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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.
CHAP. I. OF Remarkable Sea-Deliverances. Mr. Anthony Thacher's Relation, concerning his and his Wives being marvellously preserved alive, when all the Ships Company perished. The wonderful preservation of Major Gibbons and his Company. Several other Remarkable Sea-deliverances mentioned by Mr. Janeway, wherein New-England Men were concerned. Mr. Grafton's preservation. A Vessel lately coming from Bristol for New-England saved out of great distress at Sea. Some providentially met with by a New-England Vessel in an open Boat, many Leagues off from any shore, strangely preserved. An account of a Remarkable Sea-deliverance which happened this year. Another like unto it above twenty years ago. Page 1.
CHAP. I. OF Remarkable Sea-Deliverances. Mr. Anthony Thacher's Relation, concerning his and his Wives being marvelously preserved alive, when all the Ships Company perished. The wonderful preservation of Major Gibbons and his Company. Several other Remarkable Sea-deliverances mentioned by Mr. Janeway, wherein New-England Men were concerned. Mr. Grafton's preservation. A Vessel lately coming from Bristol for New-England saved out of great distress at Sea. Some providentially met with by a New-England Vessel in an open Boat, many Leagues off from any shoar, strangely preserved. An account of a Remarkable Sea-deliverance which hapned this year. Another like unto it above twenty years ago. Page 1.
CHAP. II. A further Account of some other Remarkable Preservations. Of a Child that had part of her Brains struck out and yet lived and did well. Remarkable Deliverances which some in Windsor had experience of. Several in the late Indian War. The Relation of a Captive. Skipper How's memorable Preservation. Several Examples somewhat parallel, wherein others in other parts of the World were concerned. Page 32.
CHAP. III. Of Remarkables about Thunder and Lightning. One at Salisbury in New-England struck dead thereby. Several at Marshfield. One at North-Hampton. The Captain of the Castle in Boston. Some Remarkables about Lightning in Roxborough, Wenham, Marble-head, Cambridge, Hampton: And in several Vessels at Sea. Some late parallel Instances. Of several in the last Century. Scripture Examples of Men slain by Lightning. Page 72.