Magnalia Christi Americana, London, 1702

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Cotton Mather, minister at the North Church in Boston, published "Magnalia Christi Americana: or the Ecclesiatical History of New-England, from Its first planting in the year, 1620. until the Year of Our Lord, 1698,' in 1702.

Chapter VII is entitled "The Wars of the Lord" and Mather includes a discussion of witches and Indians in New England.

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  • Title: Magnalia Christi Americana, London, 1702
  • Creator: Thomas Parkhurst, London
  • Creation Date: 1702
  • Subject Date: 1702
  • Location: Boston, Suffolk County, MA
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 31.5 cm x 21 cm
  • Local Code: QJ 277.3 M242
  • Object Type: Text

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