A discourse concerning the uncertainty of the times of men : and the necessity of being prepared for sudden changes & death /

A discourse concerning the uncertainty of the times of men : and the necessity of being prepared for sudden changes & death /

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Author / Creator:	Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Imprint:	Boston in New England : Printed by B. Green & J. Allen, for Samuel Phillips ..., 1697.
Description:	1 online resource (40 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Eyre, John, -- -1696. Maxwell, William, -- -1696. Bible. -- Ecclesiastes, IX, 12 -- Sermons. Funeral sermons. Funeral sermons. Sermons.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11641380

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Notes:	The "two scholars" were William Maxwell and John Eyre. Cf. Holmes, p. 183. T.p. within mourning borders. Imperfect: pages faded, with loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. Wing M1201 Print version record.

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