• The clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in Nevv-England. Or, An historicall narration of Gods wonderfull workings upon sundry of the Indians, : both chief governors and common-people, in bringing them to a willing and desired submission to the ordinances of the gospel; and framing their hearts to an earnest inquirie after the knowledge of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world. / By Mr. Thomas Shepard minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at Cambridge in New-England

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Language:
  • English
Creator:
  • Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649
Extent:
  • [7] p.l., 38, [2] pages ; 18.7 x 13.8 cm (4to)
Format:
  • Book
Type:
  • Early works to 1800
Description:
  • Title page is A2.
  • The "Epistle dedicatory" and the "Epistle to the reader" are signed by Stephen Marshall and eleven others.
  • The third of a series of 11 pamphlets, commonly known as the "Eliot tracts", published in London from 1643 to 1671 in the interests of missionary work among the Indians of New England.
  • "The letter of Mr. Eliot to T.S. concerning the late work of God among the Indians": p. 16-29.
  • Signatures: A⁴(-A1) a⁴ B-F⁴ (B3 mis-signed B2; F4 blank)
  • WHS shelf-list has notes: Company for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England. Eliot Indian tract no. 3. Indians of North America, Missions. U.S. History, Colonial.Binding, Bedford, F.
  • Title within ornamental border; head-pieces; initials; and printed marginalia.
Publisher:
  • London, :c Printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamy at the three golden Lions in Cornhill near the Royall Exchange, 1648.
Subject:
  • Missionaries—New England—Early works to 1800
  • Indians of North America—Massachusetts—Early works to 1800
  • Christian converts—New England—Early works to 1800
  • Massachuset Indians—Missions—Early works to 1800
  • Indigenous Studies
Title sort:
  • clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in Nevv-England. Or, An historicall narration of Gods wonderfull workings upon sundry of the Indians, : both chief governors and common-people, in bringing them to a willing and desired submission to the ordinances of the gospel; and framing their hearts to an earnest inquirie after the knowledge of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world. / By Mr. Thomas Shepard minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at Cambridge in New-England.
Spatial:
  • Massachusetts
References:
  • Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, entry 489
  • English short title catalogue, entry R206115
  • Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, entry 80205
  • Thomason tracts : the books, pamphlets, newspapers and manuscripts collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.431[14]
  • Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), entry S3109
  • William L. Clements Library. Congregationalism in America (1947), entry 1648(4)
  • Winsor, J. New-England Indians: a bibliographical survey, 1630-1700, p. 12-13
Contributor:
  • Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655
  • Eliot, John, 1604-1690
  • Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England
Bookseller:
  • Bellamie, John, -1654
  • Dodd & Livingston
Author:
  • Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649
Created:
  • 1648-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1648
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/dcf1881x340
Edm rights:
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Range label:
  • Logical
Alternative:
  • Clear sun-shine of the Gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in New-England
  • Historicall narration of Gods wonderfull workings upon sundry of the Indians
  • Eliot Indian tract no. 3
Provenance:
  • WHS copy is Robert Hoe's copy, acquired 1/25/12 from Dodd & Livingston; inv. 595.
Former owner:
  • Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
Binder:
  • Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883
Printer:
  • Cotes, Richard, -1653