Mather’s religious and academic aloofness in The Wonders of the Invisible World excerpt

Cotton Mather is often referred to as holier-than-thou for the strict, intolerant Puritanism he advocated for the American Colonies. Our anthology also cited Mather as a difficult read: He assumed that his readers would be wise … and sympathetic to self-conscious displays of erudition. Discuss examples of both Mather’s religious and academic aloofness in The Wonders of the Invisible World excerpt.