Which Made Manie
Of Them To Haue Such Opinions Of Vs, As That If They Knew Not The Trueth
Of
God and religion already, it was rather to be had from vs, whom God
so specially loued then from a
People that were so simple, as they found
themselues to be in comparison of vs. Whereupon greater credite was
giuen vnto that we spake of concerning such matters.
Manie times and in euery towne where I came, according as I was able, I
made declaration of the contentes of the Bible; that therein was set
foorth the true and onelie GOD, and his mightie woorkes, that therein
was contayned the true doctrine of saluation through Christ, which manie
particularities of Miracles and chiefe poyntes of religion, as I was
able then to vtter, and thought fitte for the time. And although I told
them the booke materially & of itself was not of anie such vertue, as I
thought they did conceiue, but onely the doctrine therein cotained; yet
would many be glad to touch it, to embrace it, to kisse it, to hold it
to their brests and heades, and stroke ouer all their bodie with it; to
shew their hungrie desire of that knowledge which was spoken of.
The 'Wiroans' with whom we dwelt called 'Wingina', and many of his
people would be glad many times to be with vs at our praiers, and many
times call vpon vs both in his owne towne, as also in others whither he
sometimes accompanied vs, to pray and sing Psalmes; hoping thereby to
bee partaker in the same effectes which wee by that meanes also expected.
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