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ought to be of all others, who venture fortunes with him, to
plant Chriftianity there. An intendment fo full of Chriftian
honor, making men Angels who undertake it, as never more
noble Enterprife entred into Englifh hearts. The Regions
are, Alba ad meffem, to receive the Law of CHRIST:
The Indians themfelves fending farre and nigh for Teachers,
to inftruct and Baptize them; and at this prefent, fome are in
Towne, who as Eye-witneffes affirme, they faw Meffengers
fent to Iames.Towne in Virginia from their Kings to the fame
purpofe: as alfo, Children fent to be baptized into New-Eng-
land on the other fide. What doubt then can bee made, but
many thoufands of Soules may be brought to CHRIST by
this moft glorious Enterprife; and it may indeed bee called
moft glorious, feeing it is the faving of Soules, which was
the worke of CHRIST the King of Glory. But, for that all
men are not fo noble-minded, as to hold their levell purely
at this end, fo great and glorious, but commonly Pleafure,
wealth and honour, are the Adamants that draw them; Gods
deerely-good Providence hath wrapped alfo all thefe toge-
ther in this one Action, that neither higher nor lower induce-
ments might be wanting.

   The Clime of this Country is confeffed the very beft, ly-
ing betwixt 38. and 40. degrees Northerly latitude, about
that of Sevill, SiciIia, Ierufalem, and the beft parts of Arabia
Felix, China, &c. The Ayre, ferene and gentle, not fo hot as
Florida, and Old Virginia, nor fo cold as New England, but
betweene them both; having the good of each, and the ill of
neither. On the Eaft fide, it hath the great Ocean, on the Weft
an infinite Continent, reaching to the China Sea. It hath two
goodly Bayes, both rich bofomes of Fifh. The one called.
Chesa-Peack, twelue miles over, betweene two Lands, running
from South to North for one hundred and threefcore miles,
harbourable for Ships of great burthen, full of fundry large
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