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The mystery of Israel's salvation, explained and applied: or, A discourse concerning the general…The mystery of Israel's salvation, explained and applyed: or, A discourse concerning the general…
The mystery of Israel's salvation, explained and applied: or, A discourse concerning the general conversion of the Israelitish nation. Wherein is showed, 1. That the Twelve Tribes shall be saved. 2. When this is to be expected. 3. Why this must be. 4. What kind of salvation the Tribes of Israel shall partake of (viz.) a glorious, wonderful, spiritual, temporal salvation. : Being the substance of several sermons preached / by Increase Mather, M.A. teacher of a church in Boston in New England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]The mystery of Israel's salvation, explained and applyed: or, A discourse concerning the general conversion of the Israelitish nation. Wherein is shewed, 1. That the Twelve Tribes shall be saved. 2. When this is to be expected. 3. Why this must be. 4. What kind of salvetion the Tribes of Israel shall partake of (viz.) a glorious, wonderful, spiritual, temporal salvation. : Being the substance of several sermons preached / by Increase Mather, M.A. teacher of a church in Boston in New England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
London: printed for John Allen, 1669
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Jews might see from the writings of Moses, that the Messiah is already come; for the Sceptre and Law-giver is utterly departed from Judah, therefore Shiloh must needs be come, Gen. 49.10. And they might see this from the Prophets; for within 490 years after Cyrus his proclamation for rebuilding the Temple, Messiah must come, Dan. 9.25. whereas it is above two thousand years since that proclamation; and Christ was to come before the utter destruction of Bethlehem, and in the time of the second temple, Mich. 5.2. Hag. 2.9. whereas there is no Bethlehem, nor any Temple, for many a day; why then do not the Jews acknowledge Christ? Alas, there is a veil of miserable blindness upon their hearts, that they cannot, they will not, see the Truth: But, saith the Apostle, This shall be taken ⟨p. 15⟩away. And (saith he) it shall turn. What is that? I answer: (r)It, there may note the body of the Jewish Nation, or the words may be read, (s)They shall turn (i. e. the blinded minds of the Jews shall turn) unto the Lord.
The Jews might see from the writings of Moses, that the Messiah is already come; for the Scepter and Law-giver is utterly departed from Iudah, therefore Shiloh must needs be come, Gen. 49.10. And they might see this from the Prophets; for within 490 years after Cyrus his proclamation for rebuilding the Temple, Messias must come, Dan. 9.25. whereas it is above two thousand years since that proclamation; and Christ was to come before the utter destruction of Bethlehem, and in the time of the second temple,