The Wonders Of The Invisible World by Cotton Mather

'Tis, as I remember, the Learned Scribonius, who reports, That one of his Acquaintance, devoutly making his Prayers on the behalf of a Person molested by Evil Spirits, received from those Evil Spirits an horrible Blow over the Face: And I may my self expect not few or small Buffetings from Evil Spirits, for the Endeavours wherewith I am now going to encounter them. Printed first, at Bostun in New-England and Reprinted at London, for John Dunton, at the Raven in the Poultry. Published by the Special Command of his EXCELLENCY the Govenour of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. A brief Discourse upon those Temptations which are the more ordinary Devices of Satan. Some Councels directing a due Improvement of the Terrible things lately done by the unusual and amazing Range of Evil-Spirits in New-England. A short Narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of Witches in Swede-Land, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which New-England has laboured. Observations upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils. Being an Account of the TRYALS OF Several Witches, Lately Excuted in NEW-ENGLAND: And of several remarkable Curiosities therein Occurring.

The Wonders Of The Invisible World by Cotton Mather