Author

Cotton Mather

1663–1728
Son of Increase. Magnalia Christi Americana is the definitive history of New England Puritanism. Prolific — over 400 published works. Fellow of the Royal Society.

Works in the Library

Magnalia Christi Americana → The Christian Philosopher → The Vial Poured Out Upon the Sea → Military Duties → Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions → Right Thoughts in Sad Hours → Soldiers Counselled and Comforted → Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions → Early Piety → The Principles of the Protestant Religion Maintained → A Scriptural Catechism → The Life of John Eliot → The Wonders of the Invisible World → Reasonable Religion → An Epistle to the Christian Indians → The Negro Christianized → The Temple Opening → Nehemiah: On Divine Consolations → Theopolis Americana → India Christiana → The Converted Sinner → The Terror of the Lord → The Mystical Marriage → The Way of Wicked Men Remarkably Exemplified → The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated → The Serviceable Man → Things for a Distressed People to Think Upon → A Pillar of Gratitude → Psalterium Americanum → The Bay Psalm Book → Meat Out of the Eater → Christianus Per Ignem → A Companion for Communicants → Unum Necessarium → A Sorrowful Spectacle → Early Religion → The Life of Jonathan Mitchel → The Sad Effects of Sin → Pillars of Salt → Speedy Repentance Urged → Speedy Repentance Urged → Blessed Unions → Winter Meditations → Fair Weather → A Vision in the Temple → Things to Be Looked For → Zelotes → Warnings from the Dead → A Midnight Cry → The Day and the Work of the Day → Durable Riches → Silentiarius → Work Upon the Ark → Compassions Called For → The Valley of Hinnom → The Nets of Salvation → Observanda: The Life and Death of the Late Queen Mary → Febrifugium → Terribilia Dei → A Faithful Man Described and Rewarded → The Way to Prosperity → The Glory of Goodness → Maternal Consolations → Memoria Wilsoniana → Faithful Warnings to Prevent Fearful Judgments → The Young Man Spoken To → Golgotha → Insanabilia → A Glorious Espousal → The Stimulator → A Sound Mind in a Sound Body → Grace Triumphant → Ecclesia Monilia → The Edulcorator → Tremenda → The Religious Mariner →

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