brought sin into the world, and therefore I am sinful, therefore I pray thee, O Lord, pardon all the sins which I have done. Sometimes my heart is humbled, and I desire to fear God, because he is a great God, and I desire to do what he saith, and now I desire to do the right way, and now I desire to believe Jesus Christ; and sometimes I think it may be God will hear me, it may be he will pardon me. Again, I think I cannot be ashamed of sin; but now I am ashamed of all my sins, and my heart is broken, and all these my sins I cast off, and take heed of; yet then again I sometimes say to God, I cannot myself be humbled, or break my heart, or cast off sin, but I pray thee, O Jesus, help me to do it. Sometimes I confess this is true, I cannot redeem myself, nor deliver myself, because of all these my many sins. Truly, full is my heart of sin in every thing; allmy thoughts, my words, my looks, my works, are full of sin. True this is, therefore I cannot deliver myself from sin. O redeem thou my soul from hell and torment, for I like not to do it with my own hand; therefore I desire Jesus Christ that I may delight in him. Take thou me, and my soul, because thou hast done God's word, and all good works for me, and hast procured pardon for all my sins, and hast prepared pardon in heaven, therefore I desire, O I desire pardon; but I sometimes think Christ doth not delight in me, because I do much play the hypocrite; but if I truly believe, then he will pardon, but true faith I cannot work. O Jesus Christ help me, and give it me." (F) p. 142. Dying Speech of Waban, a Converted Indian. "His speech is as followeth :-' I now rejoice, though I be now a dying. Great is my affliction in this world; but I hope that God doth so afflict me only to try my praying to God in this world, whether it be true and strong or not; but I hope God doth gently call me to repentance, and to prepare to come unto him; therefore he layeth on me great pain and affliction. Though my body be almost broken by sickness, yet I desire to remember thy name. O my God, until I die, I remember those words, Job xix. 23-28. that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! that they were graven with an iron pen and lead, in a rock for ever! For • Oh I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see God,' &c. I desire not to be troubled about matters of this world; a little I am troubled. I desire you all, my brethren, and you my children, do not greatly weep and mourn for me in this world. I am now almost dying, but see that you strongly pray to God, and do you also prepare and make ready to die, for every one of you must come to dying; therefore confess your sins, every one of you, and believe in Jesus Christ; I believe that which is written in the book of God. Consider truly, and repent and believe; then God will pardon all your great and many sins. God can pardon all your sins, as easily as one; for God's free mercy and glory do fill all the world. God will in no wise forget those that in this world do sincerely repent and believe; verily, this is love, O my God. Therefore, I desire that God would do this for me, though in my body I am full of pain; as for those that died afore we prayed to God, I have no hope about them, now I believe that God hath called us for heaven; and there in heaven are many believers' souls abiding. Therefore I pray you do not overmuch grieve for me, when I die in this world, but make yourselves ready to die, and follow me, and then we shall see each other in eternal glory. In this world we live but a short time; therefore we must always be preparing, that we may be ready to die. Therefore, O my God, I humbly pray, receive my soul, by thy free mercy in Jesus Christ, my Saviour and Redeemer, for Christ hath died for me, and for all my sins in this world committed. My great God hath given me long life, and therefore I am now willing to die. O Jesus Christ help my soul; I believe that my sickness doth not arise out of the dust, nor cometh at peradventure, but God sendeth it, Job v. 6, 7. By this sickness God calleth me to repent of all my sins, and to believe in Christ. Now I confess myself a great sinner; O pardon me, and help me, for Christ's sake. Lord, thou callest me with a double calling, sometimes by prosperity and mercy, sometimes by affliction. And now thou callest me by sickness, but let me not forget thee, O my God; for those that forget thy name, thou wilt forsake them, as Psalm ix. 17, All that forget God shall be cast into hell. Therefore, let me not forget thee, O my God. I give my soul to thee, O my Redeemer, Jesus Christ; pardon all my sins, and deliver me from hell; oh do thou help me against death, and then I am willing to die; and when I die, oh help me, and receive me.' In so saying he died.”—Gillies' Historical Collections, vol. i. p. 348. (G) p. 169. Notices of Governor Mayhew, and some of his descendants. The worshipful Thomas Mayhew, for some time previous to the death of his son, had, by his judicious conduct as governor of Martha's Vineyard and the other places included in his patent, pursued several measures which proved useful in promoting the spread of the gospel, and the good order of those who appeared to experience. its power. Finding himself unable to obtain an English minister for the Indians, and raising himself above all the ceremonies of his rank, he resolved to use his direct personal endeavours to encourage them in the profession which they made. Though above seventy years of age, he laboured, with unwearied diligence, to perfect himself in their language; and, as soon as he was able to preach in it, he was so desirous of instructing |