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The way to excel. Meditations, awakened by the death of the Reverend Mr. Joshua…
The way to excel. Meditations, awakened by the death of the Reverend Mr. Joshua Moodey; with some short character of that eminent person: who slept in Jesus, 4d. 5.m. 1697. In the sixty fifth year of his age. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Six lines from Joshua]
printed by B. Green, 1697
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 way to Excel.
Acts VI.15. Looking Steadfastly on him, they saw his Face, as it had been the Face of an ANGEL.
Acts VI.15. Looking Stedfastly on him, they saw his Face, as it had been the Face of an ANGEL.
Since the Oracles of Heaven, have (with a most significant Admonition!) allowed a well served Church, to call its Pastor, by the Name of its Angel, we may now say, The Angel of the Church of Portsmouth, has newly taken wing! Yea, not the Least of the Angelical Chariots and Horsemen of New England, have departed from us, in the Withdraw of One, after whom that Bereaved Church, is crying, My Father, My Father!
SInce the Oracles of Heaven, have (with a most significant Admonition!) allow'd a well served Church, to call its Pastor, by the Name of its Angel, we may now say, The Angel of the Church of Portsmouth, has newly taken wing! Yea, not the Least of the Angelical Chariots and Horsemen of New England, have departed from us, in the Withdraw of One, after whom that Bereaved Church, is crying, My Father, My Father!