Tears of repentance: or, A further narrative of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England
Subtitle: setting forth, not only their present state and condition, but sundry confessions of sin by diverse of the said Indians, wrought upon by the saving power of the Gospel; together with the manifestation of their faith and hope in Jesus Christ, and the work of grace upon their hearts
By: Related by Mr. Eliot and Mr. Mayhew, two faithful laborers in that work of the Lord. ; Published by the Corporation for propagating the Gospel there, for the satisfaction and comfort of such as wish well thereunto
Contributors: Mayhew, Thomas, 1621-1657; Steele, William, -1680; Mather, Richard, 1596-1669; Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England
Series: Eliot tracts -- no. 7.; Eliot tracts -- no. 7.
Publisher: Printed by Peter Cole in Leaden-Hall, and are to sold [sic] at his shop, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange
Published: 1653
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Massachuset Indians; Missions; Wampanoag Indians; Indians of North America; Booksellers' catalogs
Other titles: Tears of repentance.; Further narrative of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England.
Notes: Dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, p. [3-4], 1st count, dated and signed: March, 26, 1653. William Steel.

Dedication to the Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England, p. [5-17], 1st count, dated and signed: 22. of October, 1652. Thomas Mayhew.

Dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, p. [19-20], 1st count, and "To the reader", p. [21-24],1st count, signed: John Eliot.

"To the Christian reader", p. [25-35], 1st count, dated and signed: 13th of I0ber 1652. Rich. Mather.

"A brief relation of the proceedings of the Lords work among the Indians, in reference unto their church-estate; the reasons of the not accomplishing thereof as present: with some of their confessions; whereby it may be discerned in some measure, how far the Lord hath prepared among them fit matter for a church", p. 1-47, 2nd count.

Bookseller's advertisement: following one row of fleur de lis ornaments on p. 47, 2nd count, and p. [1], 3rd count.

The eighth 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.

According to Church this is the second issue of this edition; this edition has "FINIS" in same type as text, and advertisement following one row of fleur de lis ornaments on p. 47, 2nd count; the first (Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), E522) and third (Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), E524) issues, with identical imprint have varying printings of the word "FINIS" on p. 47, 3rd count, and contain no advertisements.

Signatures: A² (A1 verso blank) B⁴ (-B1) C⁴ (C4 verso blank) ²A² (-²A1) ²B-²C⁴ (²C4 verso blank) E-K⁴

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

Vail, R.W.G. Voice of the old frontier, 131n.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 527n.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), E523.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island II:429-430.

European Americana 653/45.

English short title catalogue R220788.

Purchase; 1911; 8090.