 | 37. Increase Mather,
Angelographia
, 48, for the quotation. See also 40-47, 75, and
passim
. There is frequent mention along similar lines in later sermons. See
Several Sermons
, 94-126.
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| 38.
Angelographia
, 88 (guardian angels from cradle to grave), 42-45 (influence on minds), and
passim
.
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| 39. Increase Mather,
Several Sermons
, 94-126.
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| 40. Increase Mather,
Meditations On The Sanctification Of The Lord's Day
(Boston, 1712), 18-62, and
passim
. See, too,
Angelographia
, 96-98; and
A Disquisition Concerning Angelical Apparitions
. On angels as models, see also
Meditations On the Glory Of The Heavenly World
(Boston, 1711), 170-75.
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| 41. Increase Mather,
Five Sermons
, 66, and
passim
.
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| 42. Increase Mather,
Meditations On The Glory Of The Heavenly World
, 226, and 263, where Mather says that "few of those who belong to the Visible Church will be Saved."
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| 43. These comments on preaching are in the prefaces to
Awakening Truth's
and
Several Sermons
.
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| 1. For the statements about the founders, see Increase Mather,
A Discourse Concerning Faith and Fervency In Prayer
, "Preface." Mather's reactions to the London fire may be studied in
The Mystery Of Israel's Salvation
.
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| 2. Increase Mather,
Mystery of Christ
.
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| 3. Increase Mather,
Meditations On The Glory Of The Lord Jesus Christ
, 42-67, a sermon called "The Lord Christ Jesus is the most glorious Conqueror."
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| 4.
Ibid
. 92, and
passim
.
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| 5. Increase Mather,
An Earnest Exhortation To The Children Of New England
is a jeremiad; it carries a note of chiliastic expectation.
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