American religious minister and scientific writer (1663–1728)
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Memorable providences relating to witchcrafts and possessions : a faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things that have befallen several bewitched and possesed person in New-England, particularly a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits : whereunto is added a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston on the occasion of that illustrious providence : as also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in the town : with an appendix in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania / written by Cotton Mather ... and recommended by the ministers of Boston and Charleston.
Cotton MatherDate: [1689]- Books
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The way to excel : Meditations, awakened by the death of the reverend Mr. Joshua Moodey; with some short character of the eminent person: who slept in Jesus, 4d. 5 m. 1697. In the sixty fifth year of his age / by Cotton Mather.
Cotton MatherDate: 1697- Books
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Right thoughts in sad hours : representing the comforts and the duties of good men under all their afflictions; and particularly, that one, the untimely death of children: in a sermon delivered at Charls-town, New England; under a fresh experience of that calamity.
Cotton MatherDate: 1689- E-books
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Elijah's mantle A faithful testimony, to the cause and work of God, in the churches of New-England. And the great end and interest of these plantations, dropt and left by four servants of God, famous in the service of the churches. Highly seasonable to be offered unto the people, now succeeding in the New-English colonies, for their serious consideration. [Seven lines of Scripture quotations].
Date: 1722- Books
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Warnings from the dead. or, Solemn admonitions unto all people; but especially unto young persons to beware of such evils as would bring them to the dead / Cotton Mather ; In two discourses, occasioned by a sentence of death, executed on some unhappy malefactors. Together with the last confession, made by a young woman, who dyed on June 8. 1693. One of these malefactors.
Cotton MatherDate: 1693
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The departure and character of Elijah considered and improved a sermon after the decease of the very reverend and learned Cotton Mather / by Samuel Mather.
Mather, Samuel 1706-1785.Date: 1728
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Some lost works of Cotton Mather / by George Lyman Kittredge.
George Lyman KittredgeDate: 1912- E-books
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New-England judged by the Spirit of the Lord in two parts.
Bishop, George d. 1668.Date: 1703- E-books
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The departure of Elijah lamented A sermon occasioned by the great & publick loss in the decease of the very Reverend & learned Cotton Mather, D.D. F.R.S. and Senior Pastor of the North Church in Boston: who left this life on Feb. 13th 1727, 8. The morning after he finished the LXV year of his age. By Thomas Prince, M.A. and one of the Pastors of the South Church. [One line from John].
Prince, Thomas 1687-1758.Date: 1728- Books
Cotton Mather, keeper of the Puritan conscience / by Ralph and Louise Boas ; with illustrations from old prints and engravings.
Ralph Philip BoasDate: 1928