ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH BLESSED IN CHRIST, THE SEED OF ABRAHAM. A SERMON PREACHED AT BOSTON, AT THE ORDINATION OF REV. MR. JOSEPH BOWMAN, TO THE WORK OF THE GOSPEL-MINISTRY, MORE ESPECIALLY AMONG THE MOHAWK-INDIANS, ON THE WESTERN BORDERS OF NEW-ENGLAND. AUGUST 31, 1762. BY.ONE OF THE PASTORS OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN BOSTON

Chauncy, Charles

Published by John Draper, Boston, 1762

[4], viii, 50, [2 blanks] pp. With the half title [ink signatures of "B. Merrill 1803" and, beneath it, "A. Holmes", highly regarded minister; and father and grandfather, respectively, of the two Oliver Wendell Holmeses. Errata at base of page 50. Attractive typographic ornamentation. Stitched, untrimmed, occasional minor toning. Near Fine. Chauncy dedicates the Sermon to William, Marquis of Lothian and President of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge. The Society's efforts "towards the support of the missions to the western Indians" had been thwarted by Catholics, who rendered Indians "strongly prepossessed in favor of the idolatries and superstitions of Rome." But with Chauncy and his colleagues as "your correspondent members," Christian ministers "are now gone to Indian-nations, who have not been under management by popish priests." From page 22 Chauncy discourses on the work of preaching to the Indians. "Both the text and the long small type foot notes contain much information regarding the Indians and the work of the Missionaries amongst them" [Stevens]. He insists upon the duty of American missionaries and the American churches to bring the gospel to "the barbarous nations, habiting these American lands. . . No places in the earth were ever more dark, and at the same time more given to cruelty, than these American regions, as possessed by the ab-originals." Chauncy acknowledges the work of "the memorable Eliot," who was responsible for translations of the scriptures "to the Indian language;" and "the renowned Mayhews," whose work converting the heathen tribes has been spectacular. Chauncy speaks of his own experiences with "the Indians at Natick and Punkapog;" and he provides much information on the culture and religion of the Mohawks. FIRST EDITION. Evans 9088. ESTC W37169. Stevens Rare Americana 907. Not in Field, Siebert Sale, Eberstadt, Decker, John Carter Brown Library, Church. Seller Inventory # 39418

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Title: ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH BLESSED IN CHRIST, ...
Publisher: John Draper, Boston
Publication Date: 1762
Edition: 1st Edition