An act for the promoting and propagating the gospel of Jesus Christ in New England.
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Identifier
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Dugar 2
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Title
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An act for the promoting and propagating the gospel of Jesus Christ in New England.
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Description
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The primary motive of many British colonists immigrating to the Americas through the mid-1600s was religious, be that finding religious liberty or refuge for oneself or attempting to convert indigenous peoples to Christianity. For the latter purpose, Parliament passed this Act to encourage fundraising for both Eliot Bibles and Prayer Towns, both created by Reverend John Eliot. The Act raised thousands of pounds of sterling meant to fund the establishment of these towns and publish what became known as Eliot Bibles. Prayer towns were founded on the principles of educating and “civilizing” Native Americans by exposing them to Christian gospel. The Eliot Bibles, because they were written in an Algonquin alphabet created by Eliot himself, were not so much helpful to Native Americans as it was evidence to Parliament and the Anglican Church of the work that Eliot and other preachers were doing to expand Christendom and bring glory to England.
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Creator
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England and Wales Houses of Parliament
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Date Created
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1649
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Publisher
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Edward Husband
