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Eliot’s Algonquian Library and Other Contributions. This list has been chiefly compiled from Winslow, John Eliot: Apostle to the Indians, p. 200-201. There are some uncertainties about the dates and probably some omissions. 1654 A Catechism (no copy found) 1654 The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (no copy found) 1655 The First Book of Moses Called Genesis (interlinear with Geneva text) 1655 The Gospel of Matthew (no copy found) 1658 A Few Psalms in Metre (no copy found) 166x A covenanting Confession (broadside) 1661 The New Testament 1662 A Catechism (2nd ed.) 1663 The Holy Bible, Old and New Testament 1663 The Psalms of David in Metre (2nd ed.) 1663 The Assembly’s Shorter Catechism (no copy found) 1663 The Psalter 1664 Baxter’s Call to the Unconverted 1665 Godly Living Directs a Christian How he may Live to please God (An abridged edition of Baylie’s Practice of Piety) 1666 The Indian Grammar Begun 1669 The Indian Primer, or the Way of Training up of our Youth in the Good Knowledge of the Scriptures To which is prefaced the Indian Covenanting Confession 1671 Indian Dialogues for the Instruction in the great sense of Christ 1672 The Logic Primer To initiate the Indian in the Knowledge and Rule of Reason 1680 The Psalms in Metre (3rd ed.) 1685 The Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments 1685 The Indian Primer (3rd ed.) 1685 Godly Living (2nd ed. of Baylie) 1687 Baxter’s Call (2nd ed.) 1689 Thomas Shepard’s Sincere Convert and Sound Believer
The Eliot Tracts, as they have been named, are the principal contemporary source for knowledge concerning John Eliot’s work among the Indians. He is the author of only two tracts, but his letters are included in several others. The other less accessible primary sources are scattered letters, written by him to friends and supporters. 1643 Nevv England’s First Fruits, London. 1647 The Day-Breaking, if not the Sun-Rising of the Gospell with the Indians in New England, London. 1648 Shepard, Thomas, The Clear Sun-Shine of the Gospel Breaking Forth upon the Indians in New England, London. 1649 Winslow, Edward, The Glorious Progress of the Gospel, Amongst the Indians in New England, London. 1651 Whitfeld, Henry, The Light appearing more and more towards the perfect Day, or, A farther Discovery of the present state of the Indians in New-England, London. 1652 Whitfeld, Henry, Strength out of Weaknesse; or a Glorious Manifestation of the further Progresse of the Gospel among the Indians in New-England, London. 1653 Eliot, John, and Mayhew, Thomas, Tears of Repentance: Or, a further Narrative of the Progress of the Gospel Amongst the Indians in New-England, London. 1655 Eliot, John, A Late and Further Manifestation of the Progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England, London. 1659 Eliot, John, A Further Accompt of the Progresse of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England, London. 1660 Eliot, John, A Further Account of the Progresse of the Gospel, A selection of the Confessions made by several Indians. 1670 A Brief Narration of the Progress of the Gospel among the Indians in New England.
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John Eliot (baptized 5 August 1604 - 21 May 1690) is one of the many colonial immigrants who would find a religious purpose for their life in the New World. Eliot was born in a small village near London,England. Widford, Hertfordshire, England. Records show that his father was a middleclass farmer by the name of Bennett Eliot. Eliot attended Jesus College in Cambridge. From the beginning, he showed an ability to work well with philology. Some believe that he may have gone into ministry of the Established Church soon after graduation. In 1629, Eliot began teaching at a school near Chelmsford. As an assistant and guest in the home of Rev. Thomas Hooker, John Eliot may have picked up on the Puritan influence and converted. In 1630, Eliot left the school around the time Puritan persecutions by The Church of England forced his spiritual idol, Hooker, to exile to Holland. The persecutions and the oppression he faced led Eliot to move to America on November 3, 1631.On the voyage to the New World, Eliot served as the chaplain on the ship called the ""Lyon"". He arrived in New England and settled in Boston, Massachusetts. In that town he founded the Roxbury Latin School in 1645. Eliot would later become an ordained minister at a church in Roxbury where some members were those he sailed to the New World with. Records also show that one year after his arrival in 1631, Eliot married Hanna Mumford and conceived six children with her. The Encyclopedia Americana quoted her to be "dear, faithful, pious, purdent, prayerful wife." While preaching at Roxbury, John Eliot picked up an increasing interest in the surrounding Indian population. This newfound interest sparked him to want to convert their religion. Eliot found a young Indian servant, captured in the Pequot War of 1646, to come live in his home and help teach the Algonquin Indian Language. Once he was comfortable with the language, he translated teaching material, Eliot successfully preached to the Native Americans in October 1646 at Nonantum. His first sermons were in English but within the year he began preaching in the Indians native tongue. Many Indians claimed to be Christians after just a few meetings. The conversion of the Indians provoked Eliot to ask the Massachusetts General Court to give specific areas of land for the Indians to reside on. These towns would be built away from the colonial towns in order to help preserve the Indian culture, except for their religion. The court ruled in favor of this decision and also established an annual election to choose two clergymen to preach to the Indians. Support for Eliot's plan flooded from both the New and Old England. Many people donated a great deal of money to help his endeavors. Old England also induced Parliament to establish the "Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England," which showed their support in Eliot's work. Six Puritan churches were built in the settlements. Eliot organized the first settlement for the "Praying Indians" in a place called Natick. The town had a school and meeting-house. Eliot also went to further establish his purpose by printing out the first Algonkian Bible in America. This Bible would be printed almost 120 years before an English language Bible in America. Although King Phillip's War disrupted Eliot's work, he still made major religious contributions in America. He died on May 20, 1690 in Roxbury. His legacy was left behind in many writings such as ""Up-bookum Psalmes, The Indian Primer, The Harmony of the Gospels, The Communion of the Churches, the Bay Psalm Book, and The Christian Commonwealth.""
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