A year and a life well concluded : A brief essay, on the good things wherein the last works of a Christian, may be, and should be, his best works. : A sermon preached on the last day of the year, 1719. : [One line in Latin].

The balance of the sanctuary : A short and plain essay; declaring, the true balance wherein every thing should be weighed, and, detecting, the false balance wherein many things are weighed, among the children of men. : A lecture; in the audience of the General Assembly at Boston, Oct. 5. 1727. : [One line from Leviticus].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

A true survey & report of the road : A brief essay to rectify the mistakes of men, about the way taken by them. The whole way of transgression, and particularly, the wrong way, wherein men transgress the rules of honesty, proved an hard way. And the good way of religion, therefore preferred & commended. In a lecture at Boston, on a special & mournful occasion. : 10.d. 5.m. 1712. : [One line from Proverbs].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Youth under a good conduct : A short essay to render young people happy, by engaging them in the wayes of early & serious religion : made, at Boston-Lecture, 2.d. I.m. 1704. : [One line of quotation in Latin].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The resolved Christian : pursuing the designs of holiness and happiness, in ordering, first his own heart and life, and then his family. ; With further directions upon the great points, of spending our time, & of minding our end, and of behaving our selves well under all our tryals. A treatise that may be of use, to persons of all conditions, and especially to be read in families. : [One line of quotation in Latin].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1700)

A man of his word : A very brief essay, on fidelity in keeping of promises and engagements. : Declaring how and why, a good man will be as good as his word. : With a touch upon some weighty cases, relating to it. : Uttered at Boston-lecture, 11d. 4m. 1713. : And now published, that it may be employed among other instruments, to keep truth alive in the land. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The sailours companion and counsellour : An offer of considerations for the Tribe of Zebulun; awakening the mariner, to think and to do, those things that may render his voyage prosperous. : [Three lines of Scripture texts].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Genethlia pia; or, Thoughts for a birth-day : A very brief essay, on the sentiments of piety, which are never on any day of the year, out of season; but are more especially seasonable to be awakened, in every one, when their birth-day annually arrives unto them. : An essay proper to be read, among the exercises of a birth-day; and more particularly proper to be put by parents into the hands of their children, or, by others into the hands of the friends they wish well unto, when such a day recurs unto them.
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness : Four discourses, accommodated unto the designs of practical godliness. The first, concerning the methods wherein men ought to engage both themselves and their houses in the service of God. The second, concerning the right and best waies of redeeming time in the world. The third, concerning the carriage which we should have under trials used by God upon us. The fourth, concerning the end, which in our desires of life, we should propound unto ourselves. Preached partly at Boston, partly at Charleston. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

A testimony against evil customs /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Nails fastened. Or, Proposals of piety reasonably and seasonably complyed withal : A brief essay on the conduct expected of such as have had their duty proposed unto them. : Designed more particularly to be lodg'd and left, where pastoral visits, have watched for the souls of a Gospellized people. : [One line from Jeremiah].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Frontiers well-defended : An essay, to direct the frontiers of a countrey exposed unto the incursions of a barbarous enemy, how to behave themselves in their uneasy station? : Containing admonitions of piety, propos'd by the compassion of some friends unto their welfare, to be lodg'd in the families of our frontier plantations.
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Columbanus. Or, The doves flying to the windows of their Saviour : A sermon to a religious society of young people. June 4th. 1722. : [Five lines in Latin].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Stimulator. Or, The case of a soul walking in darkness awfully & suitably considered : An essay, to awaken people out of the lethargy which disposes them to continue in a dark uncertainty about their future state, in the world, which is not seen, but is eternal. : [Four lines of Scripture texts].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a virtuous woman : in a discourse which directs the female sex how to express the fear of God in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a vertuous woman : in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God, in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a vertuous woman : in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Youth in its brightest glory : An essay, directing them that are young in age, to become strong in grace, by the word of God abiding in them. : Published by a religious society of young men, that were the hearers of it. : [Three lines in Latin from Virgil].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Christianity to the life. Or, The example of the Lord Jesus Christ, propos'd unto the meditation, and the imitation, of every Christian : [Five lines in Latin from Salvian].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Grata brevitas : An essay made in a few words, to demonstrate that a few words may have much comprised in them. With the most weighty matters of religion, offered in several abridgments, as particular demonstrations of it. : A winter-sermon preached at Boston lecture 27.d. 9.m. 1712. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The Christian temple. Or, An essay upon a Christian considered as a temple : A consideration of great consequence to the interests of Christianity. [Three lines of quotation in Latin].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Piety demanded : A very plain and brief essay, to demand piety from all people, more especially from young people; and to direct the answers that are to be returned unto the demands. : Deliver'd unto an assembly of young people, associated for the intentions of early piety. In the city of Boston; 8d. Vm. 1716. : [One line of quotation in Latin].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The resolved Christian : pursuing the designs of holiness and happiness, in ordering, first his own heart and life, and then his family. With further directions upon the great points, of spending our time, & of minding our end, and of behaving our selves well under all our tryals. A treatise that may be of use, to persons of all conditions, and especially to be read in families. [One line of quotation in Latin]
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1700)

The best way of living; which is to die daily : very briefly described and commended in a plain discourse, made at a time, when the author had newly seen repeated strokes of death, on his own family. And the publisher had his family also struck with a sudden death upon a vital part of it. : 22. d. IX. m. 1713. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The words of understanding : Three essays; I. The Philomela. With, The notes of morning-piety. : II. The Ephemeron. Or, Tears drop'd on dust and ashes. : III. Jonah: or, The dove in safety. : Occasioned by some early deaths which require such notice to be taken of them. : [Three lines of quotation].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The city of refuge : The Gospel of the city explained; and the flight of a distressed sinner thereunto, directed and quickened; with a special aspect on the intentions of early piety. : [Two lines from Samuel].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Early religion : Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young people should become religious. Whereto are added, the extracts of several papers, written by several persons, who are dying in their youth, left behind them those admonitions for the young survivers; with brief memoirs relating to the exemplary lives of some such, that have gone from hence to their everlasting rest. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The resort of piety : Our Saviour considered and exhibited, as a tree of life, which all may and must resort unto. And an early flight unto him, very particularly called for an essay offered unto a society of young men, united in the intentions of early piety. On the Lord's-Day evening, 18d. Im. 1716. : [Two lines of quotation in Latin].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1716)

A token, for the children of New-England. Or, Some examples of children, in whom the fear of God was remarkably budding, before they dyed; in several parts of New-England. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1700)

The young mans preservative. Or, Serious advice to all, and especially to young people, about their company : Whereto, there is added, a remarkable relation, of a young gentleman, by a wonderful hand of heaven, converted unto an heavenly life, and rescued from the snares of evil company.
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

An epistle to the Christian Indians : giving them a short account, of what the English desire them to know and to do in order to their happiness. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

An epistle to the Christian Indians : giving them a short account, of what the English desire them to know and to do in order to their happiness. /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

The souldier told, what he shall do.
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1707)

Bonifacius : An essay upon the good, that is to be devised and designed, by those who desire to answer the great end of life, and to do good while they live. A book offered, first, in general, unto all Christians, in a personal capacity, or in a relative. Then more particularly, unto ministers, unto phyas printedians, unto lawyers, unto scholemasters [sic], unto wealthy gentlemen, unto several sorts of officers, unto churches, and unto all socas printed].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

A town in its truest glory : A brief essay upon, a town happy, and glorious: recommending, those things, by which a town may come to flourish with all prosperity. A discourse, wherein the state of all our towns, is considered; but the peculiar temptations & occasions of some towns among us, are more particularly accommodated. [Four lines from Leviticus].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Christianity demonstrated : An essay to consider the sanctifying work of grace on the minds of the faithful, as a noble demonstration to the truth of our holy religion. : With an exhortation unto all, but especially unto young persons, to seek after that work of God. : [Two lines of quotation].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1710)

Ornaments for the daughters of zion. or, The character and happiness of a vertuous woman: : in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God, in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness /
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Published: (1691)