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].
| Author/creator | Mather, Cotton |
| Other author | Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : [publisher not identified] Printed [by B. Green and J. Allen] for the booksellers, 1700. |
| Description | 79 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 15 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 935. ^A478749 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 881. ^A478749 |
| General note | Attributed to Cotton Mather by Evans. Cf. his Diary I, p. 329. |
| General note | "A faithful advice ..."--p. 3-10, signed by Increase Mather and 12 others. |
| General note | Ascribed by Wing to the press of Bartholomew Green and John Allen. |
| General note | Evans entry 881 is based on a copy lacking the title page. |
| General note | "A letter, containing a remarkable history, of an impostor."--p. 29-52, signed by Cotton Mather. Concerns the exploits of Samuel May. |
| General note | "Something to be known by all the churches."--p. 54-79. A Thursday lecture given by Cotton Mather 14 Oct. 1699. |
| General note | Bookseller's advertisement, p. [80]. |
| References | Evans 935 |
| References | Evans 881 |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) M1165 |
| References | Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 439-A |
| References | Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, 76-f-A |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 935). |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 881). |
| Genre/form | Sermons 1699. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |