An account of the life of the Reverend David Brainerd, minister of the gospel; missionary to the Indians from the honourable Society, in Scotland, for the propagation of Christian knowledge; and pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-JerseyWho died at Northampton, in New-England, October 9th, 1747, in the 30th year of his age . ith-out acknowledging with thankfulnefs, the graciousdifpenfation of Providence to mc and my family, ia fo s 546 Reflections ^;7^Observations. fo ordering, that he (though the ordinary place ofhis abode was more than two hundred miles diftant)Ihould be call hith
An account of the life of the Reverend David Brainerd, minister of the gospel; missionary to the Indians from the honourable Society, in Scotland, for the propagation of Christian knowledge; and pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-JerseyWho died at Northampton, in New-England, October 9th, 1747, in the 30th year of his age . ith-out acknowledging with thankfulnefs, the graciousdifpenfation of Providence to mc and my family, ia fo s 546 Reflections ^;7^Observations. fo ordering, that he (though the ordinary place ofhis abode was more than two hundred miles diftant)Ihould be call hither, to my houfe, in his laft fick-nefs, and fliould die here : So that we had oppor-tunity for much acquaintance and converfation withhim, and to fhew him kindnefs in fuch circum-flances, and to fee his dying behaviour, to hear hisdying fpeeches, to receive his dying counfels, andto have the benefit of his dying prayers. May Godin infinite mercy grant that we may ever retain aproper remembrance of thefe things, and make adue improvement of the advantages we have had inthefe refpedrs ! The Lord grant alfo, that the fore-going account of Mr. Brainerd*s life and death maybe for the great fpiritual benefit of all that Ihall readit, and prove a happy means of promoting the re-vival of true religion in thefe parts of the world. Mi:&. Mirabilia Dei inter Indicos^ OR THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF A REMARKABLS WORK OF GRACE AMONG A NUMftSR OF THE INDIANS, In the Provinces of NEW,JERSEY and PENNSYLVANIA,JUSTIFY REPRESENTED IN A JOURNAL KEPT BY ORDIR. OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY, IN SCOTLAND, FOR VRO?^- CATiNC CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. With some general DAVID BRAINERD, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, and MISSIONARY from the said »>i jf ^^f<§HiO^*-*<^=^ Published, at the first, by the reverend and worthy CORRESPOND-ENTS of the said SOCIETY. Now republished, with some Diminution where the Matter was lessinteresting, by the editor. Inftead of the thorn, fhall come up the f
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