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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
A Discourse: ON The Wonders of the Invisible World. › Examples
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IV. They Confessed, That they did use to Call upon the Devil, who thereupon would Carry them away, over the Tops of Houses, to a Green Meadow, where they gave themselves unto him. Only one of them said, That sometimes the Devil only took away her Strength, Leaving her Body on the Ground; but she went at other times in Body too.
IV. They Confessed, That they did use to Call upon the Devil, who thereupon would Carry them away, over the Tops of Houses, to a Green Meddow, where they gave themselves unto him. Only one of them said, That sometimes the Devil only took away her Strength, Leaving her Body on the Ground; but she went at other times in Body too.
V. Their manner was to come into the Chambers of people, and fetch away their Children upon Beasts, of the Devils providing: promising Fine Clothes and other ⟨p. 149⟩Fine Things unto them, to Inveigle them. They said, They never had power to do thus, till of Late; but now the Devil did Plague and Beat them, if they did not gratify him, in this piece of Mischief. They said, They made use of all sorts of Instruments in their Journeys! Of Men, of Beasts, of Posts; the M•n they commonly laid asleep at the place, whereto they Rode them; & if the Children mentioned the Names of them that Stole them away, they were miserably Scourged for it, until some of them were killed. The Judges found the Marks of the Lashes on some of them; but the Witches said, They would Quickly vanish. Moreover the Children would be in strange Fits, after they were brought home, from these Transportations.
V. Their manner was to come into the Chambers of people, and fetch away their Children upon Beasts, of the Devils providing: promising Fine Clothes and other ⟨p. 149⟩Fine Things unto them, to Inveagle them. They said, They never had power to do thus, till of Late; but now the Devil did Plague and Beat them, if they did not gratifie him, in this piece of Mischief. They said, They made use of all sorts of Instruments in their Journeys! Of Men, of Beasts, of Posts; the Mn they commonly laid asleep at the place, whereto they Rode them; & if the Children mentioned the Names of them that Stole them away, they were miserably Scourged for it, until some of them were killed. The Iudges found the Marks of the Lashes on some of them; but the Witches said, They would Quickly vanish. Moreover the Children would be in strange Fits, after they were brought home, from these Transportations.