The Last American Puritan: The Life of Increase Mather, 1639–1723A critically acclaimed and accessible biography of one of the towering figures of New England's colonial period; winner of The Conference on Christianity and Literature's Book Award. |
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Contents
The Legacy Birth and Education of a Puritan 16391661 | 3 |
Increase Mather Oil painting by Jan van der Spriett | 7 |
John Winthrop first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony | 18 |
Harvard College in 1638 | 32 |
P for Puritan 3 Migration as Gods Will 11 A Gathering of Visible Saints | 35 |
Map of Bostons streets and buildings around 1645 | 38 |
the Revolution that Failed | 42 |
TWO The Struggle for Identity 16611672 | 48 |
23 | 219 |
Proclamation urging Andros to Surrender and Deliver up | 226 |
newsletter on NewEngland Affairs | 234 |
John Bleaus map of London and Middlesex County England 1654 | 243 |
EIGHT Massachusetts Under the New Charter 16921702 | 255 |
William Stoughton deputy governor from 1692 to 1701 chief justice | 257 |
19 | 261 |
The Mystery of Israels Salvation by Increase Mather on the conversion | 276 |
Portrait possibly of Charles Chauncy president of Harvard and opponent | 56 |
The Life and Death of that Reverend Man of God Mr Richard Mather | 83 |
THREE Gods Agent on Earth 16721676 | 92 |
Wo to Drunkards two sermons by Increase Mather | 101 |
Several Laws and Orders issued by General Court in 1675 including | 110 |
FOUR Spiritual Leadership 16761680 | 127 |
37 | 132 |
39 | 141 |
The First Principles of NewEngland by Increase Mather | 144 |
FIVE New Worlds of Science and Hope 16801686 | 155 |
Page from Increase Mathers diary September 1680 | 157 |
Map of Boston and New England in 1677 woodcut by John Foster | 163 |
An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences by Increase Mather | 169 |
SIX Dominion of New England 16841688 | 184 |
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A Sermon Occasioned by the Execution of a Man found Guilty of Murder | 195 |
New College Harvard built in 1676 | 201 |
Sir Edmund Andros governor of Dominion of New England from | 208 |
SEVEN Representing Massachusetts in London 16881691 | 212 |
Harvard College Quaestiones for 1695 graduating class under Increase | 294 |
Samuel Willard minister of South Church and acting president | 296 |
The Last Puritan 17031723 | 302 |
Imperial Governor 306 An Aging Indian | 313 |
Increase Mathers sermons Ichabod | 314 |
Joseph Dudley and the Crisis of 1707 319 Published Sermons 17031712 | 323 |
broadside naming and bounding the streets lanes and alleys | 327 |
John Bonners map of Boston | 333 |
338 Church Establishment 343 Published Sermons 17151720 350 | 338 |
Samuel Mather Increase Mathers younger son | 340 |
Increase Mathers essay defending inoculation for small pox | 352 |
End of Time | 356 |
A Father Departing sermon by Cotton Mather written after Increase | 358 |
NOTES | 365 |
57 | 367 |
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Other editions - View all
The Last American Puritan: The Life of Increase Mather, 1639-1723 Michael G. Hall Limited preview - 1988 |
The Last American Puritan: The Life of Increase Mather, 1639–1723 Michael G. Hall Limited preview - 2012 |