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Excerpt from The Andros Tracts, Vol. 2
We do not intend to trace the early life of Increafe Mather, interefting as the taik would prove, fince the fervices which he performed as a political agent were fo widely diffev ered from the duties which he fulfilled as a clergyman. It will be fufficient to fay of him, that in 1687 he might be regarded as the leader of the Clergy Of Maffachufetts. The fon of a prominent minifter, well educated, a powerful preacher, he was Chofen in 1664, at the age of twenty-five years, paftor of the Second Church in Bofton. He not only attended to his Clerical duties with fidelity, but he was grad ually forced to accept the burden of other public offices. In 1680, he was Moderator of the Reforming Synod convened to decide upon a Confeffion of Faith. In 1685, he was appointed acting Prefident of Harvard Univerfity, and was thus placed at the head of the educational fyitem of the Colony. He had even ventured to take an aétive part in politics, by advifing the inhabitants of Botton at a town meeting, after the writ of Qua Warmm''o againft the Charter had been iffued, to Itand by their privileges and not to give away What was the inheritance of their fathers.
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We do not intend to trace the early life of Increafe Mather, interefting as the taik would prove, fince the fervices which he performed as a political agent were fo widely diffev ered from the duties which he fulfilled as a clergyman. It will be fufficient to fay of him, that in 1687 he might be regarded as the leader of the Clergy Of Maffachufetts. The fon of a prominent minifter, well educated, a powerful preacher, he was Chofen in 1664, at the age of twenty-five years, paftor of the Second Church in Bofton. He not only attended to his Clerical duties with fidelity, but he was grad ually forced to accept the burden of other public offices. In 1680, he was Moderator of the Reforming Synod convened to decide upon a Confeffion of Faith. In 1685, he was appointed acting Prefident of Harvard Univerfity, and was thus placed at the head of the educational fyitem of the Colony. He had even ventured to take an aétive part in politics, by advifing the inhabitants of Botton at a town meeting, after the writ of Qua Warmm''o againft the Charter had been iffued, to Itand by their privileges and not to give away What was the inheritance of their fathers.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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