Classic Christian work
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Written amid the Salem witch trials, this 1693 treatise by Cotton Mather weaves theological discourse with courtroom drama. Expounding Revelation 12:12, Mather argues that the devil's great wrath — knowing his time is short — has descended upon New England in an extraordinary wave of witchcraft. He surveys methods for detecting witches, presents trial transcripts of the condemned, and offers eschatological hope: the very intensity of Satan's assault signals his imminent defeat and the coming golden age for Christ's church.
- Chapters
- 3
- Word count
- 36,418
- Type
- Treatise
Original