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 paintings.
It hath been the foolish Custome of all barbarous Nations to paint and figure their Faces and Bodies (as it hath been to our shame and griefe. wee may remember it of some of our Fore-Fathers in this Nation.) How much then are we bound to our most holy Maker
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for so much knowledge of himselfe revealed in so much Civility and Piety? and how should we also long and endeavour that Amé∣rica may partake of our mercy:
More particular:
Truth is a Native, naked Beauty; butLying Inventions are but Indian Paints,Dissembling hearts their Beautie's but a Lye,Line 2 Truth is the proper Beauty of Gods Saints.
Fowle are the Indians Haire and painted Faces,More foule such Haire, such Face in Israel.Line 2 England so calls her selfe, yet there'sAbsoloms foule Haire and Face of Jesabell.
Paints will not bide Christs washing Flames of fire,Fained Inventions will not bide such stormes:O that we may prevent him, that betimes,Repentance Teares may wash of all such Formes.
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