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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.
And there is good reason why it should be thus, 1. Because they are as it were the Eldest Brother, Luke 15.25. Exod. 4.22. Gen. 9.27. The Jews were the people of God before the Gentiles. There was a time when they were the only Church upon earth, Amos 3.2. John 4.22. So that the Gentile-Church which now is, is surrogate Israel, Rom. 11.17. and is therefore often called Israel in the book of Revelation. It is also observable, that the first Christian Church which ever was in the world did consist wholly of Jews, Rom. 1.16. Matth. 10.5, 6. Acts 13.46. & 1.15.
And there is good reason why it should be thus, 1. Because they are as it were the Eldest Brother, Luke 15.25. Exod. 4.22. Gen. 9.27. The Iews were the people of God before the Gentiles. There was a time when they were the only Church upon earth, Amos 3.2. Iohn 4.22. So that the Gentile-Church which now is, is surrogate Israel, Rom. 11.17. and is therefore often called Israel in the book of Revelation. It is also observable, that the first Christian Church which ever was in the world did consist wholly of Iews,