Parentator. Memoirs of remarkables in the life and the death of the ever-memorable Dr.…

And, Since a late Publisher of some Venomous Things, which he calls Laconicks, has been so kind unto the Dissenters, as to make this Observation, The Presbyterian Divines have been observed of late, to preach after the manner of the Church of England Men: But without setting up for a Prophet (says he) I dare Venture to affirm, that this will be their Ruin; I will take leave to say, (and Venture to Advise) That if the Nonconformists would more Preach after the manner of Dr. Mather, and •e so Affected and Quaint (if it must be called so,) as to have much of the Sacred Scripture well Explained and well Applied in every Paragraph of their Sermons, and the State of Souls reached with Skilful and Pungent and Adapted Searches into it: It would be no Disservice to the Kingdom of GOD.

And, Since a late Publisher of some Venemous Things, which he calls Laconicks, has been so kind unto the Dissenters, as to make this Observation, The Presbyterian Divines have been observed of late, to preach after the manner of the Church of England Men: But without setting up for a Prophet (says he) I dare Venture to affirm, that this will be their Ruine; I will take leave to say, (and Venture to Advise) That if the Nonconformists would more Preach after the manner of Dr. Mather, and •e so Affected and Quaint (if it must be called so,) as to have much of the Sacred Scripture well Explained and well Applied in every Paragraph of their Sermons, and the State of Souls reached with Skilful and Pungent and Adapted Searches into it: It would be no Disservice to the Kingdom of GOD.

After such a FATHER has been so Insulted & Abused, it will be rather an Honour than otherwise unto the SON to bear him Company. Oldmixon's Chief Rage is at the Church-History of a Country, which also Dr. Mather was in some Regards, much of a Father to. And of this Church History, to pass by his Grin, that the Book is crammed full of—Acrostics; Whereas, Reader, if thou find so much as one Acrostic in all the Book—Let the Book be treated as The English Empire in America, is like to be!—I say, to pass by this, the Accuser would have it Believed, That the Church-History is very Trivial in the matter of it, Yes, by all means! The Marvellous Works of GOD in Producing and Maintaining & Afflicting and Relieving of Colonies in a Matchless manner