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Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired…
Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. : Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as they have been by learned men observed. : As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. / By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. : Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as thay have been by learned men observed. : As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. / By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]
printed by S.G. for S.S. i.e, 1683
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.
After this time, no Blazing Star appeared (or however none is mentioned by any Historian, that I have met with) for near upon an hundred years. The next was eA. D. 306. soon after which Constantius Chlorus (the Father of great Constantine) died at York in England (then called Britain.) The blazing Star was attended with the most bloody and cruel Persecution that ever was, viz. that under Diocletian, who hoped he had (according to his design) destroyed all that did bear the Name of Christ throughout the Earth. This Year did Miletius his Schism happen. Within a few years Arius began to disseminate his Pestiferous Doctrine, and Donatism put the African Churches into an unhappy Blaze.
After this time, no Blazing Star appeared (or however none is mentioned by any Hystorian, that I have met with) for near upon an hundred years. The next was eA. D. 306. soon after which Constantius Chlorus (the Father of great Constantine) died at York in England (then called Britain.) The blazing Star was attended with the most bloody and cruel Persecution that ever was, viz. that under Dioclesian, who hoped he had (according to his design) destroyed all that did bear the Name of Christ throughout the Earth. This Year did Miletius his Schism happen. Within a few years Arius began to disseminate his Pestiferous Doctrine, and Donatisme put the African Churches into an unhappy Blaze.
- eScribente Rockenbachi•
A D. 323. A Comet appeared fin the sign of Virgo. After which the Arian Heresy prevailed exceedingly, so that the Christian world (as Jerome speaks) sighed to see it self become an Arian. The memorable wars between Constantine and Licinius happened about that time, which issued in wonderful