An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have hapned this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.

The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without delaying. Also, the exceeding danger of men's deferring their repentance. Together with a discourse about the day of judgement. And on several other subjects. / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1686

[6], 146, [5] p.Imperfect: faded, print show-through with loss of text.Errata, p. [3] at end.Reprodu...

Thirty important cases, resolved with evidence of Scripture and reason (mostly) by several pastors of adjacent churches, meeting in Cambridge, New-England (with some other memorable matters) ; now published for general benefit.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1699

78, [2] p."Advertisement" (p. 3-6) signed: Cotton Mather."Certain proposals made by the president an...

A serious exhortation to the present and succeeding generation in New-England earnestly calling upon all to endeavours that the Lords gracious presence may be continued with posterity : being the substance of the last sermons preached / by Eleazar Mather ...

Mather, Eleazar, 1637-1669.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1671

[8], 31 p.Includes bibliographical references.Advertisement: p. 31."To the church and inhabitants of...

An essay for the recording of illustrious providences: wherein, an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events, which have happened in this last age; especially in New-England. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1684

[22], 372, [10] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)"The work is a collection of accounts of happenings of rare, extra...

Remarkable providences illustrative of the earlier days of American colonisation /

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Offor, George, 1787-1864.
Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

Reprint of the edition of 1856 with reproduction of t.p. (p. [1] at end): An essay for the recording...

The triumphs of the reformed religion, in America. The life of the renowned John Eliot; a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian, and an excellent Minister, among the English, but also, as a memorable evangelist among the Indians, of New-England; with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel, in those parts of the world, which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance. / Written by Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines from Luke]

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Wharton, Philip Wharton, Baron, 1613-1696, dedicatee.

January 1691

[8], 152 p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)Dedicated to Philip Wharton."A letter concerning the success of the Gospe...

New-Englands memoriall: or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God, manifested to the planters of New-England in America; with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth. : As also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common-wealth, improved in the first beginning and after-progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts; in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death. / Published for the use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]

Morton, Nathaniel, 1613-1685.
Higginson, John, 1616-1708.
Thacher, Thomas, 1620-1678.
Prince, Thomas, 1601 or 2-1673, dedicatee.

January 1669

[12], 198, [10] p. ; 18 cm. (4to)Dedicated to Thomas Prince, governor, and to the magistrates of Ne...

An Earnest Exhortation To the Inhabitants of New-England (1676)

Mather, Increase
Smolinski, Reiner, , Editor

January 1676

The work reprinted here, An Earnest Exhortation to the Inhabitants of New-England to Hearken to the ...

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.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.

[10], 75, 21, 41, 14 p."A discourse on the power and malice of the devils" is on the 21 p. numbering...

Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions. A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef [sic] 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 that 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 [sic]. / Written by Cotton Mather, Minister of the Gospel. ; And recommended by the Ministers of Boston and Charleston.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Morton, Charles, 1627-1698.
Winthrop, Wait Still, 1643-1717, dedicatee.

[10], 75, 21, 40, [2], 14 p. 16 cm. (8vo)Caption title: Witchcrafts and possessions."To the reader"...

The wonderful works of God commemorated. Praises bespoke for the God in heaven in a thanksgiving sermon; delivered on Decemb. 19. 1689. Containing just reflections upon the excellent things done by the great God, more generally in creation and redemption, and in the government of the world; but more particularly in the remarkable revolutions of providence which are every where the matter of present observation. With a postscript giving an account of some very stupendous accidents, which have lately happened in France. / By Cotton Mather. ; To which is added a sermon preached unto the convention of the Massachuset-Colony in New-England, with a short narrative of several prodigies, which New-England hath of late had the alarms of heaven in.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Ashurst, Henry, 1614?-1680, dedicatee.

January 1690

[8], 62 [i.e., 64], [7], 26 [i.e., 36], 5, [8] p. ; 14 cm. (8vo)Dedicated to Henry Ashurst.Errors i...

The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John Eliot, a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian and an excellant minister among the English, but also as a memorable evangelist amoung the Indians of New-England : with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel in those parts of the world which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance / written by Cotton Mather.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. De successu Evangelii apud Indos in Nova-Anglia epistola. English.

January 1691

[8], 152 p.Running and half-title: The life of the renowned John Eliot."A letter concerning the succ...

Journal of Richard Mather. 1635. His life and death. 1670.

Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.

January 1850

"The life and death of that reverend man of God, Mr. Richard Mather, teacher of the church in Dorche...

The First principles of New-England, concerning the subject of baptisme & communion of churches. Collected partly out of the printed books, but chiefly out of the original manuscripts of the first and chiefe fathers in the New-English churches; with the judgment of sundry learned divines of the Congregational way in England, concerning the said questions. ; Published for the benefit of those who are of the rising generation in New-England. By Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Five lines of quotations]

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723, comp.
Allin, John, 1596-1671.
Mitchel, Jonathan, 1624-1668.

January 1675

[8], 40, 7, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (4to)Errata note, p. [8], 1st count.Postscript, p. 1, 3rd count, signed...

Increase Mather: The Foremost American Puritan

Murdock, Kenneth B.

January 1925

The classic biography of preeminent colonial Massachusetts minister and President of Harvard College...

The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without delaying. Also, the exceeding danger of men's deferring their repentance. Together with a discourse about the day of judgement. And on several other subjects. / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1686

[6], 146, [5] p.Imperfect: faded, print show-through with loss of text.Errata, p. [3] at end.Reprodu...

Thirty important cases, resolved with evidence of Scripture and reason (mostly) by several pastors of adjacent churches, meeting in Cambridge, New-England (with some other memorable matters) ; now published for general benefit.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1699

78, [2] p."Advertisement" (p. 3-6) signed: Cotton Mather."Certain proposals made by the president an...

A serious exhortation to the present and succeeding generation in New-England earnestly calling upon all to endeavours that the Lords gracious presence may be continued with posterity : being the substance of the last sermons preached / by Eleazar Mather ...

Mather, Eleazar, 1637-1669.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1671

[8], 31 p.Includes bibliographical references.Advertisement: p. 31."To the church and inhabitants of...

An essay for the recording of illustrious providences: wherein, an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events, which have happened in this last age; especially in New-England. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1684

[22], 372, [10] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)"The work is a collection of accounts of happenings of rare, extra...

Remarkable providences illustrative of the earlier days of American colonisation /

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Offor, George, 1787-1864.
Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

Reprint of the edition of 1856 with reproduction of t.p. (p. [1] at end): An essay for the recording...

The triumphs of the reformed religion, in America. The life of the renowned John Eliot; a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian, and an excellent Minister, among the English, but also, as a memorable evangelist among the Indians, of New-England; with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel, in those parts of the world, which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance. / Written by Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines from Luke]

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Wharton, Philip Wharton, Baron, 1613-1696, dedicatee.

January 1691

[8], 152 p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)Dedicated to Philip Wharton."A letter concerning the success of the Gospe...

New-Englands memoriall: or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God, manifested to the planters of New-England in America; with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth. : As also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common-wealth, improved in the first beginning and after-progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts; in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death. / Published for the use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]

Morton, Nathaniel, 1613-1685.
Higginson, John, 1616-1708.
Thacher, Thomas, 1620-1678.
Prince, Thomas, 1601 or 2-1673, dedicatee.

January 1669

[12], 198, [10] p. ; 18 cm. (4to)Dedicated to Thomas Prince, governor, and to the magistrates of Ne...

An Earnest Exhortation To the Inhabitants of New-England (1676)

Mather, Increase
Smolinski, Reiner, , Editor

January 1676

The work reprinted here, An Earnest Exhortation to the Inhabitants of New-England to Hearken to the ...

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.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.

[10], 75, 21, 41, 14 p."A discourse on the power and malice of the devils" is on the 21 p. numbering...

Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions. A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef [sic] 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 that 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 [sic]. / Written by Cotton Mather, Minister of the Gospel. ; And recommended by the Ministers of Boston and Charleston.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Morton, Charles, 1627-1698.
Winthrop, Wait Still, 1643-1717, dedicatee.

[10], 75, 21, 40, [2], 14 p. 16 cm. (8vo)Caption title: Witchcrafts and possessions."To the reader"...

The wonderful works of God commemorated. Praises bespoke for the God in heaven in a thanksgiving sermon; delivered on Decemb. 19. 1689. Containing just reflections upon the excellent things done by the great God, more generally in creation and redemption, and in the government of the world; but more particularly in the remarkable revolutions of providence which are every where the matter of present observation. With a postscript giving an account of some very stupendous accidents, which have lately happened in France. / By Cotton Mather. ; To which is added a sermon preached unto the convention of the Massachuset-Colony in New-England, with a short narrative of several prodigies, which New-England hath of late had the alarms of heaven in.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Ashurst, Henry, 1614?-1680, dedicatee.

January 1690

[8], 62 [i.e., 64], [7], 26 [i.e., 36], 5, [8] p. ; 14 cm. (8vo)Dedicated to Henry Ashurst.Errors i...

The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John Eliot, a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian and an excellant minister among the English, but also as a memorable evangelist amoung the Indians of New-England : with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel in those parts of the world which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance / written by Cotton Mather.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. De successu Evangelii apud Indos in Nova-Anglia epistola. English.

January 1691

[8], 152 p.Running and half-title: The life of the renowned John Eliot."A letter concerning the succ...

Journal of Richard Mather. 1635. His life and death. 1670.

Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.

January 1850

"The life and death of that reverend man of God, Mr. Richard Mather, teacher of the church in Dorche...

The First principles of New-England, concerning the subject of baptisme & communion of churches. Collected partly out of the printed books, but chiefly out of the original manuscripts of the first and chiefe fathers in the New-English churches; with the judgment of sundry learned divines of the Congregational way in England, concerning the said questions. ; Published for the benefit of those who are of the rising generation in New-England. By Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Five lines of quotations]

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723, comp.
Allin, John, 1596-1671.
Mitchel, Jonathan, 1624-1668.

January 1675

[8], 40, 7, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (4to)Errata note, p. [8], 1st count.Postscript, p. 1, 3rd count, signed...

Increase Mather: The Foremost American Puritan

Murdock, Kenneth B.

January 1925

The classic biography of preeminent colonial Massachusetts minister and President of Harvard College...

The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without delaying. Also, the exceeding danger of men's deferring their repentance. Together with a discourse about the day of judgement. And on several other subjects. / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1686

[6], 146, [5] p.Imperfect: faded, print show-through with loss of text.Errata, p. [3] at end.Reprodu...

Thirty important cases, resolved with evidence of Scripture and reason (mostly) by several pastors of adjacent churches, meeting in Cambridge, New-England (with some other memorable matters) ; now published for general benefit.

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1699

78, [2] p."Advertisement" (p. 3-6) signed: Cotton Mather."Certain proposals made by the president an...

A serious exhortation to the present and succeeding generation in New-England earnestly calling upon all to endeavours that the Lords gracious presence may be continued with posterity : being the substance of the last sermons preached / by Eleazar Mather ...

Mather, Eleazar, 1637-1669.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1671

[8], 31 p.Includes bibliographical references.Advertisement: p. 31."To the church and inhabitants of...

An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have hapned this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.

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