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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
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Prop. 3. Before this salvation of Israel be accomplished, the Pope and Turk shall be overthrown and destroyed. Hence, Numb. 24.24. He shall perish for ever, i. e. not Heber, but they that afflict Heber. Either it is meant of Assur, i. e. the Turk, or else the meaning is, that Chittim shall perish, i. e. the (†)Roman, who are of the posterity of Chittim, perish they must, and that for ever. And of the destruction of both these enemies, doth Moses seem to prophesy, *Deut. 32.43. consider the place at le• sure. It cannot be understood ⟨p. 22⟩of such enemies as did oppress the Jews before the first coming of Christ, for the Nations, i. e. the converted Gentiles (so the Apostle expounded the words, Rom. 15.10.) will rejoice at the destruction of these enemies, when as the Gentiles were not converted before the coming of Christ. Therefore the words are to be understood of those which at the time of the Jews future and hastening conversion, shall be their opposers and oppressors.
Prop. 3. Before this salvation of Israel be accomplished, the Pope and Turk shall be overthrown and destroyed. Hence, Numb. 24.24. He shall perish for ever, i. e. not Heber, but they that afflict Heber. Either it is meant of Assur, i. e. the Turk, or else the meaning is, that Chittim shall perish, i. e. the (†)Roman, who are of the posterity of Chittim, perish they must, and that for ever. And of the destruction of both these enemies, doth Moses seem to prophesie, *Deut. 32.43