It could be an interpretation of urgency toward the issue in order make the reader believe his claims and take action against the Witch epidemic. “He” in that quote was referring to the Devil, which ties in with the reason why used this Biblical reference. “He has wanted his incarnate legions to persecute use, as people of God have in the other hemisphere been persecuted”. Not only does he say that the people of Salem are being persecuted but he also compares them to how Christians in the Bible were persecuted. The fear that Witches were plotting the downfall of the people Salem could also be seen as Mather’s primary motivation to write this passage. This sense of fear can be seen as driven by the belief in Christianity. One aspect that’s really prominent throughout the passage was the idea that the Devil wanted the land the Christian people and that he would stop at nothing to acquire it. Cotton Mather’s writing of “The Wonders of the Invisible World” shows the reader how his religious beliefs, coincidence and meekly supported evidences spread of fear in Salem thus resulting in the Witch Hunt.
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