The resurrection proved, or, The life to come demonstrated being a strange but true relation of what hapned to Mrs. Anna Atherton who lay in a trance 7 days : with her speech when she came to life / as it came from her brother Dr. Atherton ... Atherton, Henry, M.D. 1680 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A69494 Wing A4114 ESTC R990 08447102 ocm 08447102 41330 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Resurrection. 2006-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-04 Andrew Kuster Sampled and proofread 2006-04 Andrew Kuster Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE RESURRECTION Proved : OR , The LIFE to come Demonstrated . Being a Strange but True Relation of what hapned to M ris Anna Atherton : Who lay in a Trance 7 days , with her Speech when she came to life , As it came from her Brother D r. Atherton , Physician in Caermarthen . Published , now seasonably , in this Adulterous , Atheistical and Papistical Generation , wherein neither God , Christ , Soul , Heaven nor Hell are minded ; but Whoring , Swaring , Lying , &c. and , it may serve as a Curb to Vice , and a Spur to Vertue . THIS Maid being about fourteen years of Age , fell sick in November 1669. Whereupon several Physicians were called to her Assistance , who consulted about her Distemper ; and judg'd it to be something of an Ague , though the Symptoms thereof ( as they confessed ) were somwhat different from those which are usual in that Distemper . 2. Her Disease , whatever it was , prov'd too hard for their Skill and Medicines , and brought the Patient to a thinness of Body , paleness of Countenance , and Stupidness to any thing but her Devotion . She was before of a full Habit of Body , of a brisk and lively Temper , and prone to all kind of Exercise befitting her Age. 3. Under this strong Alteration she continued till the Beginning of February ensuing , when by little and little she felt a sensible Decay of her whole Body which daily increasing , prevailed at length upon all the Organs of Life and Motion ; so that in appearance she lay void of either , whereupon she was concluded to be really dead . 4. The Women who came to do their last Office to her Body , perceived more Heat and Warmth in her , than they thought to be usual in dead Bodies , upon which they desisted a while ; And , because the Room was close , and a fire had been alwayes in it , ( thinking the unusual Warmth might proceed from thence ) they opened the Casements to let in what Air they could , and put out the Fire , and then left her some time to her self . 5. But returning , they found the same Warmth to continue ; then they left her in this manner one whole day , yet could find no alteration : whereupon they applyed a Looking-glass to her Mouth ▪ but not the least Cloud appear'd : they put live Coals to her feet , which discovered not the least sign of Life or Sense . 6. Notwithstanding her Mother ( it being so ordered by Providence ) was very timorous which made her delay her Burial ▪ and kept her uncoffin'd till sev'n days were expired , at the end of which time , her heat which before was so languid and obscure , that it could scarcely be discerned , began like some sparks of fire raked up in Embers ) to glow , and more manifestly discover it self . 7. Upon which , Rubbings and other artificial helps were used , which did not prove ineffectual ; for , in a short time , they sound a trembling Vibration of the Pulse , afterwards she began to breath , and so at last gradually recovered all her Senses . The first thing that she spake of , was That she desired to see her Mother , who coming to her she thus uttered her mind ▪ The Maids Speech when she came out of her Trance . 8. O Mother ! Since , I was absent from you , I have been in Heaven , an Angel went before me to conduct me thither ; I passed through three several Gates ▪ and at length I came to Heaven Gate , where I saw things very glorious and unutterable as Saints Angels ▪ and the like , in glorious Apparel ; and heard Unparalleld Music , Divine Anthems and Hallelu-iahs . 9. I would fain have entred that glorious place ▪ but the Angel that went before me , withstood me yet I thought myself half in ; but he told me , I could not be admitted now , but I must go back , and take leave of my Friends , and after some short time I should be admitted ▪ 10. So he brought me hither again , and is now standing at the Beds-feet ▪ Mother ▪ You must needs see him , he is all in white . Her Mother told her ▪ It was but a Dream or Fancy , and that she knew not what she said : whereupon she answered with a great deal of Vehemency ▪ That it was as true , as that she was there at present . She took notice also of several persons in the Room by their Names , to shew she did not dream , but spoke with Understanding : 11. But for the greater Confirmation , she told them of Three or Four Persons that were dead , since she was deprived of her Senses , and named each Person ; ( one of them was dead , and they knew not of it before they sent to enquire : ) she said ▪ she saw them passing by her while she stood at the Gtae . 12. One whom she named was reputed a Vicious Person , came as far as the Gate , but was sent back again another way . All the Persons she named , dyed in the time she lay in this Trance . 13. She lived about two Years after this , enjoying a perfect Health , and then dyed in great Assurance of her Salvation ; speaking comfortable Words , and giving wholesom Instructions to all who came to visit her . It is worthy Observation , that during the whole time of her first Sickness , which was about a quarter of a yer , she neither eat nor drank any thing , besides the juyce of an Orange and the yolk of an Egge . 'T is is then necessary all Persons be kept 48 hours before they are buried , if they be so happy as to escape the designed Popish Massacre . LONDON , Printed by T ▪ Dawks ▪ 168●