Cotton Mather

309 books • 13 series

(1663-1728) The leading New England theologian of his period, Mather was both a defender of Reformed orthodoxy and an intellectual innovator, who propagated the Pietist renewal of Protestantism and embraced ideas of the Early Enlightenment. Best known for his Magnalia Christi Americana (1702), he published more than 400 works in various fields including church history, natural theology, and medicine.
Jun 10, 2010
Cover of A Monitor for Communicants, an Essay to Excite and Assist Religious Approaches to the Table of the Lord. by Dr. Cotton Mather. [one Line from Malachi]

A Monitor for Communicants, an Essay to Excite and Assist Religious Approaches to the Table of the Lord. by Dr. Cotton Mather. [one Line from Malachi]

Jun 10, 2010
Cover of A New Offer to the Lovers of Religion and Learning.

A New Offer to the Lovers of Religion and Learning.

Jun 10, 2010
Cover of The City of Refuge. the Gospel of the City Explained; And the Flight of a Distressed Sinner Thereunto, Directed and Quickened; With a Special Aspect on the Intentions of Early Piety. [two Lines from Samuel]

The City of Refuge. the Gospel of the City Explained; And the Flight of a Distressed Sinner Thereunto, Directed and Quickened; With a Special Aspect on the Intentions of Early Piety. [two Lines from Samuel]

Jun 10, 2010
Cover of The Christian Temple. Or, an Essay Upon a Christian Considered as a Temple. a Consideration of Great Consequence to the Interests of Christianity. [Three Lines of Quotation in Latin]

The Christian Temple. Or, an Essay Upon a Christian Considered as a Temple. a Consideration of Great Consequence to the Interests of Christianity. [Three Lines of Quotation in Latin]

Jun 10, 2010
Cover of Elizabeth in Her Holy Retirement. an Essay to Prepare a Pious Woman for Her Lying In. Or, Maxims and Methods of Piety, to Direct and Support an Handmaid of the Lord, Who Expects a Time of Travail. [Three Lines of Quotations]

Elizabeth in Her Holy Retirement. an Essay to Prepare a Pious Woman for Her Lying In. Or, Maxims and Methods of Piety, to Direct and Support an Handmaid of the Lord, Who Expects a Time of Travail. [Three Lines of Quotations]

Jun 10, 2010
Cover of A Christian at His Calling. Two Brief Discourses. One Directing a Christian in His General Calling; Another Directing Him in His Personal Calling. [Two Lines from Justin].

A Christian at His Calling. Two Brief Discourses. One Directing a Christian in His General Calling; Another Directing Him in His Personal Calling. [Two Lines from Justin].

Jun 10, 2010
Cover of A Man of Reason. a Brief Essay to Demonstrate, That All Men Should Hearken to Reason; And What a World of Evil Would Be Prevented in the World, If Men Would Once Become So Reasonable. [Three Lines in Latin from Cicero]

A Man of Reason. a Brief Essay to Demonstrate, That All Men Should Hearken to Reason; And What a World of Evil Would Be Prevented in the World, If Men Would Once Become So Reasonable. [Three Lines in Latin from Cicero]

Jun 9, 2010
Cover of Dr. Cotton Mather's Famous Latin Preface to His Manuductio Ad Ministerium, Reduced Into Ordo Verborum

Dr. Cotton Mather's Famous Latin Preface to His Manuductio Ad Ministerium, Reduced Into Ordo Verborum

May 29, 2010
Cover of Memoirs of the Life of the Late Reverend Increase Mather, D.D. Who Died August 23, 1723. with a Preface by the Reverend Edmund Calamy, D.D.

Memoirs of the Life of the Late Reverend Increase Mather, D.D. Who Died August 23, 1723. with a Preface by the Reverend Edmund Calamy, D.D.

May 29, 2010
Cover of Three Letters from New-England, Relating to the Controversy of the Present Time.

Three Letters from New-England, Relating to the Controversy of the Present Time.

May 28, 2010
Cover of A Year and a Life Well Concluded. a Brief Essay, on the Good Things Wherein the Last Works of a Christian, May Be, and Should Be, His Best Works. a Sermon Preached on the Last Day of the Year, 1719. [One Line in Latin].

A Year and a Life Well Concluded. a Brief Essay, on the Good Things Wherein the Last Works of a Christian, May Be, and Should Be, His Best Works. a Sermon Preached on the Last Day of the Year, 1719. [One Line in Latin].

May 28, 2010
Cover of Bethiah. the Glory Which Adorns the Daughters of God. and the Piety, Wherewith Zion Wishes to See Her Daughters Glorious. [Two Lines from Canticles].

Bethiah. the Glory Which Adorns the Daughters of God. and the Piety, Wherewith Zion Wishes to See Her Daughters Glorious. [Two Lines from Canticles].

May 27, 2010
Cover of A Pastoral Letter, to Families Visited with Sickness. from Several Ministers of Boston, at a Time of Epidemical Sickness Distressing of the Town. the Third Impression.

A Pastoral Letter, to Families Visited with Sickness. from Several Ministers of Boston, at a Time of Epidemical Sickness Distressing of the Town. the Third Impression.

May 27, 2010
Cover of The Negro Christianized an Essay to Excite and Assist the Good Work, the Instruction of Negro-Servants in Christianity. [Four Lines of Scripture Texts].

The Negro Christianized an Essay to Excite and Assist the Good Work, the Instruction of Negro-Servants in Christianity. [Four Lines of Scripture Texts].

May 27, 2010
Cover of Parentator. Memoirs of Remarkables in the Life and the Death of the Ever-Memorable Dr. Increase Mather. Who Expired, August 23. 1723. [One Line from II Kings]

Parentator. Memoirs of Remarkables in the Life and the Death of the Ever-Memorable Dr. Increase Mather. Who Expired, August 23. 1723. [One Line from II Kings]

May 27, 2010
Cover of Columbanus. Or, the Doves Flying to the Windows of Their Saviour. a Sermon to a Religious Society of Young People. June 4th. 1722. [Five Lines in Latin].

Columbanus. Or, the Doves Flying to the Windows of Their Saviour. a Sermon to a Religious Society of Young People. June 4th. 1722. [Five Lines in Latin].

May 25, 2010
Cover of Corderius Americanus

Corderius Americanus

Apr 2, 2010
Cover of Ratio Disciplina Fratrum Nov-Anglorum

Ratio Disciplina Fratrum Nov-Anglorum

Mar 31, 2010
Cover of Diary of Cotton Mather, 1681-1724, Volume 1

Diary of Cotton Mather, 1681-1724, Volume 1

Jan 10, 2010
Cover of An Easy Introduction to the Study of Hindstn Words

An Easy Introduction to the Study of Hindstn Words

Jan 7, 2010
Cover of Essays to Do Good, Addressed to All Christians, Whether in Publick or Private Capacities

Essays to Do Good, Addressed to All Christians, Whether in Publick or Private Capacities

Jan 1, 2010
Cover of Salem Witchcraft

Salem Witchcraft

Dec 2, 2009
Cover of Essay to Do Good

Essay to Do Good

Jun 4, 2009
Cover of A Poem and an Elegy

A Poem and an Elegy