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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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VI. The First Thing, they said, they were to do at Bl•ckula, was to Give Themselves unto the Devil, and Vow that they would serve him. Hereupon, they Cut their Fingers, and with Blood, writ their Names in his Book. And he also caused them to be Baptised by such Priests, as he had, in this Horrid Company. In some of them, the Mark of the Cat Finger was to be found. They said, That the Devil gave Meat and Drink, as to Them, so to the Children they brought with them: that afterwards their Custom was to Dance before him; and Swear and Curse most horribly. They said, That the Devil showed them a great, Frightful, Cruel Dragon, telling them, If they Confessed any Thing, he would let loose that Great Devil upon them. They added, That the Devil had a Church; and that when the Judges were coming, he told them, He would kill them all; and that some of them had Attempted to Murder the Judges, but Could Not.
VI. The First Thing, they said, they were to do at Bl•ckula, was to Give Themselves unto the Devil, and Vow that they would serve him. Hereupon, they Cut their Fingers, and with Blood, writ their Names in his Book. And he also caused them to be Baptised by such Priests, as he had, in this Horrid Company. In some of them, the Mark of the Cat Finger was to be found. They said, That the Devil gave Meat and Drink, as to Them, so to the Children they brought with them: that afterwards their Custome was to Dance before him; and Swear and Curse most horribly. They said, That the Devil show'd them a great, Frightful, Cruel Dragon, telling them, If they Confessed any Thing, he would let loose that Great Devil upon them. They added, That the Devil had a Church; and that when the Iudges were coming, he told them, He would kill them all; and that some of them had Attempted to Murder the Iudges, but Could Not.
VII. Some of the Children, talked much of a White Angel, which did use to Forbid them, what the Devil ⟨p. 150⟩