An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins;…

Name: An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins;…
Author: Cotton Mather

An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins; who after he had been many years a faithful pastor to the church at Middletown of Connecticut in New-England, about the forty third year of his age expired; on 28th. 10. month 1684. : [Three lines of quotations in Latin]An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins; who after he had been many years a faithful pastor to the church at Middletown of Connecticut in New-England, about the forty third year of his age expired; on 28th. 10. moneth 1684. : [Three lines of quotations in Latin]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728printed by Richard Pierce for Obadiah Gill, 1685

[4], 16, 18-20, [1] p. ; (8vo) · 3.2k words · Evans 392 · Wing M1100

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FUNERAL-TEARS At the Grave of The much Desired And Lamented Mr. NAT…: FUNERAL-TEARS At the Grave of The much Desired And Lamented Mr. NATHANAEL COLLINS? Who…FUNERAL-TEARS At the Grave of The much Desired And Lamented Mr. NAT…: FUNERAL-TEARS At the Grave of The much Desired And Lamented Mr. NATHANEEL COLLINS? Who…

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My Neighbourhood shared with me too; he gave Some Spirit unto them: and then his ^{{left †}}Haven He chose: So on the Day ^‖*we used to have Heaven from him, from us he flew to Heaven.

My Neighbourhood shar'd with me too; he gave Some Spirit unto them: and then his ^{{left †}}Haven He chose: So on the Day ^‖*we us'd to have Heaven from him, from us he flew to Heaven.

{left †}One of his last Services was that he assisted in a Day of Prayer at New-Haven, immediately on which he sickned.One of his last Services was that he assisted in a Day of Prayer at New-Haven, immediatly on which he sickned.
‖*He died on a Sabbath Day about the beginning of the Morning Exercise.

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The Age of Perkins ^**just attained, he thought It time to follow him. But Why so fast? The cause you know that of such things is brought Belonged to him, he only grew too fast.^¶

The Age of Perkins ^**just attaind, he thought It time to follow him. But Why so fast? The cause you know that of such things is brought Belong'd to him, he only grew too fast.

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An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins;…

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