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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
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Secondly, As a matter of Horror. 'Tis said, […] to the Inhabitants of the Earth and of the Sea. Th• Earth still means the False Church, the Sea mean the Wide World, in Prophetical Phraseology. Ther• was yet left a vast party of men that were Enemy to the Christian Religion, in the power of it; • vast party left for the Devil to work upon: unt• these is, a Woe denounced; and why so? 'tis added For the Devil is come down unto you, having great Wrath, because he knows, that he has but a short time ▪ These were it seems to have some desperate and peculiar Attempts of the Devil, made upon them In the mean time, we may Entertain this for ou•
Secondly, As a matter of Horror. 'Tis said, 〈…〉 to the Inhabiters of the Earth and of the Sea. Th• Earth still means the False Church, the Sea mean the Wide World, in Prophetical Phrasaeology. Ther• was yet left a vast party of men that were Enemie to the Christian Religion, in the power of it; • vast party left for the Devil to work upon: unt• these is, a Wo denounced; and why so? 'tis added For the Devil is come down unto you, having grea• Wrath, because he knows, that he has but a short time ▪ These were it seems to have some desperate and peculiar Attempts of the Devil, made upon them In the mean time, we may Entertain this for ou•
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