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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.
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 ⟨p. 44⟩changes, the whole Empire being turned upside down. The marvellous things spoken of in the twelfth Chapter of the Revelation were now accomplished.
A D. 323. A Comet appeared fin the sign of Virgo. After which the Arian Heresie 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 hapned about that time, which issued in wonderful ⟨p. 44⟩changes, the whole Empire being turned upside down. The marvellous things spoken of in the twelfth Chapter of the Revelation were now accomplished.
- fPeucerus de divinatiene. P. 359. Alst. &c.
A. D. 337. A stupendous Comet, and terrible to behold, was seen in the sign of Aries gcontinuing for the space of six Months. Immediately after which followed the death of Constantine, surnamed the great, whose death made way for great Divisions in the Roman Empire, and infinite miseries upon all Christendom. His Son Constantius being an Arian, quickly became a Persecutor.
A. D. 337. A stupendous Comet, and terrible to behold, was seen in the sign of Aries