The Life and Diary of the Rev. David Brainerd

THE
LIFE AND DIARY
OF
THE REV. DAVID BRAINERD
WITH
NOTES AND REFLECTIONS.

Contents

• Preface
  • Part I. From His Birth to the Time When He Began to Study for the Ministry
  • Part II. From His Beginning to Study, Till His Being Examined and Licensed to Preach
  • Part III. From His Being Licensed to Preach, Till He Was Appointed Missionary to the Indians
  • Part IV. From His Appointment, to His Entrance on the Mission at Kaunaumeek
  • Part V. From His Beginning to Instruct the Indians, to His Ordination
  • Part VI. From His Ordination, Till He Began to Preach to the Indians at Crossweeksung, Where He Had His Most Remarkable Success
  • Part VII. Return from His Last Journey to Susquehannah in a Consumption, Whereof He Died
  • Part VIII. From His Return to Susquehannah, Till His Death
• Mr. Brainerd’s Journal, in Two Parts
• Advertisement
• Preface
  • Part I. The Rise and Progress of a Remarkable Work of Grace, &c., from A.D. 1745, June 19 to Nov. 4, at Crossweeksung and Forks of Delaware
  • Part II. From A.D. 1745, Nov. 24, to June 19, 1746
• First Appendix to Mr. Brainerd’s Journal: Containing His General Remarks on the Doctrines Preached
  • Section I. The Doctrine Preached to the Indians
  • Section II. Morality, Sobriety, and External Duties Promoted by Preaching Christ Crucified
  • Section III. Continuance, Renewal, and Quickness of the Work
  • Section IV. But Little Appearance of False Religion
• Second Appendix to Mr. Brainerd’s Journal: Containing an Account of His Method of Instructing the Indians, and the Difficulties Attending It
  • Section I. His Method of Learning the Indian Language
  • Section II. His Method of Instructing the Indians
  • Section III. Difficulties Attending the Christianizing of the Indians
  • Section IV. Second Difficulty, to Convey Divine Truths to Their Understanding, and to Gain Their Assent
  • Section V. Third Difficulty
  • Section VI. Fourth Difficulty, the Designs of Evil-Minded Persons to Hinder the Work
  • Section VII. Attestations of Divine Grace Displayed Among the Indians
• Third Appendix to Mr. Brainerd’s Journal: Containing His Brief Account of the Endeavours Used by the Missionaries of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, to Introduce the Gospel Among the Indians on the Borders of New York, in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. Ebenezer Pemberton
• Mr. Brainerd’s Remains, Consisting of Letters and Other Papers
• Advertisement
  • Letter I. To His Brother John, Then a Student
  • Letter II. To His Brother John, Then a Student
  • Letter III. To His Brother Israel
  • Letter IV. To a Special Friend
  • Letter V. To a Minister of the Gospel
  • Letter VI. To His Brother John
  • Letter VII. To Israel
  • Letter VIII. To Israel
  • Letter IX. To a Young Gentleman, a Candidate for the Ministry
  • Letter X. To His Brother John, at Bethel
• Detached Papers
  • First Paper. Scheme of a Dialogue in the Godly Soul
  • Second Paper. Thoughts of a Soul Under Conviction
  • Third Paper. Some Signs of Godliness
• A Sermon Preached in Newark, June 12, 1744, at the Ordination of Mr. David Brainerd, by E. Pemberton, A.M.
• Some Reflections and Observations on the Preceding Memoirs

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