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Memorable providences relating to witchcrafts and possessions a faithful account of many wonderful and…
Memorable providences relating to witchcrafts and possessions a faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things that have befallen several bewitched and possessed person in New-England, particularly a narrative of the marvellous trouble and relief experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits : whereunto is added a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston on the occasion of that illustrious providence : as also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in the town : with an appendix in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania / written by Cotton Mather ... and recommended by the ministers of Boston and Charleston.Memorable providences relating to witchcrafts and possessions a faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things that have befallen several bewitched and possesed person in New-England, particularly a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits : whereunto is added a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston on the occasion of that illustrious providence : as also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in the town : with an appendix in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania / written by Cotton Mather ... and recommended by the ministers of Boston and Charleston.
Boston: printed by R.P., 1689
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Consider the Multitudes of them, whom Witchcraft hath sometimes given Trouble to. Persons of all sorts have been racked and ruined by it; and not a few of them neither. It is hardly twenty years ago, that a whole Kingdom in Europe was alarmed by such potent Witchcrafts; that some hundreds of poor Children were invaded with them. Persons of great Honour have sometimes been cruelly bewitched. What lately befell a worthy Knight in Scotland, is well known unto the world. Persons of great Virtue too, have been bewitched, even into their Graves. But Four years are passed since a holy man was killed in this doleful way, after the Joy as well as the Grace of GOD had been wonderfully filling of him. This Consideration should keep us from censuring of those that Witchcraft may give Disturbance to: but it should put us on studying of our own security. Suppose ye that the enchanted Family in the Town, were sinners above all the Town, because they have suffered such things I tell ye Nay, but except ye repent, ye may all be so dealt withal. The Father of Lies uttered an awful ⟨p. 19⟩Truth when he said through the mouth of a possessed man, If God would give me leave, I would find enough in the best of you all, to make you all mine.
Consider the Multitudes of them, whom Witchcraft hath sometimes given Trouble to. Persons of all sorts have been racked and ruin'd by it; and not a few of them neither. It is hardly twenty years ago, that a whole Kingdom in Europe was alarum'd by such potent Witchcrafts; that some hundreds of poor Children were invaded with them. Persons of great Honour have sometimes been cruelly bewitched. What lately besell a worthy Knight in Scotland, is well known unto the world. Persons of great Vertue too, have been bewitched, even into their Graves. But Four years are passed since a holy man was kill'd in this doleful way, after the Ioy as well as the Grace of GOD had been wonderfully filling of him. This Consideration should keep us from censuring of those that Witchcraft may give Disturbance to: but it should put us on studying of our own security. Suppose ye that the enchanted Family in the Town, were sinners above all the Town, because they have suffered such things I tell ye Nay, but except ye repent, ye may all be so dealt withall. The Father of Lies vttered an awful ⟨p. 19⟩Truth when he said through the mouth of a possessed man, If God would give me leave, I would find enough in the best of you all, to make you all mine.