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Christianity, which requiring them not only to regulate their Faith, but their
lives, teaches that tho there be three Persons, the Father, Son, and holy
Ghost, yet they are but one God. And as by the help of Christianity they
learn the rule of true piety, so do they utterly abhor all their ancient
superstition. They pull down all their drums, and burn and demolish all their
Images of wood and stone. A memorable example hereof is mentioned by
Johannes Tornæus in this manner. A certain Laplander, just, pious, and
wealthy, named Petrus Peiwie dwelling in Peldojærf, at a Village of
Lappmarkia Tornensis, with all his family worshipped the Idol Seita: it
happened upon a certain time that his Rain-dears died in great numbers;
whereupon he implored the assistance of his Seita. But he praied in vain,
for his Rain-dears died still. At length with his whole family and good store
of dry wood, he took a journy to the place where Seita stood: round
about the Idoll he strewed green bows of Firr, and offered Sacrifice to him,
the skins, horns, and skulls of Rain-dears; at last he prostrates himself
with his whole family before the Idol, beseechlng him that he would by
some sign testify unto him, that he was the true God. But after a whole
days praiers and devotions finding no sign given, he sets fire to the
combustible wood, and burns down the Idol of the Town. When his offended
neighbours sought to kill him, he asked them why they would not permit
the God to revenge himself for the affront. But Peiwie became so constant
an adherent to the Christian Religion, that when others threatned with
their charms to mischief him, he on the contrary repeated the Lords Prayer,
and the Apostles Creed. He burnt all the Seitas he could meet with, and at
length sent his eldest Son Wuollaba to Enorreby to do the like there; for
which he was forc’t to fly into Norway to avoid the Inarenses, who lay in
wait for him. There was also one Clement, a Lappo-Jenabiensis whose
Mother being grievously sick, he sought remedy from the Drum, but his
Mother died notwithstanding; whereupon he cut his Drum in pieces,
alledging that he saw no use of it.
Hitherto we have seen the Christian Religion much better received and
improved by the Laplanders, and applied to their daily conversation, then
what it was in ancient times. And from hence we may collect the care of
those who by their authority, counsell or ministery did promote it; yet
cannot we triumph over Pagan impiety wholly rooted out; as shall appear
by the following Chapter.
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