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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. 62. A Comet was seen flaming in the Heavens, qfor the space of six months together, having its motion from the East, partly towards the West, and partly towards the South rThis appearing after Nero's quinquennium, wherein he seemed a good Emperor, was expired, 'tis rthought that it was portentous of his after unparalleled Cruelties, and most Tragical end.
A.D. 62. A Comet was seen flaming in the Heavens, qfor the space of six moneths together, having its motion from the East, partly towards the West, and partly towards the South rThis appearing after Nero's quinquennium, wherein he seemed a good Emperour, was expired, 'tis rthought that it was portentous of his after unparalleld Cruelties, and most Tragical end.
- qSeneca Nat. Q.L. 7. Chap. 21, 09,
- rAlstedius
- rAlstedius
A. D. 66. Another Comet sappeared ⟨p. 39⟩for six Months together in the sign of Gemini. After which followed prodigious Tempests, and a fearful Earth quake, whereby Laodicea, Hierapolis, and Coloss (famous Cities in the lesser Asia) were sorely afflicted. This Blazing Star was attended with a terrible Persecution, in the which the Apostles Paul and Peter were put to Death. Rome was set on fire by Nero, that Conflagration continued for six days together. Soon after this Meander and his Followers caused great trouble among Christians in the Primitive times. He was an Antichrist, h. e. a false Christ, it is not improbable but that the Apostle John hath respect to him as well as to other pretended Christs,