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Cotton Mather
The right way to shake off a viper. An essay, upon a case too…

The Right Way to Shake off a Viper. AN ESSAY, UPON A CASE Too commonly calling for Consideration; What shall Good Men do, when they are Evil Spoken of?With a Preface of Dr. INCREASE MATHER,The Second Impression.Vipereas rumpo Verbis & Carmine fauces.1 Cor. 4.12, 13. Being Reviled, we Bless; being Persecuted, we Suffer it; being Defamed, we Entreat.2 Cor. 4.4, 8. In all things approving our selves the Ministers of God in much Patience—. By Honour & Dishonour; by Evil Report & Good Report: as Deceivers and yet True.Cum recte vivas, ne Cures verba Maloru•.BOSTON: Printed by S. Kneeland, […] Gerrish, and Sold at his Shop. 1720.The Right Way to Shake off a Viper. AN ESSAY, UPON A CASE Too commonly calling for Consideration; What shall Good Men do, when they are Evil Spoken of?With a Preface of Dr. INCREASE MATHER,The Second Impression.Vipereas rumpo Verbis & Carmine fauces.1 Cor. 4.12, 13. Being Reviled, we Bless; being Persecuted, we Suffer it; being Defamed, we Entreat.2 Cor. 4.4, 8. In all things approving our selve• the Ministers of God in much Patience—. By Honour & Dishonour; by Evil Report & Good Report: as Deceivers and yet True.Cum recte vivas, ne Cures verba Maloru•.BOSTON: Printed by S. Kneeland, 〈…〉 Gerrish, and Sold at his Shop. 1720.Title page, as transcribed: The Right Way to Shake off a Viper. AN ESSAY, UPON A CASE Too commonly calling for Consideration; What shall Good Men do, when they are Evil Spoken of? — With a Preface of Dr. INCREASE MATHER, — The Second Impression. — Vipereas rumpo Verbis & Carmine fauces. — 1 Cor. 4.12, 13. Being Reviled, we Bless; being Persecuted, we Suffer it; being Defamed, we Entreat. — 2 Cor. 4.4, 8. In all things approving our selves the Ministers of God in much Patience—. By Honour & Dishonour; by Evil Report & Good Report: as Deceivers and yet True. — Cum recte vivas, ne Cures verba Maloru•. — BOSTON: Printed by S. Kneeland, […] Gerrish, and Sold at his Shop. 1720.The Right Way to Shake off a Viper. AN ESSAY, UPON A CASE Too commonly calling for Consideration; What shall Good Men do, when they are Evil Spoken of? — With a Preface of Dr. INCREASE MATHER, — The Second Impression. — Vipereas rumpo Verbis & Carmine fauces. — 1 Cor. 4.12, 13. Being Reviled, we Bless; being Persecuted, we Suffer it; being Defamed, we Entreat. — 2 Cor. 4.4, 8. In all things approving our selve• the Ministers of God in much Patience—. By Honour & Dishonour; by Evil Report & Good Report: as Deceivers and yet True. — Cum recte vivas, ne Cures verba Maloru•. — BOSTON: Printed by S. Kneeland, 〈…〉 Gerrish, and Sold at his Shop. 1720.

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The right way to shake off a viper. An essay, upon a case too…

The right way to shake off a viper. An essay, upon a case too commonly calling for consideration; what shall good men do, when they are evil spoken of? : With a preface of Dr. Increase Mather,

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for S. Gerrish, 1720

[2], xiv, 64 p. ; 16 cm. (12mo) · 18k words · Evans 2143

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Cotton Mather, The right way to shake off a viper. An essay, upon a case too… (Boston:, 1720). Evans-TCP N01810.

Contents 8

Title page8
Epigraph1
PrefaceA PREFACE Of the very Reverend Dr. Increase Mather.pp. i–ii4
IntroductionTHE Occasion of the Ensuing ESSAY.pp. iii–xi12
AppendixAPPENDIX.pp. xii–xiv6
THE True way of Shaking off a VIPER.pp. 1–6166
PostscriptPostscript.pp. 62–633
Epigraphpp. 63–644

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Title as printed: The right way to shake off a viper. An essay, upon a case too commonly calling for consideration; what shall good men do, when they are evil spoken of? : With a preface of Dr. Increase Mather,
Author: Cotton Mather 1663–1728
Place: Boston
Printer: S. Kneeland

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S. Gerrish

Year

1720

Imprint

Boston: : Printed by S. Kneeland, for S. Gerrish, and sold at his shop., 1720.

Size

[2], xiv, 64 p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)

Words

17,594

Catalogue

Evans 2143

Text

Evans-TCP N01810

Notes

Caption title: The true way of shaking off a viper.
Attributed to Cotton Mather by Holmes.
"The first edition was London, 1711. There was only one Boston printing [i.e., the so-called 'second impression'] ..."--Shipton & Mooney . Evans entry 2142 (for a first Boston impression) is a ghost.

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CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: Evans-TCP N01810