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The life of the very Reverend and learned Cotton Mather, D.D

Published: 1729
Length: 58,402 words
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Divisions: 26

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The life of the very Reverend and learned Cotton Mather, D.D. & F.R.S. late Pastor of the North Church in Boston. Who died, Feb. 13. 1727,8. / By Samuel Mather, M.A. ; [Three lines of quotations]

Boston, New-England Printed for Samuel Gerrish, in Cornhill. MDCCXXIX. [1729]

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Title page
DedicationSENATUI Academiae Glaſguenſis ILLUSTRISSIMO S. P. in JESU DOMINO.
Preface
List of subscribersA LIST of the SUBSCRIBERS.
Introduction
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Chapter 1CHAP. I. The Subject of the Hiſtory; his Birth, Education, Early Religion, Marriages and Children, with his…
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Section 2SECT. 2. His Education, his Eagerneſs and Progreſs in Learning; and early Favours confer'd on him.
Section 3Sect. 3. His Early Religion.
Section 4SECT. 4. His Marriages and Children, with his Methods of Educating them.
Section 5SECT. 5. Miſcellaneous Heads of private Conduct.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. His public Appearances and ſignal Services; in the Miniſtry, and in Concerns abſtracted from. it.
Section 1SECT. 1. His Miniſtry, Preparation for it, Hindrances of it, Introduction into it, and Methods in it, &c.
Section 2SECT. 2. His being concerned in Affairs abſtracted from the Miniſtry; in Inſtruction of Scholars, in public…
Chapter 3CHAP. III. His Experiences, and Deliverances from Temptations. Dangers and Sickneſs; together with his…
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. An Account of his various Writings, more particularly of ſome that he has Printed, and of others…
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Foreign Honours and Correſpondencies.
Section 1SECT. 1. Foreign Honours.
Section 2SECT. 2. Foreign Correſpondencies.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. An Account of the Chriſtian Life and Practice of Piety of Dr. MATHER; in which there is a…
Chapter 7CHAP. VII HIS latter Days; in which his Sentiments of ſome important Things are mentioned, together with a…
Section 1SECT. I. HIS way of Living in his latter Days.
Back matter
List of booksA CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS Publiſhed by Dr. Mather.
Table of contents
Publishers advertisementAdvertiſement.

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