The certainty of the world of spirits fully evinced. By Richard Baxter. To which is added The wonders of the invisible world by Cotton Mather. The former taken from the edition published by Mr. Baxter, 1691 ... The latter from the 'Ecclesiastical history of New England', published 1702 / [Richard Baxter].

  • Richard Baxter
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1834
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Credit: The certainty of the world of spirits fully evinced. By Richard Baxter. To which is added The wonders of the invisible world by Cotton Mather. The former taken from the edition published by Mr. Baxter, 1691 ... The latter from the 'Ecclesiastical history of New England', published 1702 / [Richard Baxter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    souldier; anti that of a long time, when ever he lay alone, somewhat like a headless man stood bv his bed, saying to him [ Wilt thou yet confess?'] And in this case of fear he had continued, till lately it appeared to him when he had a bed-fellow, (which it never did before), and said as before [ Wilt thou yet confess ?] and now seeing no hope of longer concealing it, he confessed : and as II remember, his going to Hispaniola was his punish* ment, instead of death, where vengeance followed him. This he offered then to bring Colonel Hill to me to attest. Since the writing of this, the Earl of Orery is dead. XII. Simon Jones, a strong and healthful mam of Ivederminster (no way inclined to melancholy,, or any fancies), hath oft told me, that being as souldier for the king in the war against the parlia-s- ment, in a clear moon-shine night, as he stoodd sentinel in the Colledge Green at Worcester, some*- thing like a headless bear appeared to him, and sc- affrighted him, that he laid down his arms soorn after, and returned home to his trade, and while 11 was there afterward, which was fourteen years , lived honestly, religiously, and without blame*, and I think is yet living, which mindeth me orf that which followeth, though to me not known. XIII. When I was young, most credible anc religious persons born in Wilden-Hall near Wol- ver-hampton in Stafford-sliire, oft told me (dwell ■ ing with me in the same house) that one Richarc 1 White, a smith of Wilden-Hall, was a prophane , atheistical man, and believing that there was nr devils, in his cups would wish he could once se-i the devil, if there were such a thing; and tha■! suddenly he changed his life, and became a pro fessor of zeal, and strictness in religion, and toll them, that in a clear moon-shine night the devi