• Tears of repentance, or, A further narrative of the progress of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England : setting forth, not only their present state and condition, but sundry confessions of sin by diverse of the said Indians, wrought upon by the saving power of the gospel : together with the manifestation of their faith and hope in Jesus Christ, and the work of grace upon their hearts / related by Mr. Eliot and Mr. Mayhew, two faithful laborers in that work of the Lord ; published by the corporation for propagating the gospel there, for the satisfaction and comfort of such as wish well thereunto

Collections:

• Indigenous Cultures
• Print Culture in Indigenous North America

Provenance:

• WHS copy is Levi Z. Leiter's copy and Rice "copy 664"; acquired 2/15/37 from Rosenbach; inv. 598.

Former owner:

• Leiter, Levi Z. (Levi Ziegler), 1834-1904

View in catalog:

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9947002733506421

Language:

• English

Creator:

• Eliot, John, 1604-1690

Extent:

• [36], 47, [1] p. (last page blank) ; 17.7 x 13.4 cm (4to)

Format:

• Book

Type:

• Early works to 1800

Description:

• The seventh in a series of eleven narratives often called the "Eliot Indian tracts" issued between 1643 and 1671 by persons in England interested in the work of converting the New England Indians. Cf. Church, E.D. A catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, nos. 458 and 527.
• "To the Christian reader" by Richard Mather.--p. [25-35].
• Reprinted in the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 3rd ser., v. 4, 1834.

Publisher:

• London : Printed by Peter Cole in Leaden-Hall, and are to sold at his shop, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1653.

Subject:

• Massachuset Indians—Missions—Early works to 1800
• Wampanoag Indians—Missions
• Indians of North America—Missions
• Indigenous Studies

Title sort:

• Tears of repentance, or, A further narrative of the progress of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England : setting forth, not only their present state and condition, but sundry confessions of sin by diverse of the said Indians, wrought upon by the saving power of the gospel : together with the manifestation of their faith and hope in Jesus Christ, and the work of grace upon their hearts / related by Mr. Eliot and Mr. Mayhew, two faithful laborers in that work of the Lord ; published by the corporation for propagating the gospel there, for the satisfaction and comfort of such as wish well thereunto.

Alternative:

• Further narrative of the progress of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England.
• Eliot Indian tract no. 7

References:

• Sabin 22166
• Church, E.D. Discovery 527
• Cf. Dexter, H.M. Congregationalism 1623

Author:

• Eliot, John, 1604-1690

Created:

• 1653-01-01T00:00:00Z

Date:

• 1653

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/dcqb98mr92t

Edm rights:

• Copyright Not Evaluated

Range label:

• Logical

Printer:

• Cole, Peter, -1665

Contributor:

• Mayhew, Thomas, 1621-1657
• Mather, Richard, 1596-1669
• Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England

Binding note:

• WHS copy bound by W. Pratt.

Bookseller:

• Rosenbach Company