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A faithful man, described and rewarded. Some observable & serviceable passages in the life…
A faithful man, described and rewarded. Some observable & serviceable passages in the life and death of Mr. Michael Wigglesworth. Late Pastor of Maldon [i.e., Malden]; who rested from his labours, on the Lords-Day, June 10th. 1705. In the seventy fourth year of his age. : And memorials of piety, left behind him among his written experiences. : With a funeral-sermon preached (for him) at Maldon; June 24. 1705. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benj. Eliot, 1705
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A Faithful Man Described & Rewarded. A SERMON Preached at MALDON, o… › APPLICATION.
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.
How Faithful was he in the Education of his Family! A very Abraham, for his Commands unto his Family, to Keep the Way of the Lord; A very David, for his Charges unto them, to Know the God of their Father, and Serve Him!
His long Weakness, and Illness, made him an Able Physician. He Studied Physic; and was a Faithful Physician for the Body as well as the Soul. God made him a Successful Physician, & a Beloved one.
His long Weakness, and Illness, made him an Able Physician. He Studied Physick; and was a Faithful Physician for the Body as well as the Soul. God made him a Successful Physician, & a Beloved one.
For such things, his Flock Loved him. Your Love, showed it self, when a Dangerous Fit of Sickness was upon him, above Seven years ago. You came together with Agony; you Prayed, and Fasted and Wept before the Lord, with Public Supplications for his Life. God heard you; God Loves to hear such Prayers. God Spared him yet unto you, Another Life. For Seven years more, you had him among you.
For such things, his Flock Loved him. Your Love, show'd it self, when a Dangerous Fit of Sickness was upon him, above Seven years ago. You came together with Agony; you Prayed, and Fasted and Wept before the Lord, with Publick Supplications for his Life. God heard you; God Loves to hear such Prayers. God Spared him yet unto you, Another Life. For Seven years more, you had him among you.