gaining of them to Christ is more in their eye then any worldly gain Joseph Caryl The Light appearing more and more towards the perfect Day OR A farther Discovery of the present state of the INDIANS IN New-England Concerning the Progresse of the Gospel amongst them Manifested by Letters from such as preacht to them there Published by Henry Whitfeld late Pastor to the Chuch of Christ at Gilford in new-New-England who came late thence Zeph. 2. 11. The Lord will famish all the gods of the earth and men shall worship him every one from his place even all the Iles of the Heathen London Printed by T. R. E. M. for John Bartlet and are to be sold at the Gilt Cup neer St. Austins gate in Pauls Church-yard 1651. To the Right Honorable THE PARLIAMENT OF England And the COUNCEL of STATE Right Honorable HOw abundantly the Lord hath enlarged the hearts and raised the resolutions of this present Parliament to serve him the many good things and great things done by you sufficiently witnesse and will be acknowledged at least in another generation It is not the smallest in the eyes of those that look up to God for you both in Old England and New that you have so readily contributed your power upon the first notice of the manifestation of Gods gracious work upon the Indians by an Act published by you for promoving the same In order whereunto I crave leave in all humility to represent having lived some yeers in the Countrey and lately came thence how happily the Lord carrieth on his work there which I have done in this small Treatise following And for your more full satisfaction give leave to remove such false surmises and aspersions suggested on purpose to retaed the work Some are heard to question the affections of New-England towards the Parliaament and present state To which I must answer that the Magistrates Ministers and generally the people of New-England so farre as I know or have observed or can learn have been faithful and cordial to the Parliament from the first and do own this present Government and Common-wealth giving in this as a reall argument in being your Honours Remembrancers at the throne of grace both praying to God for you in your straits and praising God for the enlargment of his good hand upon you Others endeavour more directly to prejudice the work by suggesting that the charity of the wel-affected hath been abused in that there is no such work or that there is a greater noise made of it in the world then there is cause To this I can safely answer that there hath been I beleeve in no mans observation greater faithfulnesse found in any businesse both for truth of relation in what hath passed or disposing what hath been contributed the persons that are concerned in it whether they be the Corporation established by you or that have the managing of it in New-England being persons of known integrity and much honoured of all that know them in this very respect Most of these accounts I have seen both what monies have been received and disbursed both what how and to whom These also are ready to give your Honours satisfaction about this if need require and it will be an ease and an honour to them to be called to such an account And now the way being thus cleared I proceed to make it my humble request to your Honours that you would be pleased to accept of this my humble acknowledgment and thankful remembrance of what you have already done and that it would not be troublesome to you to be intreated and stirred up by my meannesse to proceed in the continuance of your favour as to the whole Country so especially towards this work that your hands may be still held up to the farther advance and perfecting these happy beginnings And as you have given it feet so you would give it wings that it may get above al difficulties which may be cast in the way Truly the work is honorable and worthy your care and inmost affections and to be laid in your bosomes that it may feel the warmth and influence of your favour and best respects it tending so much to the good of the souls of these poor wild creatures multitudes of them being under the power of Satan and going up and downe with the chains of darknesse ratling at their heels This I may also say for your Honours encouragement there is farre greater cause of promoting this work then formerly there being more persons and places which have received the Gospel amonst them Our Lord Christ and his truth gets ground and the Devil Ioseth they daily break from him and renounce him and all his cursed works of darknesse as you will find in this following Narrative And lastly let me adde but this The Lord hath given the uttermost ends of the earth to Jesus Christ for his inheritance let therefore your hands go on Noble Worthies to help him in taking the possession of his own who hath kept you in yours with an out-stretched arme But I shall be no farther troublesome to your Honours The most wise and strong God for Christs sake strengthen your hearts and hands sit amongst you in your daily assemblings and help you to guide the Ship of this Common-wealth under your care in these tossing and troublesome times that there may be peace and safety found for such as are quiet in the Land and let me have the favour to be looked upon by you as Your Honours to serve you in the things of Jesus Christ Henry Whitfeld Christian Reader I Have adventured to put this smal Treatise in thy hand and to give some account of the publishing of it conceiving it a means to advance that common comfort which all good Christians do share in with the Angels of heaven about the conversion of sinners to God This will appear by shewing there is a doore of hope opened for the poore Indians of whom it may be thou hast not yet heard I thought also by relating the truth of

and their children to be with God There are now by the grace of God thirty nine Indian men of this meeting besides women that are looking this way which we suppose to exceed the number of the men though not known by open entrance into Covenant as the men but are now near it These in general have the knowledge of the fundamental points of Religion your self when you were with us had some tryal of it it was a great while my maine work to administer light in general to them and there now through mercy appears some life hoping that some of them have received this great mercy of God in Christ This is a great incouragement to me as also that their hearts are engaged in the way of the Lord for the salvation of their own souls upon Gods ends One of these meeting Indians said and I hope feelingly that if all the world the riches plenty and pleasures of it were presented without God or God without all these I would take God And another said that if the greatest Sagamore in the Land should take him in his armes and proffer him his love and riches and gifts to turn from his way he would not go with him from this way of God I heard one of them of his own accord and to the same purpose in complaining against head knowledge and lip prayers without heart holinesse loathing the condition of such a man saying I desire my heart may taste the word of God repent of my sinnes and leane upon the Redemption of the Lord Jesus Christ Some of them having a discourse with Vzzamequin a great Sachem or Governour on the maine Land coming amongst them about the wayes of God he enquired what earthly good things came along with them and demanding of them what they had gotten by all they had done this way one of them replyed we serve not God for cloathing nor for any outward thing I have observed many such like passages but my occasions at present will not permit me to set them down I only bring you those things which are most ready in my minde The last thing that I took special notice of is the receiving of the five men when your self was present into the meeting Indian number one of them the young man you saw was sent at first about two or three months before by one of the greatest Pawwawes upon the Iland to learn and spy what was done at the meeting and carry him word but at the last he learned so much as he then openly profest to hate the Pawwawes and their witchcrafts and that he did repent of his sinnes and desired to go with the meeting Indians in Gods ways another said he desired to joyn with the meeting Indians that he might have a renewed good heart the other were much like affected only one of them reckoned up the commandments and as he proceeded he protested against the sins forbidden and professed obedience to the duties commanded the last answered the question put to him by your self viz. by what power they did think to do this who answered First by his good desire and secondly by the help and blessing of Jesus Christ Just now whilst I am a writing there comes an Indian unto me and tels me his minde in these words I shall long for your returne back again out of the Bay that we may hear the good word of God the former sins of my heart in the time of my youth I now remember when I hear the word of God and when I walk in the woods alone I have much talk with God and great repentance for my sins and now I throw behind me all my strange gods and my heart goes right to God in prayer The way that I am now in through the grace of God for the carrying on of this great work is by a Lecture every fortnight whereunto both men women and children do come and first I pray with them teach them chatechise their children sing a Psalm and all in their own language I conferre every last day of the week with Hiacoomes about his subject matter of preaching to the Indians the next day where I furnish him with what spiritual food the Lord is pleased to afford me for them wherein God hath much assisted him for his own and their spiritual good and advantage who is diligent and conscionable to hold forth the grace of Christ to the Indians For this purpose your servent and frequent prayers together with all those who rejoyce in advancing the Scepter of Christ are by me earnestly desired and for me that I may preach him amongst the Heathen to the praise of the excellency of his own power and not mine and that the Indians in this small beginning being Gods husbandry and Gods building may be a fruitful glorious spreading Vine and builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit unto whom I commend you in Jesus and in him rest From Great Harbor in Martins Vineyard Sept. 7. 1650 Yours in the Lord to be commanded THOMAS MAYHOW NOw to speak somewhat farther of the proceeding of the things of Christ amongst the Indians of Mattacusets and thereabouts since the last books came forth Somewhat I saw and understood concerning those Indians which are under the care of Mr. Eliot unto whom I repaired at my coming from Martins Vineyard who acquainted me with the state of things amongst the Indians as they were at present at which time I rode with him to the Water-town Indians and heard him preach to them and catechize their children in the Indian tongue who wrote also by me to Mr. Winslow the Agent of the Countrey which Letter together with some other sent since the last publication by the Presse the Corporation of New England desired me that they might be joyned and printed with this written by Master Mahu which letters here follow Much honoured Sir YOur very loving acceptance of my Letters doth engage me very much unto you but especially your cordial rejoycing in the progresse of this work of the Lord among these poor Indians Sir I shall first answer some material things in your Letter First for that opinion of Rabbi-ben-Israel which you mention I would intreat you to request the same godly Minister nay I hope he hath already done it to send to him to know his grounds and how he came to that Intelligence when was it done which way were they transported into America by whom and what occasion how many and to what Parts first or what steps of intimation of such a thing may there be I had some thoughts in my heart to search the Original of this People that I might finde under what Covenant and Promise their fore-fathers have been for the help of my faith for Jehovah remembers and giveth being to ancient Promises What had become of us sonnes of Japhet if the Lord had not remembred that and such like ancient Promises God shall perswade Japhet to dwell in the Tents