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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 in this last age; especially in New-England. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1684
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Very Remarkable also was that which happened forty five years ago at another place in England, viz. Withycomb in Devonshire, where on October 21. A. D. 1638. being Sabbath, day, whilst the People were attending the public Worship of God, a black Cloud coming over the Church, there was suddenly an amazing Clap of Thunder, and with it a Ball of fire came in at the Window, whereby the House was very much damnified, and the People many of them struck down. Some of the Seats in the body of the Church ⟨p. 124⟩were turned upside down, yet they that sat in them received no hurt. A Gentleman of note there (one Mr. Hill) sitting in his Seat by the Chancel, had his head suddenly smitten against the Wall, by which blow he died that night. Another had his Head cloven, his Skull rent in three pieces, and his Brains thrown upon the Ground whole. The hair of his head through the violence of the blow stuck fast to the Pillar that was near him. A Woman attempting to run out of the Church, had her clothes set on fire; and her flesh on her back torn almost to the very bone. See Mr. Clark's Examples Vol.1. Chap.104. P,501.
Very Remarkable also was that which hapned forty five years ago at another place in England, viz. Withycomb in Devonshire, where on October 21. A. D. 1638. being Sabbath, day, whilest the People were attending the publick Worship of God, a black Cloud coming over the Church, there was suddenly an amazing Clap of Thunder, and with it a Ball of fire came in at the Window, whereby the House was very much damnified, and the People many of them struck down. Some of the Seats in the body of the Church ⟨p. 124⟩were turned upside down, yet they that sat in them received no hurt. A Gentleman of note there (one Mr. Hill) sitting in his Seat by the Chancil, had his head suddenly smitten against the Wall, by which blow he died that night. Another had his Head cloven, his Skull rent in three pieces, and his Brains thrown upon the Ground whole. The hair of his head through the violence of the blow stuck fast to the Pillar that was near him. A Woman attempting to run out of the Church, had her clothes set on fire; and her flesh on her back torn almost to the very bone. See Mr. Clarks Examples Vol.1. Chap.104. P,501.