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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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5. We may argue from the works of God, that the salvation of Israel is near to be revealed. The present disposition of divine providence maketh it evident, that God is about some great work. And why may it not be this work, or in order to preparing things for this great day of Israels salvation? Consider well the workings of providence before this great and notable day which I am speaking of. There must be wonders in the heavens, and in the earth blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke, the Sun shall be turned into darkness, and the Moon into blood, Joel 2.30, 31. Now when there have been terrible Comets, and many other amazing prodigies visible to the world; and when Towns and Cities have been desolated with fire, and the smoke of their burning hath darkened the Sun, and made the Moon to look as red as blood; hath not this Scripture been fulfilled? Surely these things do declare, that some notable day of the Lord is at hand. Christ's first coming was signified ⟨p. 43⟩by (c)a Comet, whereupon Caesar enquired of one that went under the notion of a Prophetess; what should be the meaning of that Comet? and answer was returned, that there was an Hebrew Child born, (viz. Christ) that should be the greatest man that ever was, and that there was a new Religion, (viz. the Christian Religion) shortly to be set up in the world. And what if the providential coming of Christ to destroy Rome, and to convert the Jews, should be signified by Comets and other prodigies? The ruin of the Jewish state by the Romans had (d)fearful sights to fore-run it, Luke 21.11. And why may not their restoration, and the great changes which then shall come upon the world, be signified by the same kind of providences? Add to this, the present shakings and dashings of the Nations one against another, with that distress which is upon the earth; mens hearts failing them with expectation of what is coming, and the waves of many Nations begin to roar and lift up their voice, so must it be when the Redemption of Israel draweth nigh,