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Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton,…
Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton, who dyed, 23.d. 10.m. 1652. Mr. John Norton, who dyed, 5.d. 2.m. 1663. Mr. John Wilson, who dyed, 7.d. 6.m. 1667. Mr. John Davenport, who dyed, 15.d. 1.m. 1670. Reverend and renowned ministers of the Gospel, all, in the more immediate service of one church, in Boston; and Mr. Thomas Hooker, who dyed, 7.d. 5.m. 1647. Pastor of the church at Hartford; New-England. / Written, by Cotton Mather. ; [Three lines of Latin quotation]
Boston : Printed for and sold by Michael Perry, at his shop, under the west end of the Town-House., 1695
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Beholding a Young man, Extraordinarily Dutiful in all possible ways of being Serviceable, unto his Aged Mother, then Weak in Body, and Poor ⟨p. 29⟩in Estate, he, declared unto some of his Family what he had Beheld; adding therewithal, I charge you to take notice of what I say; God will certainly Bless that Young man; John Hull (for that was his Name) shall grow Rich, and Live to do God good Service in his Generation! It came to pass accordingly, That this Exemplary Person, became a very Rich, as well as Emphatically a Good Man, and afterwards Dyed a Magistrate of the Colony.
Beholding a Young man, Extraordinarily Dutiful in all possible wayes of being Serviceable, unto his Aged Mother, then Weak in Body, and Poor ⟨p. 29⟩in Estate, he, declared unto some of his Family what he had Beheld; adding therewithal, I charge you to take notice of what I say; God will certainly Bless that Young man; John Hull (for that was his Name) shall grow Rich, and Live to do God good Service in his Generation! It came to pass accordingly, That this Exemplary Person, became a very Rich, as well as Emphatically a Good Man, and afterwards Dyed a Magistrate of the Colony.
When one Mr. Adams, who waited on him from Hartford unto Weathersfield, was followed with the news of his Daughters being fallen suddenly and doubtfully Sick, Mr. Wilson, looking up to Heaven, began mightily to Wrestle with God for the Life of the Young woman: Lord (said he) with thou now take away thy Servants Child, when thou seest he is attending on thy Poor unworthy Servant in most Christian Kindness; Oh! do it not! And then turning himself about unto Mr. Adams, Brother (said he) I trust your Daughter shall Live, I believe in God She shall Recover of this Sickness! And so it marvellously came to pass, and She is now the fruitful Mother of several desirable Children.
When one Mr. Adams, who waited on him from Hartford unto Weathersfield, was followed with the news of his Daughters being fallen suddenly and doubtfully Sick, Mr. Wilson, looking up to Heaven, began mightily to Wrestle with God for the Life of the Young woman: Lord (said he) with thou now take away thy Servants Child, when thou seest he is attending on thy Poor unworthy Servant in most Christian Kindness; Oh! do it not! And then turning himself about unto Mr. Adams, Brother (said he) I trust your Daughter shall Live, I believe in God She shall Recover of this Sickness! And so it marvellously came to pass, and She is now the fruitful Mother of several desireable Children.