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291) And thou Virginea, whom though mine eies see not, my heart shall loue. . . . Thou shalt now have thy forme from one of the most glorious Nations vnder the Sunne . . . thy God is comming towards thee. . . . and he that was the God of Israel, and is still the God of England, will shortly I doubt not bring it to passe, that men shall say, Blessed be the Lord God of Virginea. (William Crashaw, A Sermon preached in London before the right honourable the Lord Lawarre, Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of Virginia . . . and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation At the said Lord Generall his leaue taking of England his natiue countrey, and departure for Virginea. [running title: A New-yeeres Gift to Virginea] London, 1610. )
292) for the same God made them as well as vs, of as good matter as he made vs, gave them as perfect and good soules and bodies as to vs, and the same Messiah and Sauiour is sent to them as to vs, for if a Virginian hauing our language, had learned our religion, professed our faith, craved baptisme, and challenged salvation by Christ: could either man deny him baptisme, or would God deny him saluation? (William Crashaw, A Sermon preached in London before the right honourable the Lord Lawarre, Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of Virginia . . . and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation At the said Lord Generall his leaue taking of England his natiue countrey, and departure for Virginea. [running title: A New-yeeres Gift to Virginea] London, 1610. )
293) Out of which grounde appeareth euidently, not only the lawfulnesses but even the excellencie, and goodnesse, and indeed the plaine necessity . . . of this present action: the principal ends thereof being the plantation of a Church of English christians there, and consequently the conuersion of the heathen from the diuel to God: which ground being so laid, it then followth that either we are not conuerted or they are not our brethren, or els that we being conuerted must labour their conuersion. (William Crashaw, A Sermon preached in London before the right honourable the Lord Lawarre, Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of Virginia . . . and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation At the said Lord Generall his leaue taking of England his natiue countrey, and departure for Virginea. [running title: A New-yeeres Gift to Virginea] London, 1610. )
294) The Principall and Maine ends . . . weare first to preach, and baptize into Christian religion, and by propagation of the Gospell, to recouer out of the armes of the Diuell, a number of poore and miserable soules wrapt vpp vnto death, in almost invinceable ignorance, to endeauor the fulfilling and accomplishment of the number of the elect. . . . Secondly . . . by trans-planting the rancknesse and multitude of increase in our peoples of which there is left no vent, but age. . . . Lastly, the apparance and assurance of Private commodity to the particular vndertakers, by recouering and possessing to them-selves a frutifull land. . . . These being the true; and essentiall ends of this Plantation. (Virginia Company, True and Sincere Declaration of the purpose and ends of the Plantation begun in Virginia. London, 1610.)
295) More particularly, wee heere see the cause why no more come in to assist this present purpose of plantation in Virginea, euen because the greater part of men are vnconuerted & vnsanctified men, and seeke meerely the world and themselues, and no further. They make many excuses, and deuise objections; but the fountaine of all is, because they may not haue present profit. . . . Tell them of getting XX . in the C. o how they bite at it, o how it stirres them! But tell them of planting a Church, of conuerting 10000 soules to God, they are senselesse as stones: they stirre no more then if men spoke of toies and trifles: nay they smile at the simplicities, and laugh in their sleeves at the sillinesse of such as ingage themselves in such matters. (William Crashaw, A Sermon preached in London before the right honourable the Lord Lawarre, Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of Virginia . . . and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation At the said Lord Generall his leaue taking of England his natiue countrey, and departure for Virginea. [running title: A New-yeeres Gift to Virginea] London, 1610. )
296) Let euery man look inward, and disperse that clowd of auarice which darkenth his spirituall sight, and hee will finde there, that when hee shall appeare before the Tribunall of Heaven, it shall be questioned him what hee hath done? Hath he fed and cloth'd the hungry and naked? (Virginia Company, True and Sincere Declaration of the purpose and ends of the Plantation begun in Virginia. London, 1610.)
297) It is very expedient that your Lordship with all diligence indeavor the conversion of the natives and savages to the knowledge and worship of the true God and theire redeemer Christ Jesus as the most pious and noble end of this plantation; which the better to effecte you are to procure from them some of theire children to be brought up in our language and manners and, if you finde it convenient, we thinke it necesserie you first remove from them the iniocks or priests by a surprise of them and detaninge them prisoners and in case they shalbe willfull and obstinate then to send over some three or foure of them into England, we may endevor theire conversion here. (Virginia Company, "Instructions, orders and constitucions by way of advise sett downe, declared, propounded and delivered to the Right Honourable Sir Thomas West, Knight, Lord La Warr, Lord Governor and Capten Generall of Virginea . . . for his better disposinge and proceedinge in the government thereof" (1610). Samuel M. Bemiss, ed. The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London: With Seven Related Documents; 1606-1621. Williamsburg: The Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, 1957.)
298) To come to the second generall head, which in the beginning I proposed, concerning the manner and dispositions of the Inhabitants. . . . But for all their faire and cunning speeches, they [Indians] are not overmuch to be trusted: for they be the greatest traitors of the world, as their manifold most craftie contrived and bloody treasons, here set down at large, doe evidently prove. They be also as unconstant as the weathercock, and most readie to take all occasions of advantages to doe mischiefe. They are great liars and dissemblers; for which faults often times they had their deserved paiments. And many times they gave good testimonie of their great valour and resolution. To handle them gently, while gentle courses may be found to serve, it will be without comparison the best: but if gentle polishing will not serve, then we shall not want hammerours and rough masons enow, I meane our old soldiours trained up in the Netherlands, to square and prepare them to our Preachers hands. To conclude, I trust by your Honours and Worships wise instructions to the noble Governour, the worthy experimented Lieutenant and Admirall, and other chiefe managers of the businesse, all things shall be so prudently carried, that the painfull Preachers shall be reverenced and cherished, the valiant and forward soldiour respected, the diligent rewarded, the coward emboldened, the weake and sick relieved, the mutinous suppressed, the reputation of the Christians among the Salvages preserved, our most holy faith exalted, all Paganisme and Idolatrie by little and little utterly extinguished. (Richard Hakluyt, VIRGINIA richly valued by a Portuguese gentleman, translated out of Portuguese. London, 1609.)
299) You shall, with all propensenes and diligence, endeavour the conversion of the natives to the knowledge and worship of the true God and their redeemer Christ Jesus, as the most pious and noble end of this plantacion, which the better to effect you must procure from them some convenient nomber of their children to be brought up in your language and manners, and if you finde it convenient, we think it reasonable you first remove from them their Iniocasockes or Priests by a surprise of them all and detaininge them prisoners, for they are so wrapped up in the fogge and mierie of their iniquity and so tirrified with their continuall tirrany, chained under the bond of deathe unto the divell that while they live amounge them to poison and infect them their mindes, you shall never make any great progres into this glorious worke, nor have any civill peace or concurre with them. And in case of necessity or conveniency, we pronounce it not crueltie nor breache of charity to deal more sharpely with them and to proceede even to [death?] with these murtherers of soules and sacrificers of God's images to the divill, referringe the consideracion of this as a waighty matter of important consequence to the circumstances of the busines and place in your discrecion. (Virginia Company, "Instruccions orders and Constitucions by way of advise sett downe declared and propounded to Sir Thomas Gates knight Governour of Virginia . . . for the Direccion of the affaires of that Countrey" (1609). Samuel M. Bemiss, ed. The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London: With Seven Related Documents; 1606-1621. Williamsburg: The Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, 1957.)
300) No, my Beloued, to the present assurance of great profite, add this future profite, that whosever hath a hand in this businesse shall receive an vnspeakable blessing, for they that turn many to righteousnesse, shall shine as the starres for euer and euer. . . . you will obtaine their best commodities, they will obtaine the sauing of their soules . . . . goe and possess the land, it is a good land, a land flowing with milke and honey. (Daniel Price, Sauls Prohibition staide . . . With a reproofe of those that traduce the Honourable Plantation of Virginia. London, 1609.)
