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Tears of repentance: or, A further narrative of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England: : 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.

Eliot, John, 1604-1690 · 1653 · London : 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 · 5 pictures

A 1653 London religious tract by missionary John Eliot, printed by Peter Cole, recounting Native American converts' confessions and faith in New England for a Puritan readership. The four pictures are typographic printers' ornaments: rows of stylised flower, vase and scroll tiles, a central letter E framed by motifs, and a large decorative initial I with foliate interlace, offering a designer dense repeatable border and frame patterns plus a bold woodcut capital.

Massachuset Indians -- Missions · Wampanoag Indians -- Missions · Indians of North America -- Massachusetts · Imprint 1653

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