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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
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 thing not unlike to this happened (though not in New-England yet) in America, about a year ago. For in September 1682. A man at the Isle of Providence belonging to a Vessel whereof one Wollery was Master, being charged with some deceit in a matter that had been committed to him, in order to his own Vindication, horridly wished that the Devil might put out his eyes, if he had done as was suspected concerning him. That very night a Rheum fell into his Eyes, so as that within a few days he became sta•k blind. His company being astonished at the Divine hand which thus conspicuously and signally appeared; put him ashore at Providence, and left him there. A Physician being desired to undertake his Cure, hearing how he came to lose his sight, refused to meddle with him. This account I lately received from credible ⟨p. 358⟩persons, who knew and have often seen the Man whom the Devil (according to his own wicked wish) made blind, through the dreadful and righteous judgement of God.
A thing not unlike to this hapned (though not in New-England yet) in America, about a year ago. For in September 1682. A man at the Isle of Providence belonging to a Vessel whereof one Wollery was Master, being charged with some deceit in a matter that had been committed to him, in order to his own Vindication, horridly wished that the Devil might put out his eyes, if he had done as was suspected concerning him. That very night a Rhume fell into his Eyes, so as that within a few dayes he became sta•k blind. His company being astonished at the Divine hand which thus conspicuously and signally appeared; put him ashore at Providence, and left him there. A Physitian being desired to undertake his Cure, hearing how he came to lose his sight, refused to meddle with him. This account I lately received from credible ⟨p. 358⟩persons, who knew and have often seen the Man whom the Devil (according to his own wicked wish) made blind, through the dreadful and righteous judgement of God.