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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. 402. (circiter) mAn exceeding bright Comet in form like a Sword was seen. After this Gainus ⟨p. 47⟩made an attempt upon Constantinople. Stilicus waging war with the Goths, overcame them. The Emperor Arcadius died. An Army consisting of no less then two hundred thousand Barbarians under Radagiso made a fearful irruption upon the Roman Empire. Now was the first Trumpet (which John speaks of in the Apocalypse) sounded. These terrible shakings in the Roman Empire being fitly set forth by that of a storm of Hail, and Fire, and Blood, Rev. 87. as Mr. Mede interpreteth. A great Persecution was raised against the Christians in Persia. Also the Persecution raised by the Donatists in Africa, was within a year or two of this time.
A.D. 402. (circiter) mAn exceeding bright Comet in form like a Sword was seen. After this Gainus ⟨p. 47⟩made an attempt upon Constantinople. Stilicus waging war with the Goths, overcame them. The Emperour Arcadius died. An Army consisting of no less then two hundred thousand Barbarians under Radagiso made a fearful irruption upon the Roman Empire. Now was the first Trumpet (which Iohn speaks of in the Apocalyps) sounded. These terrible shakings in the Roman Empire being fitly set forth by that of a storm of Hail, and Fire, and Blood, Rev. 87. as Mr. Mede interpreteth. A great Persecution was raised against the Christians in Persia. Also the Persecution raised by the Donatists in Africa, was within a year or two of this time.
- mLavater ex Sozom. Hist. Eccl. L. 8. C. 4. Claudianus in Poemate de bello Geteco
A.D. 409. There was an amazing Eclipse of the Sun, so that the Stars were seen in the day time. This was attended with a fearful Comet appearing like a Sword in the sign of Virgo,