The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 8: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1636
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 8: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1636
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
Voila les propres mots de leur lettre: ce n'est pas tout, apres
auoir tesmoigné que leurs plus grands desseins ne tendent [13] qu'à
la gloire de nostre Seigneur, ils se resiouyssent d'estre deliurés
de l'importunité d'vn homme dont il a fallu lier les mains auec des
chaisnes d'or: _Et encor que cela nous couste beaucoup_, disent-ils,
_si est-ce que nous estimons y avoir gaigné, puis que personne ne
peut plus pretendre aucun droit sur la Nouuelle France, & que nous la
pouuons dedier toute entiere à Dieu par vostre sainct ministere._ Ne
pouuant encherir sur ces pensées, & sur ces affections, ie ne diray
qu'vn mot à ces Messieurs; que s'ils font les affaires de Dieu, Dieu
fera les leurs, qu'ils ne perdront rien au change, s'ils poursuiuent
dans ces genereux desseins, & qu'ils sement des benedictions que leurs
enfans recueilliront en la terre & au Ciel. Voila les sentimens de
Messieurs les Directeurs & Associez de cette honorable Compagnie.
These are the very words of their letter. This is not all; after
having testified that their greatest purposes aim [13] only at
the glory of our Lord, they rejoice to be delivered from the
importunity of a man whose hands it has been necessary to bind
with chains of gold. _And although that costs us much_, they say,
_yet we consider that we have gained thereby, since no one can
longer claim any right over New France, and we can offer it entire
to God through your holy ministry._[61] Being able to add nothing
to such thoughts and feelings, I will say to these Gentlemen but
one word, that if they attend to the interests of God, God will
attend to theirs; that they will lose nothing in the exchange, if
they continue in these generous purposes; and that they are sowing
blessings which their children shall reap upon the earth and in
Heaven. Such are the sentiments of Messieurs the Directors and
Associates of this honorable Company.
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