A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...

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A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...
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Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
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London :: Printed by Gregory Dexter,
1643.
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Narragansett Indians.
Narragansett language.
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"A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66450.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.

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Generall Observations of their Garments.

How deep are the purposes and Councells, of God? what should bee the reason of this mighty difference of One mans children that all the Sonnes of men on this side the way (in Europe, Asia and Africa should have such plenteous clothing for Body for Soule! and the rest of Adams sonnes and Daughters on

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the other side, or America (some thinke as big as the other three,) should neither have nor desire clothing for their naked Soules, or Bodies.

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O what a Tyrant's Custome long, How doe men make a tush, At what's in use, though ne're so fowle: Without once shame or blush?
Many thousand proper Men and Women, I have seen met in one place: Almost all naked, yet not one, Thought want of clothes disgrace.
Israell was naked, wearing cloathes! The best clad English-man, * 1.1 Not cloth'd with Christ, more naked is: Then naked Indian.

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