Show leaf that the devil tore in the library of the massachusetts historical society Is a leaf of a sermon h on which Is written the following memorandum by dr elliott dr cotton mathers mather a leaf of a eer ser mon which the devil was so spiteful as to tear the leaf has been torn and near the rent Is the following memorandum in mather mathers s own hand writing while I 1 was preaching at a private fast kept for a possessed young wo woman man on mark ix 28 29 ye devil in ye damsel flew upon mee and tore ye leaf as it la is now tore over against ye text |