tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post748834621186059586..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Cotton Mather - Preacher to the Pirates!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-80586395240661319492012-05-15T04:32:54.598-04:002012-05-15T04:32:54.598-04:00Awesome post, Captain! I had never heard of Cotton...Awesome post, Captain! I had never heard of Cotton Mather. (Actually, when I first clicked on it, I thought it said Cotton Mother lol. I was wondering what that was!)Sarah McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10470227798668069034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59186607835800552802012-05-12T19:32:01.278-04:002012-05-12T19:32:01.278-04:00Fascinating post, MaryLu!! I didn't know much ...Fascinating post, MaryLu!! I didn't know much about Cotton Mather, so this was particularly interesting.J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-81549816159615718092012-05-12T15:44:38.188-04:002012-05-12T15:44:38.188-04:00What a great post! I've heard so much about Co...What a great post! I've heard so much about Cotton Mather, but the way the world would have it today is to show his zealous drive in a negative light--as one of those "narrow-minded Christians"--when in fact he was desperate to have these men come to the see the Lord's love for them in the very short time they had left. <br /><br />Thanks, MaryLu!Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-1921328054014671202012-05-12T15:43:54.784-04:002012-05-12T15:43:54.784-04:00What a great post! I've heard so much about Co...What a great post! I've heard so much about Cotton Mather, but the way the world would have it today is to show his zealous drive in a negative light--as one of those "narrow-minded Christians"--when in fact he was desperate to have these men come to the see the Lord's love for them in the very short time they had left. <br /><br />Thanks, MaryLu!Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-49976967420333526432012-05-11T19:50:58.026-04:002012-05-11T19:50:58.026-04:00Really? That's very cool, Carla, that you put ...Really? That's very cool, Carla, that you put his personality in one of your books. He does make for a very interesting and zealous character. :-)MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-36794771288229766122012-05-11T14:46:32.622-04:002012-05-11T14:46:32.622-04:00Absolutely fascinating, MaryLu! Cotton Mather was ...Absolutely fascinating, MaryLu! Cotton Mather was a remarkable man. I've included him as a personality in one of my works in progress with regard to his religious zeal and scientific interest. It was fun and interesting reading this post. Sad about Fly, though.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-987694279607550302012-05-11T11:56:21.573-04:002012-05-11T11:56:21.573-04:00Indeed..I couldn't agree more! We need more yo...Indeed..I couldn't agree more! We need more young men like this today!! What has happened to our culture? Most boys would rather sit around and play video games than study and work hard to make a life for themselves. So sad.MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-1195083237323976842012-05-11T10:54:18.374-04:002012-05-11T10:54:18.374-04:00What a wonderful post today, so young and so smart...What a wonderful post today, so young and so smart , he surely led a remarkable life-how long did he live? I wish young men today could be more serious about life like this..<br />You always seem to come up with such facinating tales.<br />Paula O(kyflo130@yahoo.com)polhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382710562280127463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-71256148966127358932012-05-11T10:41:18.594-04:002012-05-11T10:41:18.594-04:00Fascinating man and in so many ways, ahead of his ...Fascinating man and in so many ways, ahead of his time. Or maybe it just seems that way because we don't have good records of many others doing the same things. His writings certainly secured him a place in history.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-74268433228907918252012-05-11T10:22:44.996-04:002012-05-11T10:22:44.996-04:00Greetings, all! Thank you so much! When I first r...Greetings, all! Thank you so much! When I first read about this incredible man, I was simply astonished. Not only was he a genius and more than accomplished in many fields but he had such a heart for God and for the lost, in particular pirates. Lord knows how many pirates he led to God right before their hangings!! And who are now in Heaven.. Amazing.MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-53250123926033588032012-05-11T09:14:15.317-04:002012-05-11T09:14:15.317-04:00Just fascinating. What a heart he had for God and ...Just fascinating. What a heart he had for God and the lost. And Harvard at 11? My SON is 11 - can't imagine him or anyone else his age in college. Thanks, MaryLu!Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892365662470655717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-91694871112580709532012-05-11T08:49:20.708-04:002012-05-11T08:49:20.708-04:00He was accomplished! He learned to read and speak...He was accomplished! He learned to read and speak Hebrew? Wow, Greek and Latin of course is an achievement of itself, that was common for scholars in that day, but Hebrew? And to be admitted into Harvard at age eleven?<br />Thank you for sharing!Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-70936070828263611892012-05-11T08:45:15.850-04:002012-05-11T08:45:15.850-04:00Truly an amazing character! MaryLu thank you shari...Truly an amazing character! MaryLu thank you sharing this. We should all be so passionate about those we know are lost.Lynn Squirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493660128797850584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-14393889608416342492012-05-11T07:41:39.422-04:002012-05-11T07:41:39.422-04:00How very interesting! I wonder how widely his wor...How very interesting! I wonder how widely his works were read during his lifetime and in the first century after. Thank you for this informative post.Judith Roblhttp://www.judithrobl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69614720494225443092012-05-11T04:33:00.654-04:002012-05-11T04:33:00.654-04:00Lynn Squire loves to talk about Cotton Mather. I h...Lynn Squire loves to talk about Cotton Mather. I hope she comes by to comment, too. Thanks for this excellent post, MaryLu!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-64152870110877895952012-05-11T00:55:20.051-04:002012-05-11T00:55:20.051-04:00An extremely interesting post. Thank you, Marylu. ...An extremely interesting post. Thank you, Marylu. This put pirates in a different light.Rita Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348571506318182955noreply@blogger.com