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The Way to Excel

by Cotton Mather · 1663–1728

Published: 1697
Length: 7,757 words
Reading: 30 min
Divisions: 4

From the title page

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.

Boston, in N. E. Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen 1697.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Contents

Front matter
Modern bookplate
Title page
To the reader
Text
TreatiseThe way to Excel.

4 divisions in the TEI outline

Subjects

Moodey, Joshua, 1633?-1697 · Death and burialFuneral sermons · MassachusettsSermons, American · Massachusetts

Details

Author: Cotton Mather (1663–1728)

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Catalogue

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Source

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