Welcome Joy: Death in Puritan New England

Ages American attended believer blessed body Book Boston burial buried called Cambridge cause century Christ Christian church coffin Colonial comfort coming concerning Cotton Mather custom dead death deceased desire Diary died dying early Edited elegy England eschatology eternal evil execution faith fear followed friends funeral give Glory God's grace grave Green hand hath heart heaven History Hoar holy hope Ibid Increase Mather Jesus John judgment later living London Lord Massachusetts means minister mourning natural never noted occasion pain person practice pray prayer preached preparation present Press Printed procession published Puritan reason Records Reformation resurrection saints salvation Samuel separation sermon Sewall Shepard sick sins Society soul spiritual Sting thee things Thomas thou thought town University Press unto vols wife Winthrop wrote York