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Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions. A faithful account of many wonderful and…
Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions. A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and relief [sic] experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits. : Whereunto is added, a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston, on the occasion of that illustrious providence. : As also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation; on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in that town. : With an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania [sic]. / Written by Cotton Mather, Minister of the Gospel. ; And recommended by the Ministers of Boston and Charleston.Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions. A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef [sic] experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits. : Whereunto is added, a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston, on the occasion of that illustrious providence. : As also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation; on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in that town. : With an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania [sic]. / Written by Cotton Mather, Minister of the Gospel. ; And recommended by the Ministers of Boston and Charleston.
Boston: printed by R.P. i.e, 1689
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there came a big, but low voice from her, saying, There's Two or Three of them (or us!) and the standers-by, were under that Apprehension, as that they cannot relate whether her mouth moved in speaking of it. When Prayer was ended, she would Revive in a minute or two, and continue as Frolic some as before. She thus continued until Saturday towards the Evening; when, after this man had been at Prayer, I charged all my Family to admit of no […] by her Frolics, from such exercises as it was proper to begin the Sabbath with. They took the Counsel; and tho she essayed, with as witty and and as nimble and as various an Application to each of them successively as ever I saw, to make ⟨p. 37⟩them laugh, yet they kept close to their good Books which then called for their Attention. When she saw that, immediately she fell asleep; and in two or three hours, she waked perfectly her silly; weeping bitterly to remember (for as one come out of a dream she could remember) what had befallen her.
there came a big, but low voice from her, saying, There's Two or Three of them (or us!) and the standers-by, were under that Apprehension, as that they cannot relate whether her mouth mov'd in speaking of it. When Prayer was ended, she would Revive in a minute or two, and continue as Frolick some as before. She thus continued until Saturday towards the Evening; when, after this man had been at Prayer, I charged all my Family to admit of no 〈…〉 by her Frolicks, from such exercises as it was proper to begin the Sabbath with. They took the Couns•l; and tho she essayed, with as witty and and as nimble and as various an Application to each of them successively as ever I saw, to make ⟨p. 37⟩them laugh, yet they kept close to their good Books which then called for their Attention. When she saw that, immediately she fell asleep; and in two or three hours, she waked perfectly her sely; weeping bitterly to remember (for as one come out of a dream she could remember) what had befallen her.