As to all the Disputes，Wranglings，Strife and Contention，which has happen'd in the World about Religion，whether Niceties in Doctrines，or Schemes of Church Government，they were all perfectly useless to us；as for ought I can yet see，they have been to all the rest of the World：We had the sure Guide to Heaven，viz. The Word of God；and we had，blessed be God，comfortable Views of the Spirit of God teaching and instructing us by his Word，leading us into all Truth，and making us both willing and obedient to the Instruction of his Word；and I cannot see the least Use that the greatest Knowledge of the disputed Points in Religion which have made such Confusions in the World would have been to us，if we could have obtain'd it；but I must go on with the Historical Part of Things，and take every Part in its order.
After Friday and I became more intimately acquainted，and that he could understand almost all I said to him，and speak fluently，though in broken English to me；I acquainted him with my own Story，or at least so much of it as related to my coming into the Place，how I had liv'd there，and how long. I let him into the Mystery，for such it was to him，of Gunpowder，and Bullet，and taught him how to shoot：I gave him a Knife，which he was wonderfully delighted with，and I made him a Belt，with a Frog hanging to it，such as in England we wear Hangers in；and in the Frog，instead of a Hanger，I gave him a Hatchet，which was not only as good a Weapon in some Cases，but much more useful upon other Occasions.