The Mathers: Three Generations of Puritan Intellectuals, 1596-1728 (167 page)

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Authors: Robert Middlekauff

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financial problems of, 88;
preaches, 88-89;
uses plain style, 91;
family sense, 93-95;
physical appearance, 95;
joy in Lord's Supper, 95;
helps define meaning of New England, 95-111;
uses typology, 105-12;
studies Israel, 107ff;
preaches jeremiads, 113-16;
belief in saving remnant, 116-17;
opposes Stoddard, 116;
formulates ideas on sacraments, 121-22;
discusses church membership, 121-24;

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