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Show 188 A Relation of tile Spaniill Voyages when Cbriflopher Columbus, the firfl: Difcoverer and Admiral of the l'Veff-Indies, had permitted each Spaniard that accompanied him to take one hzdirzn in recompence of the great Services done the Crown of Spain in that Voyage, when thofe Indians arriv"d in Spain, your Majeity to much reiented it, that 'twas not eafy to appeafe your Anger on that occa - fion. Your Majeity ask'd if the Admiral had power to deitroy your Subjects; and commanded the Spa- niards to fend back to the Indie: all the Indians they had brought from thence on pain of Death. Accordingly they return'd in the year I goo, Francis Bobadilln went to take the Government when of the New World. The fecond reafon that proves your Majeity unde r an obligation to incorporate the Indie: into the heritance of your Crown, and not to fuffer the InSpam'ar ds in the leaft to ufurp any thing in quality of Lords and Maiters, is, that otherwife 'tis impoflible the People fhould ever be brought to efpoufe Chri ilzianity. To comprehend the force of this Reaf on it muft be remember'd that the Defign of your Maje- fly's Title to pofTefs thefe newly-difcover'd Nations, is no other than the publication of the Gofpel, to fpread the knowledg of Jefus Chrilt among 9em; and confequently your Majeity is oblig'd to remove all Impediments that oppofe this end, by eitablifh- ing good Laws and Orders, and ufing all other jrlt ways and means to render this defign profperous. The End is always the great Spring that {hould give motion and direction to our Actions 5 and 'tis this we ought to have principally in view, that we may the better iorei'ee what Obliruc‘tions are likely to he in our way, and take the moit futa ble meafures to attain the end propos'd. Now 'tis certain, that me Power ulinpll by the Spaniard: over the Indians :3 one of the g catei‘t hindrarces to the preachin g of the and Crue/tie: in the Weft-Indie s. 189 the Gofpel among 'em for their Con ver the World knows their exceiiive Avarice fion. All makes 'em unwilling to {utter the Miliionary Mo nks to preach the Gofpel to the Indians, whom thofe upon as their Vaiials; becaufe the publicTyrants look ati Gofpel (they fay) occafions a confiderab on of the le damage to 'em two Ways. Firft, becaufe the fe Monks make the Indians lofe too much time in hea ring their Infirué'tions; thefe People (fay they) are naturally lazy and negligent, fo that when they are from their Work, 'tis hard to bring 'em diverted It has often happen'd when the Monks to it again. Indians together in their Church toinitruéhad got the Spaniards have come upon 'em, and takt 'em, the en hundred or two by force, beating 'em cru away a icandal of the reit, in fpite of what the elly to the poor Monks ‘ could fay or do. And fuch Violen ces can't tremely impede the Salvation of the Indians. but exDifadvantage the Spaniards pretend to rec Another eive from the Converfion of the Indians, is, that when they are _ once initruéted in the Maxims of Chriitianity, the grow proud and untraétable, and not f0 capable toy fWe'em: and is not this an open Confeflion that their private Intereit is dearer to 'em than the Sal~ Vation of thefe Peoples Souls? The fra me of their mind is an habitual mortai Sin againlt Char Order of which they pervert, not only ity, the in not pro- moting their Salvation themfelves, which they ought "'ny day to do, being oblig'd in Confcience either ‘0 lnftruét "em, or procure others to do f0; but alfo in that they are fo far from acqu itting themff{Ives of this duty, that with all theirmight they hinder others from informing 'em, without bei ng afraid of the Judgments of that God, who will one §y feve rely puniih 'em for Want of Charity to thei r M‘ghboul‘S, in witholding light from fem, Itho t icy |