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A testimony against several prophane and superstitious customs, now practised by some in New-England, the evil whereof is evinced from the Holy Scriptures, and from the writings both of ancient and modern divines. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston, and rector of Harvard Colledge at Cambridge in New-England.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sin--Early works to 1800.
- Sin.
- Amusements--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Amusements.
- New England--Social life and customs--To 1775.
- New England.
- Manners and customs.
- Penn Provenance:
- Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861-1944 (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 41, that is, 31 pages, 1 unnumbered page (last page blank) ; 17 cm
- Other Title:
- Prophane and superstitious customs
- Fingerprint:
- chch g,do nam- fugr (3) 1687 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1687.
- Notes:
- Signatures: A-B⁸ C⁴ (C4v blank).
- Pages 24-31 misnumbered 34-41.
- Holmes 130-A.
- Printed marginalia.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: p. 41 wanting, replaced in lithographic facsimile.
- Culture Class Collection copy gift of Dr. Charles W. Burr.
- Culture Class Collection copy has author, binder's title "Prophane & Superstitious Customs" and imprint date stamped in gold on spine.
- Culture Class Collection copy left and right boards detached.
- Cited in:
- Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) M1256
- Sabin 46752
- ESTC R30057
- OCLC:
- 10939347
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