Mather, Increase, 1639-1723
Mather, Increase
Increase Mather Puritan minister, academic, activist
Increase Mather Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)
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Works
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Angelographia or a discourse concerning the nature and power of the holy angels (1696) | |
« An Arrow against profane and promiscuous dancing drawn out of the quiver of the Scriptures » | |
A brief discourse concerning the unlawfulness of the common-prayer-worship : and of laying the hand on and kissing the booke in swearing | |
A brief history of the war with the Indians in New-England | |
A call to the tempted : A sermon on the horrid crime of self-murder, preached on a remarkable occasion, by the memorable Dr. Increase Mather. And now published from his notes, for a charitable stop to suicides. [Five lines of quotation in Latin]. | |
Cloud of witnesses | |
A confession of faith, : owned and consented unto by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled at Boston in New-England, May 12. 1680. Being the second session of that Synod. [Three lines of quotations]. | |
Course of sermons on early piety (1721) | |
Diatriba de signo Filii Hominis, et de secundo Messiae adventu : ubi de modo futurae Judaeorum conversionis; nec non de signis novissimi diei, disseritur. | |
A discourse concerning faith and fervency in prayer, and the glorious kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, on earth, now approaching : Delivered in several sermons, in which the signs of the present times are considered, with a true account of the late wonderful and astonishing success of the Gospel in Ceilon, Amboina, and Malabar. By I. Mather, D.D. [Five lines of Scripture texts]. | |
A discourse concerning the maintenance ... [MI] 1706: | |
A discourse proving that the Christian religion, is the only true religion : wherein, the necessity of divine revelation is evinced, in several sermons. By Increase Mather. [Ten lines of quotations]. | |
A dissertation concerning the future conversion of the Jewish nation : Answering the objections of the Reverend and learned Mr. Baxter, Dr. Lightfoot, and others. With an enquiry into the first resurrection | |
Doctrine of Divine Providence opened and applyed | |
The duty of parents to pray for their children : opened et applyed in a sermon, preached May 19. 1703. Which day was set apart by one of the churches in Boston, New-England, humbly to seek unto God by prayer with fasting for the rising generation. By Increase Mather, D.D. | |
Essay for the recording of illustrious providences | |
An exposition of the Assemblies catechism, with practical inferences from each question As it was carried on in the Lords days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 | |
A further testimony against the scandalous proceedings of the New-North Church in Boston. | |
God giveth the increase. An ordination sermon, preached at Bristol, N.E., Aug. 30, 1721. When Mr. Nathanael Cotton was ordained the pastor of the church there. | |
The great blessing, of primitive counsellours. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience of the Governour, Council, and representatives, of the Province of the Massachusets-Bay in New England. May 31st, 1693. Being the day for the election of counsellors, in that Province | |
Greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ. | |
Guide to Christ | |
Hades look'd into : the power of our great Saviour over the invisible world, and the gates of death which lead into that world : considered, in a sermon preached at the funeral of the Honourable Wait Winthrop, Esq., who expired, 7 d. IX m. 1717, in the LXXVI year of his age | |
Heavens alarm to the world, or, A sermon wherein is shewed that fearful sights and signs in heaven are the presages of great calamities at hand | |
Ichabod | |
Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England : Delivered in two sermons, by Increase Mather [Eight lines of Scripture texts]. | |
Jeremiads | |
Een leidsman tot Christus, of Hoe men zielen moet besturen, die werkzaam zijn tot bekeering | |
The life and death of that reverend man of God, Mr. Richard Mather | |
Mathers on dancing with a bibliography of anti-dance works, 1685-1963 | |
Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world | |
Mystery of Israel's salvation explained and applied | |
A narrative of the miseries of New-England by reason of an arbitrary government erected there. | |
Ne sutor ultra crepidam, or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative; wherein the notorious mistakes and falshoods by them published, are detected. | |
Now or never is the time for men to make sure of their eternal salvation : Several sermons, in which is declared; I. That now is the day of salvation. II. That it is wisdom, for men to consider their latter end. III. That impenitent sinners, will be found guilty of their ow destruction. By I. Mather, D.D. [Two lines of Scripture texts]. | |
The order of the gospel, professed and practised by the churches of Christ in New England, justified, by the Scripture, and by the writings of many learned men, both ancient and modern divines; in answer to several questions, relating to church discipline. | |
Papers | |
A plain discourse, shewing who shall, & who shall not, enter into the kingdom of heaven, : and how far men may go and yet fall short of heaven, after their seeming to be converted and religious. By Increase Mather, D.D. [Six lines of Scripture texts] | |
Practical truths, plainly delivered: wherein is shewed, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ, shall as certainly enjoy everlasting life in Heaven, as if they were there already. II. That there is a blessed marriage between Jesus Christ, the son of God, & the true believer. III. That men are infinitely concerned, not only to hear the voice of Christ, but that they do it, today. IV. The work of the ministry, described, in an ordination sermon. | |
Praise out of the mouth of babes: or, A particular account of some extraordinary pious motions and devout exercises, observed of late in many children in Silesia : With a preface by the late Reverend Dr. Increase Mather. And Dr. Newman's opinion of this extraordinary business; who was chief minister at Breslaw. | |
Reasons for the confirmation of the charters belonging to the several corporations in New-England. [London, 1691] | |
Relation of the troubles which have hapned in New-England by reason of the Indians there from the year 1614 to the year 1675 | |
Remarkable providences | |
Returning unto God the great concernment of a covenant people. Or, A sermon preached to the Second church in Boston in New-England, March 17. 1679/80, when that church did solemnly and explicitly renew their covenant with God, and one with another | |
A seasonable testimony to good order in the churches of the faithful : Particularly declaring the usefulness et necessity of councils in order to preserving peace and truth in the churches. By Increase Mather, D.D. with the concurrence of other ministers of the Gospel in Boston. [Six lines of Scripture texts]. | |
Seasonable truths encouraging unto faith and prayer in this day of doubtful expectation | |
Self-imployment in secret : containing I. Evidences upon self-examination. II. Thoughts upon painfull afflictions. III. Memorials for practice. Left under the hand-writing of that learned and Reverend divine, Mr. John Corbet, late of Chichester | |
A sermon preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th of the I. moneth 1674 : when two men were executed who had murthered their master, wherein is shewed that excess in wickedness doth bring untimely death | |
A sermon shewing that the present dispensations of providence declare that wonderful revolutions in the world are near at hand; with an appendix, shewing some Scripture Ground to hope, that within a few Years, glorious Prophecies and Promises will be fulfilled. By The very Reverend Mr. Increase Mather D. D. Minister of the Gospel at Boston in New-England. | |
A sermon wherein is shewed that the Church of God is sometimes a subject of great persecution : preached on a publick fast at Boston in New England, occasioned by the tidings of a great persecution raised against the Protestants in France | |
Sermons : Wherein Those Eight Characters of the Blessed, Commonly Called the Beatitudes, Are Opened and Applied in Fifteen Discourses. To which is added, a sermon concerning the assurance of the love of Christ. By Increase Mather D.D. | |
Several reasons proving that inoculation or transplanting the small pox, is a lawful practice and that it has been blessed by God for the saving of many a life Sentiments on the small pox inoculated | |
Several sermons wherein is shewed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour, II. That God converts his elect some at one age, and some at another, commonly before old age, III. That when godly men dye angels carry their souls to another and a better world : with a preface in which there is a brief and true character of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Bridge a lately deceased pastor in one of the churches in Boston | |
Some further account from London, of the small-pox inoculated : With some remarks on a late scandalous pamphlet entituled, Inoculation of the small pox as practis'd in Boston, etc. By Increase Mather, D.D. | |
Some important truths about conversion : delivered in sundry sermons | |
Some remarks on a late sermon, preached at Boston in New England, by George Keith M.A : Shewing that his pretended good rules in divinity, are not built on the foundation of the apostles & prophets. By Increase Mather. [Four lines of quotations] | |
De successu Evangelii apud Indos in Nova-Anglia epistola. | |
Testimony against prophane customs: namely, health drinking, dicing, cards, Christmas-keeping, New Year's gifts, cock-scaling, saints' days, etc. | |
Testimony finished | |
The times of men are in the hand of God, or, A sermon occasioned by that awfull providence which happened in Boston in New England the 4th day of the 3d moneth [sic] 1675 : when part of a vessel was blown up in the harbour ... wherein is shewed how we should sanctifie the dreadfull name of God under such awfull dispensations | |
Two tracts | |
The voice of God, in stormy winds : Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the dreadful and unparallel'd storm, in the European nations. Novemb. 27th. 1703. By Increase Mather. [Five lines of quotations]. | |
Way of directing souls that are under the work of conversion | |
Wicked mans portion | |
Wo to drunkards : two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkenness wherein the wofulness of that evil and the misery of all that are addicted to it is discovered from the word of God | |
Woe to drunkards | |
The wonders of the invisible world : being an account of the tryals of several witches lately executed in New-England / to which is added, a father account of the tryals of the New-England witches | |
Word to the present and succeeding generation in New-England. | |
The young-mans duty, explained and pressed upon him : in a sermon from Eccles. XII.I : preached to a society of young men, on a Lord's-Day evening : and now published at their request |