A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England: Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.Williams, Roger
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A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England: Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.
Williams, Roger
Narragansett Indians; Narragansett language
Obs: After I had (as farre as my language would reach) discoursed
(upon a time) before the chief Sachim or Prince of the Countrey, with
his arch priests, and many other in a full assembly; and being night,
wearied with travell and discourse I lay down to rest; and before I
slept I heard this passage: A Qunnihticut Indian (who had heard our
discourse) told the Sachim Miantunnómu that soules went up to Heaven,
or downe to Hell; For, saith he, our Fathers have told us, that our
soules go to the Southwest. The Sachim answered, But how doe you know
yourselfe, that your soules goe to the Southwest; did you ever see a
soule goe thither? The Native replied; when did he (naming my selfe)
see a soul goe to Heaven or Hell? The Sachim againe replied: He hath
books and writings, and one which God himselfe made, concerning mens
soules, and therefore may well know more than wee that have none, but
take all upon trust from our forefathers.
The said Sachim, and the chiefe of his people, discoursed by
themselves, of keeping the Englishmans day of worship, which I could
easily have brought the Countrey to, but that I was persuaded, and
am, that Gods way is first to turne a soule from its Idolls, both of
heart, worship and conversation, before it is capable of worship,
to the true and living God, according to 1. Thes. 1. 9. You turned
to God from Idolls to serve or worship the living and true God. As
also, that the two first Principles and Foundations of true religion
or Worship of the true God in Christ, are Repentance from dead
workes, and Faith towards God, before the Doctrine of Baptisme or
washing and the laying on of hands, which containe the Ordinances and
Practises of worship; the want of which, I conceive is the bane of
million of soules in England, and all other Nations professing to be
Christian Nations, who are brought by publique authority to Baptisime
and fellowship with God in Ordinances of worship, before the saving
worke of repentance, and a true turning to God, Heb. 6. 2.
Nétop kitonckquêan kunnúppamin Friend when you die you
michéme, perish everlastingly.
Michéme cuppauqua neímmin, You are everlastingly undone.
Cummusquauna múckqun manìt, God is angry with you.
Cuppauquanúckqun, He will destroy you.
Wuché cummanittó wockmanâuog, For your many Gods.
Wame pitch chíckauta The whole world shall
mittaúke, ere long be burnt.
Obs: Upon the relating that God hath once destroyed the world by
water; and that he will visit it the second time with consuming fire:
I have been asked this profitable question of some of them, What then
will become of us? Where then shall we be?
Manít ánawat Cuppittakûnnamun God commandth, that all
wèpe wáme, Men now repent.
_The generall Observation of Religion, &c._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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