COTTON MATHER (1663-1728) 321
The wonders of the invisible world 322
[A people of God in the Devil's territories] 322
[The trial of Martha Carrier] 325
Magnalia Christi Americana 328
Galeacius Secundus: The life of William Bradford, Esq., Governor of Plymouth Colony 328
Nehemias Americanus: The life of John Winthrop, Esq., Governor of the Massachusetts Colony 334
A Notable exploit: Dux Foemina Facti 349
Bonifacius 351
From Essays to do good 351
JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703-1758) 356
Personal narrative 358
On Sarah Pierpont 368
Sarah Edwards's Narrative 369
A Divine and supernatural light 377
Sinner in the Hands of An angry God 390
AMERICAN LITERATURE AND THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION 403
THE JESUIT RELATIONS 405
JEROME LALEMANT: From how father Isaac Jogues was taken by the Iroquois, and what he suffered on his first entrance into their country 406
P. F. X. DE CHARLEVOIX: From Catherine Tegahkouita: An Iroquois Virgin 410
SOR JUANA INES DE LA CRUZ: 415
Love opened a mortal wound 415
Suspend, singer swan 416
FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS: [In these seven languages] 416
ELIZABETH ASHBRIDGE: From some account of the early part of the life of elizabeth ashbridge 417
JOHN WOOLMAN: From the journal of John Woolman 423
JOHN MARRANT: From a narrative of the lord's wonderful dealings with John Marrant, a black 428
REBECCA SAMUEL: Letters to her parents 433
SAGOYEWATHA: Reply to the missionar Jacob Cram 436
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) 439
The way to wealth 442
The speech of miss Polly Baker 449
Rules by which a great empire may be reduced to a small one 451