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Right Thoughts in Sad Hours

by Cotton Mather · 1663–1728

Published: 1689
Length: 11,978 words
Reading: 50 min
Divisions: 21

From the title page

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.

London printed by James Astwood 1689.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Contents

Front matter
Title page
DedicationTO My very Worthy Friend, Mr. S. S.
Text
PartDoctrine.
PropositionProposition I.
1 question
PropositionProposition II.
1 question
PropositionProposition III.
1 question

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Subjects

Sermons, English · 17th centuryConsolation · SermonsDeath · Sermons

Details

Author: Cotton Mather (1663–1728)
Imprint: London printed by James Astwood 1689.
Extent: [6], 54, [2] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing M1147 · ESTC R220434
Source: TCP A50157
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

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Early Piety Exemplified

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Small Offers Towards the Service of the Tabernacle

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Soldiers Counseled and Comforted

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The Declaration of Boston 17 April 1689

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Work Upon the Ark

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Addresses to Old Men Young Men and Little Children

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Speedy Repentance Urged

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The Present State of New England Considered

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The Principles of the Protestant Religion Maintained

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The Serviceable Man

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The Way to Prosperity

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The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated

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Little Flocks Guarded Against Grievous Wolves

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Winter Meditations

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Warnings from the dead

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Life of Thomas Hooker

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The Voice of the Glorious God in the Thunder

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Help for distressed parents

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Christianus per ignem

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Agreeable admonitions for old & young

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The glory of goodness

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Meat out of the eater

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Conversion exemplified.

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1713

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