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The wonders of the invisible world. Observations as well historical as theological, upon the…
The wonders of the invisible world. Observations as well historical as theological, upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. : Accompanied with, I. Some accounts of the grievous molestations, by daemons and witchcrafts, which have lately annoyed the country; and the trials of some eminent malefactors executed upon occasion thereof: with several remarkable curiosities therein occurring. II. Some councils, directing a due improvement of the terrible things, lately done, by the unusual & amazing range of evil spirits, in our neighbourhood: & the methods to prevent the wrongs which those evil angels may intend against all sorts of people among us; especially in accusations of the innocent. III. Some conjectures upon the great events, likely to befall, the world in general, and New-England in particular; as also upon the advances of the time, when we shall see better days. IV. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swedeland, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which our parts of America have laboured! V. The Devil discovered: in a brief discourse upon those temptations, which are the more ordinary devices of the Wicked One. / By Cotton Mather.The wonders of the invisible world. Observations as well historical as theological, upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. : Accompany'd with, I. Some accounts of the grievous molestations, by daemons and witchcrafts, which have lately annoy'd the countrey; and the trials of some eminent malefactors executed upon occasion thereof: with several remarkable curiosities therein occurring. II. Some councils, directing a due improvement of the terrible things, lately done, by the unusual & amazing range of evil spirits, in our neighbourhood: & the methods to prevent the wrongs which those evil angels may intend against all sorts of people among us; especially in accusations of the innocent. III. Some conjectures upon the great events, likely to befall, the world in general, and New-England in particular; as also upon the advances of the time, when we shall see better dayes. IV. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swedeland, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which our parts of America have laboured! V. The Devil discovered: in a brief discourse upon those temptations, which are the more ordinary devices of the Wicked One. / By Cotton Mather.
Boston : printed, and sold by Benjamin Harris, 1693 i.e., 1692
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.
First, One of our Bewitched people, was cruelly assaulted by a Spectre ▪ that, she said, ran at her with a Spindle: tho' no body else in the Room, could see either, the Spectre or the Spindle. A• last, in her miseries, giving a Snatch at the Spectre, she pulled the Spindle away; and it was no sooner got into her hand, but the other people then present, beheld, that it was indeed a Real, Proper, Iron Spindle, belonging they knew, to whom; which when they Locked up very safe, it was nevertheless by Daemons unaccountably stole away, to do further mischief.
First, One of our Bewitched people, was cruelly assaulted by a Spectre ▪ that, she said, ran at her with a Spindle: tho' no body else in the Room, could see either, the Spectre or the Spindle. A• last, in her miseries, giving a Snatch at the Spectre, she pull'd the Spindle away; and it was no sooner got into her hand, but the other people then present, beheld, that it was indeed a Real, Proper, Iron Spindle, belonging they knew, to whom; which when they Lock'd up very safe, it was nevertheless by Daemons unaccountably stole away, to do further mischief.
Secondly. Another of our Bewitched People, was haunted with a most abusive Spectre, which came to her, she said, with a Sheet about her. After she had undergone a deal of Tease, from the Annoyances of the Spectre, she gave a Violent Snatch at the Sheet that was upon it; wherefrom she tore a Corner, which in her Hand immediately became Visible to a Roomful of Spectators; a ⟨p. 143⟩Palpable Corner of a Sheet. Her Father, who was now holding her, Catched that he might Keep what his Daughter had so strangely Seized▪ •ut the unseen Spectre ▪ had like to have pulled his Hand off, by Endeavouring to wrest it from him; however he still held it, and I suppose has it, still to show: it being but a few Hours ago, namely about the Beginning of this October, that this Accident happened; in the family of one Pitman, at Manchester.