A warning to the flocks against wolves in sheeps cloathing. Or, A faithful advice : from several ministers of the Gospel, in and near Boston, unto the churches of New-England, relating to the dangers that may arise from impostors, pretending to be ministers. : With a brief history of some impostors, remarkably and seasonably detected written, by one of the ministers in Boston, to assert that advice, and prevent future mischiefs. : [Five lines of Scripture texts].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728, author.

Contributor:

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 935.

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 881.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

May, Samuel.

Impostors and imposture--New England.

Impostors and imposture.

New England.

Genre:

Sermons -- 1699.

Booksellers' advertisements -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 pages, 1 unnumbered page)

Place of Publication:

Boston, : [publisher not identified] Printed [by B. Green and J. Allen] for the booksellers., 1700.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Attributed to Cotton Mather by Evans. Cf. his Diary I, pages 329.

"A faithful advice ..."--p. 3-10, signed by Increase Mather and 12 others.

Ascribed by Wing to the press of Bartholomew Green and John Allen.

Evans entry 881 is based on a copy lacking the title page.

"A letter, containing a remarkable history, of an impostor."--p. 29-52, signed by Cotton Mather. Concerns the exploits of Samuel May.

"Something to be known by all the churches."--p. 54-79. A Thursday lecture given by Cotton Mather 14 Oct. 1699.

Bookseller's advertisement, pages [80].

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 935).

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 881).

Cited in:

Evans 935

Evans 881

Wing (2nd edition) M1165

Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 439-A

Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, 76-f-A

Contains:

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. Something to be known by all the churches.

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