Strength out of weaknesse; or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the Gospel among the 1ndians [sic] 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 treastise to that effect, formerly set forth by Mr Henry Whitfield late pastor of Gilford in New-England. Published by the aforesaid Corporation
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 1ndians in Nevv-England.; 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 1ndians in New-England.; Glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the Gospel among the Indians in Nevv-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.

"Strength ovt of weaknesse; or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the Gospel among the 1ndians [sic] in Nevv-England": p. [13-16], 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's description, this represents a combination of the first and second issues of this pamphlet and is unrecorded by Wing or ESTC. Both the first and second issues have the letter "v" on "out" and the the double "v" in "New-England" on the title page; the title page in this issue has "1ndians" [sic] on the title page (second issue: Wing W2001B, ESTC R18687) and has the words "formerly set forth by" (second issue: Wing W2001B, ESTC R18687) as opposed to "pulished [sic] by" (first issue: Wing W2001A, ESTC R201179) 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 (first issue: Wing W2001A, ESTC R201179) as opposed to William Steele (second issue: Wing W2001B, ESTC R18687); In both first and second issues "To the reader", p. [7-11], 1st count, signed by W. Gouge and thirteen others; and "To the Christian reader", p. [13-15], 1st count, is included in this issue (first issue: Wing W2001A, ESTC R201179) instead of "Strength ovt of weaknesse; or A glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the Gospel among the 1ndians [sic] in Nevv-England": p. [13-16], 1st count (second issue: Wing W2001B, ESTC R18687)

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 thid 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.

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

Signatures: A⁴ (A1 verso blank) a² (a2 verso blank) B-F⁴ ²F² (state 2)

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

Cf. Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), W2001A.

Cf. Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), W2001B.

Cf. ESTC, R201179.

Cf. ESTC, R18687.

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

Vail, R.W.G.. Old frontier, 129.

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

European Americana 652/65.