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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 Third Example.
Mrs Elizabeth Savage, the Wife of Mr. John Savage, a Minister and School master, Living in Middle Moor Fields, was afflicted with a Palsy on her Right-side; and her Mother knows nothing to the con••••, but that she brought it into the World with her. Her Distemper was judged Remediless, and her Right Thumb was distorted, & three other angers, were bowed round, almost close to the palm of her Hand; no• could she, by that Hand (which also was always cold) bring any Sustenance unto her mouth She was now upwards of Twenty-eight years old; and her Husband agreed with her, to set apart the Twenty second or December, 169•. •or Prayer with Fasting, in secret before ⟨p. 81⟩the Lord; not upon any Temporal Account, but purely to obtain Spiritual & Eternal Blessings. About eleven of the Clock, when he was upon his knees, the late Miracle wrought for the French Damsel came into his mind, with such Impression, that he gave solemn Thanks unto the Lord Jesus Christ, for Displaying of His Power, in such a work, at a Time of prevailing Infidelity. He then asked his Wife, whether she believed that our Lord Jesus Christ, was able to Cure her Weakness also; whereto she answered with Tears, That she qu•stion'd not His Power, but she knew not whether it might be good for her to have such a Comfort, inasmuch as her Weakness was useful many ways to Humble her. He began to Read the Eighth Chapter of Matthew; and when he read those words, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst, he said, That he had as much Faith in the Power of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the Cure of her Infirmity. Proceeding then to the third verse, I will, be thou clean, she presently felt a great pain in the middle Joints of her crooked Fingers; which before the Chapter was ended, were stretched out, and she was able to move them nimbly, like those on her other Hand. A new warmth also came into that Hand, and though it were poor and lean, as well as weak before, it began to Recover. Fresh, with Strength, and its natural colour came into it. When her Husband had smithed the Chapter, she showed unto him, in her warm Hand, now opened and expanded, what the Lord Jesus Christ had newly done for her; whereupon they sat some while drowned in Tears of Admiration, from which when they Recovered themselves, they solemnly praised the Lord Jesus Christ, on