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Things for a distressed people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the…Things for a distress'd people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the…
Things for a distressed people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the General Assembly of the province, of the Massachusetts Bay, at the anniversary election. May, 27. 1696. Wherein, I. the condition of the future, as well as the former times, in which we are concerned, is considered. II. A narrative of the late wonderful deliverance, of the King, and the three kingdoms, & all the English dominions, is endeavoured. III. A relation, of no less than seven miracles, within this little while wrought by the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ, for the confirmation of our hopes, that some glorious works, for the welfare of his church, are quickly to be done, is annexed. / By Cotton Mather.Things for a distress'd people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the General Assembly of the province, of the Massachusetts Bay, at the anniversary election. May, 27. 1696. Wherein, I. the condition of the future, as well as the former times, in which we are concerned, is considered. II. A narrative of the late wonderful deliverance, of the King, and the three kingdoms, & all the English dominions, is endeavoured. III. A relation, of no less than seven miracles, within this little while wrought by the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ, for the confirmation of our hopes, that some glorious works, for the welfare of his church, are quickly to be done, is annexed. / By Cotton Mather.
printed by B. Green for Duncan Campbel, 1696
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.
The Second Example.
Mary Maillard, a French Damsel, (the Daughter of Protestant Refugees,) about Thirteen ⟨p. 79⟩Years of Age, Living in Westminster, was through' a Dislocation of her Left Thigh, very Lame from her Birth, and her Lameness increased with her Age, into much Deformity and Infirmity, insomuch that she became Ridiculous to the Children in the Streets, who would Throw Dirt upon her, with other Abuses & Injuries, as they saw her pass along. Her Leg was become shorter by four Inches than the other, her Knee was turned Inwards, and her Foot was distorted so, that the Inward Ankle bone almost supplied the place of the Sole of that Foot; and much pain attended this Malady, which the Chirurgeons and Physicians pronounced Incurable. The Ill treatment of the Children in the Streets, one Lords Day, Nov. 26. 1693. bespattering her with Dirt, as she returned from the Public Worship of God, much afflicted her: She wept extremely, with Complaints to her Mistress, of the Affronts that had been offered her; but her Mistress Exhorted her to be patient, and put her Trust in God. In the Evening she took the Bible; and Reading the Second Chapter of Mark, wherein is related our Lords Miraculous Cure of one Sick of a Palsy, she seemed much affected therewithal. She told her Mistress, that she could not but wonder at the Unbelief of the Jews; adding, That if such a Thing should now happen, she would run to the Lord Jesus Christ for ⟨p. 80⟩a Cure also. She had no sooner spoke this, but her pain began to Return with violence upon her; and suddenly stretching out her Leg, the Bone audibly snapped into its place, and her Knee and Foot were instantly restored unto their Natural Posture. Her pain immediately went off; and she supposed that she heard a voice declaring to her, Thou art Healed: whereupon she presently found her self to be fully Cured of all her Lameness, and she Walked up & down her Chamber; still continuing well, and affirming to the great multitudes that came to visit her, That without any Humane Help she was healed, in Reading the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.