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An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have happened this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have hapned this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.
printed by Samuel Green for Joseph Browning, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Upon the Thursday following, the Spirit began to rage after its former manner, as Dr. Templar was at Prayer with him, it was very discernible how it wrought upon his Body, forced him to grate his Teeth, and draw his Mouth awry. He told the Minister after he had done, that it bid him to denounce woe against him. It pleased God upon continuance in prayer with him, at last to release him of all his trouble, and so far to make it advantageous to him and to his Wife, and some others, which were too much by-assed with the Principles of the Quakers, that now they have a perfect dislike of that way, and do diligently attend upon the public Worship of God.
Upon the Thursday following, the Spirit began to rage after its former manner, as Dr. Templar was at Prayer with him, it was very discernable how it wrought upon his Body, forced him to grate his Teeth, and draw his Mouth awry. He told the Minister after he had done, that it bid him to denounce woe against him. It pleased God upon continuance in prayer with him, at last to release him of all his trouble, and so far to make it advantagious to him and to his Wife, and some others, which were too much by-assed with the Principles of the Quakers, that now they have a perfect dislike of that way, and do diligently attend upon the publick Worship of God.
Thus concerning this strange but true Relation. We may by this judge whose Servants the singing Quakers are; and what Spirit doth powerfully breath in, and act those miserable and deluded Enthusiasts.
But I shall say no more to the Quakers at present; only pray that such of them as have not sinned unto Death, may have their eyes opened, and (if possible) be delivered out of the snares of Satan, by whom they are taken Captive at his will.