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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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and when he came to Whitehall, what Favours the Greatest Men in the Kingdom have heaped upon him, 'tis not proper for me to tell. Whereas our Caviller now says, It wants to be insert in his Book, that what hath befallen him of late, is a Remarkable Judgment of God upon him, for his Injustice to the Quakers. I join issue with him, and beg the Reader to insert it, if he be owner of ⟨p. 11⟩that harmless Book Reader, inasmuch as none of Increase Mathers enemies were able to attain their ends upon him; and inasmuch as this Increase Mather has in his whole Negotiation for New-England, been favoured by the merciful God, beyond the imagination of our fondest hopes; pray count it, A Remarkable Judgment of God upon him, for his Injustice to the Quakers. This G. K. has this Book of his bound up in Canvas; because I suppose, like one of the Witnesses, he would Prophesy in Sackcloth. I confess, Fire proceeds out of his mouth; but it is another sort of Fire than that which our Lords Witnesses are used unto; and there is one small Qualification of a Witness which you see he wants, that is Truth; the Contents of his Books require some other Covers for them, ne perpluat.
and when he came to Whitehall, what Favours the Greatest Men in the Kingdom have heap'd upon him, 'tis not proper for me to tell. Whereas our Caviller now says, It wants to be insert in his Book, that what hath befallen him of late, is a Remarkable Iudgment of God upon him, for his Injustice to the Quakers. I join issue with him, and beg the Reader to insert it, if he be owner of ⟨p. 11⟩that harmless Book Reader, inasmuch as none of Increase Mathers enemies were able to attain their ends upon him; and inasmuch as this Increase Mather has in his whole Negotiation for New-England, been favoured by the merciful God, beyond the imagination of our fondest hopes; pray count it, A Remarkable Iudgment of God upon him, for his Injustice to the Quakers. This G. K. has this Book of his bound up in Canvas; because I suppose, like one of the Witnesses, he would Prophesie in Sackcloth. I confess, Fire proceeds out of his mouth; but it is another sort of Fire than that which our Lords Witnesses are us'd unto; and there is one small Qualification of a Witness which you see he wants, that is Truth; the Contents of his Books require some other Covers for them, ne perpluat.