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Cotton Mather

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Born 1663
Died 1728

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  • Cover of: The present state of the prison of Ludgate, fully discovering all its customs, privileges and advantages, whereby it exceeds all other prisons and particularly shewing what treatment the prisoners meet with from their first entrance to their discharge

    First published in 1725 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Pillars of Salt An History of Some Criminals Executed in This Land for Capital Crimes

    First published in 2012 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The life of Mr. Thomas Dudley, several times governor of the colony of Massachusetts

    First published in 1870 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Diary of Cotton Mather ...

    First published in 1911 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Curious cases and amusing actions at law: including some trials of witches in the seventeenth century

    First published in 1916 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1911 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hannah Swanton, the Casco captive, or, The Catholic religion in Canada and its influence on the Indians in Maine

    First published in 1837 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The accomplished singer: Instruction first, how the piety of singing with a true devotion, may be obtained and expressed; the Glorious God after an uncommon manner glorified in it, and His people edified...

    First published in 1721 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Psalterium Americanum: the book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original ; but all in blank verse, fitted unto the tunes commonly used in our churches ... whereto are added, some other portions of sacred scripture, to enrich the cantional

    First published in 1718 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Biblia Americana, Volume 1: Genesis

    First published in 2010 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Psalterium Americanum: the Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original, but all in blank verse : fitted unto the tunes commonly used in our churches : which pure offering is accompanied with illustrations, digging for hidden treasures in it, and rules to employ it upon the glorious and various intentions of it : whereunto are added, some other portions of the sacred Scripture, to enrich the cantional

    First published in 1718 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The comfortable chambers, opened and visited: upon the departure of that aged and faithful servant of God, Mr. Peter Thatcher [i.e., Thacher], the never to be forgotten pastor of Milton, who made his flight thither, on December 17. 1727

    First published in 1796 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Magnalia Christi Americana Vol 2 American Philosophy and Religion

    First published in 2009 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Right thoughts in sad hours, representing the comforts and the duties of good men under all their afflictions ...: in a sermon delivered at Charls-town, New England ...

    First published in 1689 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Narrative of Hannah Swarton

    First published in 1839 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Magnalia Christi americana, or, The ecclesiastical history of New-England: from its first planting, in the year 1620, unto the year of Our Lord 1698. In seven books

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dr. Cotton Mather's Student and preacher, intituled, Manuductio ad ministerium, or, Directions for a candidate of the ministry: wherein, I. a right foundation is laid for his future improvement, II. rules are offered for such a management of his academical and preparatory studies, and, upon that, for such, III. a conduct after his appearance in the world, as may render him a skilful and useful minister of the gospel

    First published in 1781 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The papers of Cotton Mather

    First published in 1970 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The life of William Bradford, Esq: governor of Plymouth Colony

    First published in 1883 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sal gentium: From Cotton Mather's History of Harvard College, in the Magnalia

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Born 1663
Died 1728

Subjects

Early works to 1800, Congregational churches, History, Sermons, Christian life, Conduct of life, American Sermons, Church history, Indians of North America, Christianity, Biography, Piety, Clergy, Religious life, Missions, Youth, Funeral sermons, Sources, Sin, Witchcraft, Catechisms, Controversial literature, Bible, Death, Repentance

Places

New England, Massachusetts, United States, Boston, England, Great Britain, Boston (Mass.), Nouvelle-Angleterre, Maine, Salem, Canada, Alabama, Amérique du Nord, Andover, France, India, London, Owl Creek Bridge, Barbados, Boon Island (Me.), Boon Island (Me.)., China, Connecticut, Denmark, Eastern Europe

People

Cotton Mather (1663-1728), Increase Mather (1639-1723), Jesus Christ, John Eliot (1604-1690), Joseph Dudley (1647-1720), Nathaniel Collins (1642-1684), Urian Oakes (1631-1681), William Phips Sir (1651-1695), Ezekiel Cheever (1615-1708), George Keith (1639?-1716), John Wilson (1588-1667), Peter Thacher (1651-1727), Thomas Hooker (1586-1647), August Hermann Francke (1663-1727), Devil, Elisha Callender (1692-1738), George I King of Great Britain (1660-1727), Jeremiah Fenwick, John Bailey (1644-1697), Jonathan Mitchel (1624-1668), Joseph Belcher (1669-1723), Nathanael Mather (1631-1697), Nathaniel Collins (1641-1684), Nathaniel Higginson (1652-1708), Peyton Farquhar

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 17th century, 18th century, Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713, 19th century, To 1775, ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale), King William's War, 1689-1697, 1663-1713 (New France), 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1485-, 1600-1750, 1600s, 1660-1688, 1663-1713 (Nouvelle-France), 1691, 1692, 1694, 1700, 1820, 1861-65, Ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale), Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865

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Alternative names

  • Mather, Cotton
  • Mather Cotton 1663-1728

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September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
December 6, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 16, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import