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Cotton Mather
Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord:…

Christianus per Ignem.Or, A Disciple WARMING of himself AND OWNING of his Lord: With Devout and Useful MEDITATIONS, Fetch'd out of the FIRE, By a Christian in a Cold Season, Sitting before it.A Work though never out of Season, yet more Particularly, designed for the Seasonable and Profitable Entertainment, of them that would well Employ their Leisure by the fire-Side.Ig•eus esse debes, hoc est, Fervidus, in Colendo Deo ••o, ut ne ille immittat in te ignem a Coelo, et •andem te adjudicet igni infernali! Alsted. Theol. Nature.Boston: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Benjamin Eliot at his Shop. 1702.Christianus per Ignem.Or, A Disciple WARMING of himself AND OWNING of his Lord: With Devout and Useful MEDITATIONS, Fetch'd out of the FIRE, By a Christian in a Cold Season, Sitting before it.A Work though never out of Season, yet more Particularly, designed for the Seasonable and Profitable Entertainment, of them that would well Employ their Liesure by the fire-Side.Ig•eus esse debes, hoc est, Fervidus, in Colendo Deo ••o, ut ne ille immittat in te ignem a Coelo, et •andem te adjudicet igni infernali! Alsted. Theol. Natur.Boston: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Benjamin Eliot at his Shop. 1702.Title page, as transcribed: Christianus per Ignem. — Or, A Disciple WARMING of himself AND OWNING of his Lord: With Devout and Useful MEDITATIONS, Fetch'd out of the FIRE, By a Christian in a Cold Season, Sitting before it. — A Work though never out of Season, yet more Particularly, designed for the Seasonable and Profitable Entertainment, of them that would well Employ their Leisure by the fire-Side. — Ig•eus esse debes, hoc est, Fervidus, in Colendo Deo ••o, ut ne ille immittat in te ignem a Coelo, et •andem te adjudicet igni infernali! Alsted. Theol. Nature. — Boston: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Benjamin Eliot at his Shop. 1702.Christianus per Ignem. — Or, A Disciple WARMING of himself AND OWNING of his Lord: With Devout and Useful MEDITATIONS, Fetch'd out of the FIRE, By a Christian in a Cold Season, Sitting before it. — A Work though never out of Season, yet more Particularly, designed for the Seasonable and Profitable Entertainment, of them that would well Employ their Liesure by the fire-Side. — Ig•eus esse debes, hoc est, Fervidus, in Colendo Deo ••o, ut ne ille immittat in te ignem a Coelo, et •andem te adjudicet igni infernali! Alsted. Theol. Natur. — Boston: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Benjamin Eliot at his Shop. 1702.

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Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord:…

Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetched out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their leisure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetch'd out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their liesure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1702

198, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 47k words · Evans 1067

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Cotton Mather, Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord:… (Boston:, 1702). Evans-TCP N00887.

Contents 55

Title page5
A Prefatory POEM To the Little Book, Entitled, Christianus per Ig…A Praefatory POEM To the Little Book, Entituled, Christianus per Ig…A Prefatory POEM To the Little Book, Entitled, Christianus per Ignem.A Praefatory POEM To the Little Book, Entituled, Christianus per Ignem.pp. 2–67
IntroductionTHE INTRODUCTION.pp. 7–1610
Christianus per Ignem. Or, A Disciple WARMING himself And OWNING hi…Christianus per Ignem. Or, A Disciple WARMING himself And OWNING his Lord.pp. 17–195374
Observation 1Our First Observation.pp. 20–3528
Reflection 1Reflection I.pp. 26–319
Reflection 2Reflection II.pp. 31–322
Reflection 3Reflection III.pp. 322

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Reflection 4Reflection IV.

pp. 32–35

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Observation 2Our Second Observation.pp. 35–4115

The Approach to the Fire.pp. 41–434

Meditation 1Meditation I.pp. 43–477

Meditation 2Meditation II.pp. 47–518

Mantissa.pp. 51–5313

Meditation 3Meditation IIIpp. 53–608

Meditation 4Meditation IV.pp. 60–648

Meditation 5Meditation V.pp. 64–718

Meditation 6Meditation VI.pp. 71–8012

Meditation 7Meditation VII.pp. 80–815

Meditation 8Meditation VIII.pp. 82–835

Meditation 9Meditation IX.pp. 84–866

Meditation 10Meditation X.pp. 86–885

Meditation 11Meditation XI.pp. 88–894

Meditation 12Meditation XII.pp. 89–916

Meditation 13Meditation XIII.pp. 91–966

Meditation 14Meditation XIV.pp. 96–988

Meditation 15Meditation XV.pp. 99–1025

Meditation 16Meditation XVI.pp. 102–11013

Meditation 17Meditation XVII.pp. 110–12011

Meditation 18Meditation XVIII.pp. 120–1246

Meditation 19Meditation. XIX.pp. 124–1276

Meditation 20Meditation XX.pp. 127–1308

Meditation 21Meditation XXI.pp. 131–13912

Meditation 22Meditation. XXII.pp. 140–1426

Meditation 23Meditation. XXIII.pp. 142–1437

Meditation 24Meditation XXIV.pp. 143–15014

Meditation 25Meditation XXV.pp. 150–1525

Meditation 26Meditation XXVI.pp. 152–1568

Meditation 27Meditation. XXVII.pp. 156–1596

Meditation 28Meditation. XXVIII.pp. 159–1614

Meditation 29Meditation XXIX.pp. 161–1623

Meditation 30Meditation XXX.pp. 162–1657

Meditation 31Meditation XXXIpp. 165–1675

Meditation 32Meditation XXXII.pp. 167–17010

Meditation 33Meditation XXXIII.pp. 170–1714

Meditation 34Meditation XXXIV.pp. 171–1723

Meditation 35Meditation XXXV.pp. 172–1778

Meditation 36Meditation XXXVI.pp. 177–18124

Meditation 37Meditation. XXXVII.pp. 181–18819

Meditation 38Meditation XXXVIII.pp. 188–1904

Meditation 39Meditation XXXIX.pp. 190–1948

Meditation 40Meditation. XL.pp. 194–1955

AppendixAPPENDIX.pp. 195–1987

ErrataERRATA.pp. 1982

ContentsThe CONTENTS.5

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Title as printed: Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetched out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their leisure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetch'd out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their liesure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]
Author: Cotton Mather 1663–1728
Place: Boston
Printer: B. Green
Bookseller: Benjamin Eliot
Year: 1702
Imprint: Boston: : Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Benjamin Eliot at his shop., 1702.
Size: 198, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Words: 47,031
Catalogue: Evans 1067
Text: Evans-TCP N00887
Notes: Running title: A disciple warming himself, and owning his Lord.
Attributed to Cotton Mather by Holmes.
"A prefatory poem"--p. 2-6, signed: Nicholas Noyes."A praefatory poem"--p. 2-6, signed: Nicholas Noyes.
Errata statement, p. 198.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: Evans-TCP N00887