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The day, & the work of the day. A brief discourse, on what fears…
The day, & the work of the day. A brief discourse, on what fears we may have at this time to quicken us; what hopes there are at this time to comfort us: and what prayers would be likely to turn our prayers into hopes. With reflections upon time and state, now come upon the Church of God, and collections of certain prophecies relating to the present circumstances of New-England. Uttered on a fast, kept in Boston, July 6th. 1693. / By Cotton Mather.
Boston: printed by B. Harris, 1693
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The Day, and the Work of the Day.
Discoursed on a Day of Prayer kept in the Old-Meeting-House, at Boston, the 6th day of the 5 m. 1693.
Discours'd on a Day of Prayer kept in the Old-Meeting-House, at Boston, the 6th day of the 5 m. 1693.
It is written in Job XV. 4. Thou Castest off Fear and Restrainest Prayer before God.
IN the Dismal and the Cloudy Days, which are now come upon us, there are especially two things exceeding Seasonable; namely, Fear and Prayer.
IN the Dismal and the Cloudy Dayes, which are now come upon us, there are especially two things exceeding Seasonable; namely, Fear and Prayer.
I. The Frame of all the most agreeable to this Awful Day, is FEAR.