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Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things are to be entertained withal. A sermon at Boston-Lecture, on the death of Mrs. Abigail Willard, and the day before her interment; who expired Septemb. 26. 1721. By her father. Whereunto there is added, a sermon on, the refuge of the distressed, which was preached on the Lord's-Day preceeding.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1721- Books
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The grand point of solicitude. A very brief essay upon Divine desertions; the symptoms of them, and methods of preventing them. A sermon published for the service of others, by one of the hearers, more particularly affected in the hearing of it. [One line in Latin from Alsted]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1715- Books
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Malachi. Or, The everlasting Gospel, preached unto the nations. And those maxims of piety, which are to be the glorious rules of behaviour, the only terms of communion, and the happy stops to controversy, among all that would meet and serve those advances which the kingdom of God is now making on the world; and what the distressed nations must see their distresses go on, till they are brought unto.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1717- Books
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Manuductio ad ministerium. Directions for a candidate of the ministry. Wherein, first, a right foundation is laid for his future improvement; and, then, rules are offered for such a management of his academical & preparatory studies; and thereupon, for such a conduct after his appearance in the world; as may render his a skilful and useful minister of the Gospel. [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1726- Books
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Diluvium ignis. De secundo ac optando Jehovae-Jesu adventu; deque secundo ac tremendo illum comitante diluvio; atque de fine omnium instante; monita quaedam Scripturaria, et salutaria, atque summe necessaria: mundo alte consopito, et haec porro omnia susque deque habituro, oblata. [Two lines in Latin from Deuteronomy]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: Editur, A.D. Vulgariter, 1726. Realiter, 1729. [i.e., 1726]- Books
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An history of seasonable interpositions; especially relating to the twice-memorable fifth of November. Boston 5 d. IX m. 1719.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1719]- Books
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A letter, about a good management under the distemper of the measles, at this time spreading in the country. Here published for the benefit of the poor, and such as may want the help of able physicians.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1713]- Books
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MDCLXXXIII. The Boston ephemeris : An almanack for the (Dionysian) year of the Christian era. MDCLXXXIII. and of the worlds creation 5632, anno oppidi inchoati 53, of which the vulgar notes are ... serving the meridian of Boston in New-Engl. Latitude 42 gr. 30 min. Longitude 315 gr.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728Date: 1683- Books
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A monitory and hortatory letter to those English who debauch the Indians by selling strong drink unto them : written at the desire of some Christians to whom the mischiefs arising from that vile trade are matters of much apprehension and lamentation.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728Date: Printed in the year 1700- Books
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A glorious espousal. A brief essay, to illustrate and prosecute the marriage, wherein our great Saviour offers to espouse unto himself the children of men. And thereupon to recommend from that grand pattern a good carriage in the married life among them. An essay proper and useful in the hands of those who travel on the noble design of espousing the souls of men unto their Saviour. But more particularly and seasonably to be presented, where a marriage is upon a celebration.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1719- Books
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Coheleth. A soul upon recollection; coming into incontestible sentiments of religion; such as all the sons of wisdom, will and must forever justify. Written by a fellow of the Royal Society. Offering the advice of a father going out of the world, unto a son coming into it.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1720- Books
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The quickened soul. A short and plain essay on, the withered hand revived & restored. Showing, what is to be done by them, who feel and own themselves unable to do, what the glorious God has commanded them to do? And aimed, more particularly at the direction of them, whose conversion to piety may be in danger of miscarrying, thro' wretched and foolish pamphlets, which the enemies of grace & of souls, industriously scatter about the country. [Two lines from Ezekiel]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1720- Books
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Free-grace, maintained & improved. Or, The general offer of the Gospel, managed with considerations of the great things done by special grace, in the election and redemption and vocation of those who embrace that offer. And the illustrious doctrines of divine predestinatio and humane impotency, rescued from the abuses, which they too frequently meet withal; and rendered (as they are) highly useful to the designs of practical piety. In two brief discourses; published at the desire of some, who have been greatly apprehensive of growing occasions for such treatises.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1706- Books
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The minister. A sermon, offer'd unto the anniversary Convention of Ministers, from several parts of New-England, met at Boston, 31 d. II m. 1722. By one of their number. And published at the request of them that heard it. [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: Printed in the year 1722- Books
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A monitor for communicants. An essay to excite and assist religious approaches to the table of the Lord. Offered by an assembly of the New-English pastors, unto their own flocks, and unto all the churches in these American colonies; with a solemn testimony to that cause of God, and religion, in them. [Two lines from Malachi]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1750- Books
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A Vindication of the ministers of Boston, from the abuses & scandals, lately cast upon them, in diverse printed papers. By some of their people. [Two lines from Matthew]
Date: 1722- 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.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728Date: 1689- Books
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Another tongue brought in, to confess the great Saviour of the world. Or, Some communications of Christianity, put into a tongue used among the Iroquois Indians, in America. And, put into the hands of the English and the Dutch traders: to accommodate the great intention of communicating the Christian religion, unto the salvages, among whom they may find any thing of this language to be intelligible. [Three lines from Ezekiel]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1707- Books
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Baptismal piety. Two brief essays. I. The angel of the waters. Instructing the spectators of the sacred baptism, administred in our assemblies, how to make it a most profitable spectacle. II. The angel of the little ones directing the aims and the frames wherewith parents are to bring their infants unto the holy baptism. [One line from Ezekiel]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: Printed in the year 1727- Books
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The christian, the student, and pastor, exemplified; in the lives of Mess. James Frazer, James Hogg, Thomas Halyburton, in Scotland; Owen Stockton, Matthew Henry, Philip Doddridge, in England; Thomas Shepherd, Cotton Mather, and Jonathan Edwards, in America. By John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at Haddington.
Brown, John, 1722-1787.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Three letters from New-England, relating to the controversy of the present time.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: [1721]- Books
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A memorial of the present deplorable state of New-England, with the disadvantages it lyes under by the male-administration of their present Governour, Joseph Dudley, Esq. and his son Paul, &c. Together with The several Affidovits of People of Worth, Relating to several of the said Governour's Mercenary and Illegal Proceedings, but particularly his private Treacherous Correspondence with Her Majesty's Enemies the French and Indians. To which is Added, A Faithful, but Melancholy Account of several Barbarities lately Committed upon Her Majesty's Subjects, by the said French and Indians, in the East and West Parts of New-England. Faithfully digested from the several original letters, papers, and Mss. by Philopolites.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: [1707]- Books
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Manly Christianity. A brief essay on the signs of good growth and strength in the most lovely Christianity. Or the marks of a Christian become strong in the grace that makes him one. A discourse very seasonable in these times of so much controversy from different opinions in religion.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1711- Books
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Observanda : the life and death of the late Q. Mary. Prefaced, with some observations upon the turns of divine providence, now bringing of mighty changes, upon the world. Whereto is added, the address of condolence, made unto His Majesty, by the nonconformist ministers, on the decease of that illustrious Queen.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728Date: 1695- Books
Cotton Mather : a bibliography of his works / by Thomas James Holmes.
Holmes, Thomas James, 1874-1959.Date: 1940