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Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church

Work upon the Ark.Meditations upon the ARK As a Type of the CHURCH; Delivered in a SERMON at Boston, And now Dedicated unto the Service of All, […] especially of those whose Concerns Lye in Ships.By Cotton Mather.Ecclesiam pro Nav• gero; mi•i ••imata Mundi,Sunt Mare; Scripturae, Retia; piscis, Homo.[Greek or Hebrew]. i. e. Quaero Ratem No•ae, ut mortis Discrimina Vitem, Naz. Carm in Episc.Boston Printed by Samuel Green, and Sold by Joseph Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane. 1689.Work upon the Ark.Meditations upon the ARK As a Type of the CHURCH; Delivered in a SERMON at Boston, And now Dedicated unto the Service of All, 〈…〉 especially of those whose Concerns Lye in Ships.By Cotton Mather.Ecclesiam pro Nav• gero; mi•i ••imata Mundi,Sunt Mare; Scripturae, Retia; piscis, Homo.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. i. e. Quaero Ratem No•ae, ut mortis Discrimina Vitem, Naz. Carm in Episc.Boston Printed by Samuel Green, and Sold by Joseph Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane. 1689.Title page, as transcribed: Work upon the Ark. — Meditations upon the ARK As a Type of the CHURCH; Delivered in a SERMON at Boston, And now Dedicated unto the Service of All, […] especially of those whose Concerns Lye in Ships. — By Cotton Mather. — Ecclesiam pro Nav• gero; mi•i ••imata Mundi, Sunt Mare; Scripturae, Retia; piscis, Homo. — [Greek or Hebrew]. i. e. Quaero Ratem No•ae, ut mortis Discrimina Vitem, Naz. Carm in Episc. — Boston Printed by Samuel Green, and Sold by Joseph Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane. 1689.Work upon the Ark. — Meditations upon the ARK As a Type of the CHURCH; Delivered in a SERMON at Boston, And now Dedicated unto the Service of All, 〈…〉 especially of those whose Concerns Lye in Ships. — By Cotton Mather. — Ecclesiam pro Nav• gero; mi•i ••imata Mundi, Sunt Mare; Scripturae, Retia; piscis, Homo. — 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. i. e. Quaero Ratem No•ae, ut mortis Discrimina Vitem, Naz. Carm in Episc. — Boston Printed by Samuel Green, and Sold by Joseph Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane. 1689.

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Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church

Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church; delivered in a sermon at Boston, and now dedicated unto the service of all, but especially of those whose concerns lye in ships. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1689

[10], 54 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 13k words · Evans 489 · Wing M1177

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Cotton Mather, Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church (Boston, 1689). Evans-TCP N00395.

Contents 43

Title page6
Quae Navis Vetustissima, Capacissi••, Santissima, Ditissimaque omni…Quae Navis Vetustissima, Capacissi••, Santissima, Ditissimaque omnium •uit?4
IntroductionTHE Introduction12
Section 12
Section 22
Section 32
Section 42
Section 53
Work upon the ARK.pp. 1–54111
Observation 1OBSERVATION. I.pp. 5–63
APPLICATION.pp. 6–8

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Observation 2OBSERVATION. II.pp. 92

APPLICATION.pp. 9–135

Observation 3OBSERVATION. III.pp. 13–142

APPLICATION.pp. 147

Observation 4OBSERVATION. IV.2

APPLICATION.pp. 17–182

Observation 5OBSERVATION V.pp. 18–192

APPLICATION.pp. 19–204

Observation 6OBSERVATION VI.pp. 20–212

APPLICATION.pp. 22–232

Observation 7OBSERVATION VII.OBSERRVATION VII.pp. 23–243

APPLICATION.pp. 24–253

Observation 8OBSERVATION. VIII.pp. 252

APPLICATIONpp. 262

Observation 9OBSERVATION. IX.pp. 26–3015

Question 1Question 1.pp. 272

Answer.pp. 27–295

Question 2Question 2.pp. 292

Answer.pp. 29–303

APPLICATION.pp. 31–322

Observation 10OBSERVATION. X.pp. 323

APPLICATION.pp. 366

Observation 11OBSERVATION XI.pp. 36–372

APPLICATION.pp. 382

Observation 12OBSERVATION. XII.pp. 39–413

APPLICATION.pp. 41–433

Observation 13OBSERVATION XIII.pp. 43–442

APPLICATION.pp. 45–464

Observation 14OBSERVATION XIV.pp. 46–483

APPLICATION.pp. 48–504

Observation 15OBSERVATION. XVpp. 50–523

APPLICATION.pp. 544

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Title as printed: Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church; delivered in a sermon at Boston, and now dedicated unto the service of all, but especially of those whose concerns lye in ships. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]
Author: Cotton Mather 1663–1728
Place: Boston
Printer: Samuel Green
Year: 1689
Imprint: Boston : Printed by Samuel Green, and sold by Joseph Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane., 1689.
Size: [10], 54 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Words: 12,505
Catalogue: Evans 489 · Wing M1177
Text: Evans-TCP N00395
Notes: Signatures: A-D^8.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: Evans-TCP N00395