Mr. Mather made as many Friends as he could: And it was Remarkable to him, That not only the Lord-Proprietor of Pennsylvania, (then a Great Man at Court) treated him with much Civility, but even the Goggle-Eyed Monster too who used no other Man so, treated him with some Humanity, and the Roman-Catholics themselves used him very Courteously. It often made him think on that Word, They shall take up Serpents, and it shall not burt them: The Serpents were so far from Hurting him, that they Extremely Caressed and Flattered him. He had something better than a Staff of Laurel for his Preservative! When he was in the midst ⟨p. 115⟩of these Dangerous People. Among these, Nevil Pain told him, That Father Peters would gladly speak with him, and was willing, [Pray, Master Apella, can even you Believe a Word of this?] to do Good Offices for New-England. But Mr. Mather did not see cause to trust him; nor did he ever Exchange Ten Words with him; though Reports were spread by some Spiteful Persons of his maintaining an Intimacy with him; and he was once in Eminent hazard of losing his Life, by a Mob, which from some Resemblance of Stature and Habit mistook him for the most contrary Thing in the World. Some that were Friends to New-England strongly advised him to seek an Acquaintance with that Gentleman, and use his Interest with the King; but he always declined it and said, It was next to going to the Devil for Help and he could never find in his Heart to do it. Some others, he did more freely Apply to; and especially, the Lord-President and the Earl of Melfort; who both still Promised Fair. He also hoped, That the Distress and the Terror of the impending Revolution, would compel the Doing of something: And for this purpose, he attended on the King, once again in his Closet, on Oct. 16. who then Positively told him, That Liberties, and Properties, and the College, and all that he had Promised, should be Immediately Confirmed: And it seemed indeed on the point of being Executed. But upon the false Rumour o• a Diversion given to the Prince o• Orange's Expedition, there was a Demur put upon it; Whereupon Mr. Mather said, in his ⟨p. 116⟩own Mind I will see thy Face again no more. He thought he had heard Good Words enough; and saw, They were All he was like to be put off withal.
Mr. Mather made as many Friends as he could: And it was Remarkable to him, That not only the Lord-Proprietor of Pensylvania, (then a Great Man at Court) treated him with much Civility, but even the Goggle-Ey'd Monster too who used no other Man so, treated him with some Humanity, and the Roman-Catholicks themselves used him very Courteously. It often made him think on that Word, They shall take up Serpents, and it shall not burt them: The Serpents were so far from Hurting him, that they Extremely Caressed and Flattered him. He had something better than a Staff of Laurel for his Preservative! When he was in the midst ⟨p. 115⟩of these Dangerous People. Among these, Nevil Pain told him, That Father Peters would gladly speak with him, and was willing, [Pray, Master Apella, can even you Believe a Word of this?] to do Good Offices for New-England. But Mr. Mather did not see cause to trust him; nor did he ever Exchange Ten Words with him; though Reports were spred by some Spiteful Persons of his maintaining an Intimacy with him; and he was once in Eminent hazard of losing his Life, by a Mob, which from some Resemblance of Stature and Habit mistook him for the most contrary Thing in the World. Some that were Friends to New-England strongly advised him to seek an Acquaintance with that Gentleman, and use his Interest with the King; but he always declined it and said, It was next to going to the Devil for Help and he could never find in his Heart to do it. Some others, he did more freely Apply to; and especially, the Lord-Praesident and the Earl of Melfort; who both still Promised Fair. He also hoped, That the Distress and the Terror of the impending Revolution, would compel the Doing of something: And for this purpose, he attended on the King, once again in his Closet, on Oct. 16. who then Positively told him, That Liberties, and Properties, and the College, and all that he had Promised, should be Immediately Confirmed: And it seem'd indeed on the point of being Executed. But upon the false Rumour o• a Diversion given to the Prince o• Orange's Expedition, there was a Demur put upon it; Whereupon Mr. Mather said, in his ⟨p. 116⟩own Mind I will see thy Face again no more. He thought he had heard Good Words enough; and saw, They were All he was like to be put off withal.
