Strength out of weaknesse; or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the gospel among the Indians in New-England
By: Held forth in sundry letters from divers ministers and others to the Corporation established by Parliament for Promoting the gospel among the heathen in New-England; and to particular members thereof since the last treatise to that effect, pulished [sic] by Mr Henry Whitfield late pastor of Gilford in New-England
Contributors: Eliot, John, 1604-1690; Owen, John, 1616-1683; Gouge, William, 1578-1653; Wilson, John, 1588-1667; Mayhew, Thomas, 1621-1657; Endecott, John, 1588?-1665; Allen, Thomas, 1608-1673; Steele, William, -1680; England and Wales. Parliament; Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England
Series: Eliot tracts -- no. 6.; Eliot tracts -- no. 6.
Publisher: Printed by M. Simmons for John Blague and Samuel Howes, and are to be sold at their shop in Popes-Head-Alley
Published: 1652
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Indians of North America; Massachuset Indians; Missions; Wampanoag Indians; Conversion; Christianity
Other titles: Strength ovt of weaknesse; or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the gospel among the Indians in Nevv-England.; Strength out of weaknesse.; Strength ovt of weaknesse.; Glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the gospel among the Indians in Nevv-England.; Glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the gospel among the Indians in New-England.
Notes: The sixth of a series of 11 pamphlets, commonly known as the "Eliot tracts", published in London from 1643 to 1671 in the interests of missionary work among the Indians of New England.

"To the supreame authoritie of this nation, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England", p. [3-6], 1st count, signed by John Owen and eleven others.

"To the reader", p. [7-11], 1st count, signed by W. Gouge and thirteen others.

"To the Christian reader": p. [13-15], 1st count.

"The Corporation to the reader", p. 40, 2nd count, signed by William Steele.

Includes letters from John Eliot, John Wilson, Thomas Mayhew, John Endecott, and Thomas Allen.

According to Church, this represents the first issue of this pamphlet. This first issue can be identified by these characteristics: the use of the letter "v" on "out" and the the double "v" in "New-England" on the title page; the mispelling of "published" on the title page; "To the supreame authoritie of this nation, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England", p. [3-6], 1st count, signed by John Owen and eleven others; and "To the reader", p. [7-11], 1st count, signed by W. Gouge and thirteen others.

Two states of several pages exist in the first issue: in the first, the last two lines of the third paragraph on p. 36 reads "... because he cannot speake or un- / derstand one word of English", there is a floriated initial on p. 36, and gathering G is signed correctly. In the second, the last two lines of the second paragraph on p. 36 read "... because he cannot speake or understand one / word of English", there is no floriated initial on p. 36, and gathering G is improperly signed F.

For a detailed description of the bibliographical features of the various issues of this pamphlet, see Church, no. 19, p. 1191-1194.

The successive issues, with identical imprint, of this pamphlet substitute the words "formerly set forth by" in place of "pulished [sic] by" (Wing, W2001B, Wing 2002, and Wing W2003)

Signatures: A⁴ (A1 verso blank) a² (a2 verso blank) B-F⁴ (B2 verso blank) G² (state 1)

Title printed within ornamental border; woodcut head pieces; initials.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) W2001A.

Vail, R.W.G. Old frontier, 128.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 519(a)(a)(a)(a)(a)

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, II:424.

European Americana 652/62.

English short title catalogue R207179.