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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

other Nations have wherein to stick and therefore they do most readily yeeld to any direction from the Lord so that there will be no such opposition against the rising Kingdome of Jesus Christ among them yet I foresee a cloud of difficulties in the work and much obscurity and trouble in some such respects as I think not meet to mention only by faith I do see through this cloud I beleeve the faithful promises of Christ shall be accomplisht among them and the Lord Jesus shall reigne over them gloriously Oh my heart yearneth over distressed perplexed England and my continual prayer unto the Lord for them is that he would be pleased to open their hearts and eyes and let them see their opportunity to let in Christ and to advance his Kingdome over them yea my hope is that he will not leave tampering with them untill he hath brought it to passe Oh the blessed day in England when the Word of God shall be their Magna Charta and chief Law Book and when all Lawyers must be Divines to study the Scriptures and should the Gentile Nations take up Moses policie so farre as it is morall and conscionable make the Scriptures the foundation of all their Lawes who knoweth what a door would be opened to the Jewes to come in to Christ I wrote likewise by my last to intreat for some encouragement to Master Mahu who preacheth to the Indians and that some monies may be laid out in book for him for young Sholars in New-England are very poor in books as he is in extreme want Dear Sir Be helpful in prayer to our work and above all gathering gather prayers I mean put the Saints in minde that they pray much about it as they do both there and here Truly Sir The spirit of prayer that is daily going about this matter is a very great encouragement for all our meetings through mercie ring of it I would intimate some more questions which they have propounded since my last for they are fruitful that way but partly I fear I shall want time yet my heart saies it may comfort you and therefore I will set down a few so many as I have noted down since may last If but one parent beleeve what state are our children in How doth much sinne make grace abound I having made use of that Text If so old a man as I repent may I be saved The wisdome of God drew forth this question next to interpret the former When we come to beleeve how many of our children doth God take with us whether all only young ones or at what age What meaneth that Let the trees of the Wood rejoyce What meaneth that That the Master doth not thank his servant for waiting on him What meaneth that We cannot serve two masters Can they in Heaven see us here on Earth Do they see and know each other Shall I know you in heaven Do they know each other in Hell When English-men choose Magistrates and Ministers how do they know who be good men that they dare trust Seeing the boody sinneth why should the soule be punished and what punishment shall the body have If all the world be burnt up where shall hell be What is it to beleeve in Christ What meaneth that Christ meriteth eternal life for us What meaneth that Covet not thy neighbours house c What meaneth that The woman brought to Christ a box of Oyle and washt his feet with tears c What meaneth that of the two debtors one oweth much another but little If a wicked man prayeth and teacheth doth God accept or what saies God At what age may maids marry If a man be wise and his Sachem weak must he yet obey him We are commanded to honour the Sachem but is the Sachem commanded to lovve us When all the world shall be burnt up what shall be in the roome of it an old wonans question yester day What meaneth God when he sayes yee shall be my Jewels This was asked from my text last time Exod. 19. 5. for so I rendred the word peculiar treasure You may perceive many of the questions arise out of such texts as I handle and I do endeavour to communicate as much Scripture as I can The word of the Lord converteth sanctifieth and maketh wise the simple sometimes they aske weaker questions then these which I mention not you have the best and when I am about writing I am more careful in keeping a remembrance of them it may be the same question may be again and again asked at several places and by several persons The Lord teach them to know Christ whom to know is eternal life I shall intreat your supplications at the throne of grace under the tender wing whereof I leave you being forced by the time and rest Roxbury this 29. of the 10th 49. Your respectful and loving brother and fellow-labourer in the Indian work JOHN ELIOT Much honoured and beloved in Christ c. I Heard of the health and welfare of your family not long since though the sharpnesse and depth of snowes this later part of winter did more shut up and hinder intercourse then ever I knew in New-England I shall principally attend to give you intelligence about the Indians touching whom I know not that you are like to have intelligence by others The Lord hath shewed them a very great testimony of his mercy this winter in that when formerly the English had the Pox much they also had the same but now though it was scattered in all or most of the Townes about them yet the Lord hath preserved them from it And that which maketh this favour of God the more evident and conspicuous is this That there is a company of profane Indians that lately are come to a place near Wamouth not farre from our Indians who do not onely refuse to pray unto God but oppose and apprehend that they were sent thither if not by the policie of some Pawwaws yet by the instigation of Sathan on purpose to seduce the younger sort from their profession and discourage others and indeed they being so neer had that effect evidently in some of the younger sort Now it pleased God that this company of wicked Indians were smitten with the Pox and sundry cut off and those which were cut off were of the worst and mischievous of them all which Providences all the good Indians do take a great notice of and doth say that the Lord hath wrought a wonder for them and it seemeth to me that the Lord hath blest this good Providence of his to be a strong ingagement of their hearts to the Lord The work of the Lord through his grace doth still go on as formerly and they are still full of questions and mostly they now be to know the meaning of such Scriptures as I have translated and read and in a poor measure expounded to them they long for to proceed in that work which I have in former Letters