begotten Son of God, which is in the bosom of the Father," being
grieved to see his own handiwork in bondage unto sin, was moved
with compassion for the same, and shewed himself amongst us
without sin, and, without leaving his Father's throne, dwelt for
a season in the Virgin's womb for our sakes, that we might dwell
in heaven, and be re-claimed from the ancient fall, and freed
from sin by receiving again the adoption of sons; when he had
fulfilled every stage of his life in the flesh for our sake, and
endured the death of the Cross, and marvellously united earth and
heaven; when he had risen again from the dead, and had been
received up into heaven, and was seated at the right hand of the
majesty of the Father, whence, according to his promise, he sent
down the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, unto his eyewitnesses and
disciples, in the shape of fiery tongues, and despatched them
unto all nations, for to give light to them that sat in the
darkness of ignorance, and to baptize them in the Name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, whereby it fell to
the lot of some of the Apostles to travel to the far-off East and
to some to journey to the West-ward, while others traversed the
regions North and South, fulfilling their appointed tasks then it
was, I say, that one of the company of Christ's Twelve Apostles,
most holy Thomas, was sent out to the land of the Indians,
preaching the Gospel of Salvation. "The Lord working with him
and confirming the word with signs following," the darkness of
superstition was banished; and men were delivered from idolatrous
sacrifices and abominations, and added to the true Faith, and
being thus transformed by the hands of the Apostle, were made
members of Christ's household by Baptism, and, waxing ever with
fresh increase, made advancement in the blameless Faith and built
churches in all their lands.