Meat out of the Eater. OR, Funeral-Discourses, Occasioned By the DEATH of several RELATIVESWork accommodated unto the Service of all that are in any Affliction; but very particularly such as are afflicted with the loss of their CONSORTS or CHILDREN.By COTTON MATHER.2 Cor. 1 3, 4.The God of all comfort Comforteth us in all our Tribulation, that we may be able to Comfort them which are in any Trouble by the Comfort where with we our selves […] of GodBOSTON: Printed for Benjamin Eliot, at his Shop under the Town house. 1703.Meat out of the Eater. OR, Funeral-Discourses, Occasioned By the DEATH of several RELATIVESWork accommodated unto the Service of all that are in any Affliction; but very particularly such as are afflicted with the loss of their CONSORTS or CHILDREN.By COTTON MATHER.2 Cor. 1 3, 4.The God of all comfort Comforteth us in all our Tribulation, that we may be able to Comfort them which are in any Trouble by the Comfort where with we our selves 〈…〉 of GodBOSTON: Printed for Benjamin Eliot, at his Shop under the Town house. 1703.Title page of Meat out of the eater. Or, Funeral-discourses occasioned by the death of several relatives.…, Boston, 1703Meat out of the eater. Or, Funeral-discourses occasioned by the death of several relatives.…Cotton Mather, 1703

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TIS fit, that the Reader should know, how and why this little Book arrives unto him.

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Let him then know, That the Author under Calamity, by Morto••• lately befalling him Expressed unto some of his Friends, A Desire, That whatever Calamity befalls him in this present Evil World, the Lord Jesus Christ may have some Revenues of Glory and Service out […] A Desire wherein a most unworthy […] hath hitherto been signally gratified under his Calamities; A Desire herein […] might be always satisfied, it would […] way, […] take away from them […] of Calamities.

Let him then know, That the Author under Calamity, by Morto••• lately befalling him Express'd unto some of his Friends, A Desire, That whatever Calamity befalls him in this present Evil World, the Lord Jesus Christ may have some Revenues of Glory and Service out 〈…〉 A Desire wherein a most unworthy 〈…〉 hath hitherto been sig•ally gratified under his Calamities; A Desire herein 〈…〉 might be always satisfied, it would 〈…〉 way, 〈…〉 take away from them 〈…〉 ofCalamities.

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[…] most […] Calamities […] has been the Death of […] which was at length follow. […] more grievous Death of his […] Comfort, the Mother of them. […] beel him, though

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[…] most […] Calamities […] has been the Death of […] which was at length follow. […] more grievous Death of his […] Comfort, the Mother of them. […] beel him, though

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