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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.
2. The Tribes of Israel shall not only be thus delivered from the hands of their spiritual enemies, but they shall have spiritual life bestowed upon them. Indeed it is true, that first a civil life must enter into them, but after that a spiritual life. These two we have plainly distinguished one from the other, Ezek. 37.7, 8. the bones came together, bone to its bone, but there was no breath in them: Here is a civil life, for bone cometh to his bone, but no spiritual life, for as yet there is no breath in them; even so, when the day of Israels salvation cometh, we must first expect to hear that the Jews are gathering together out of one Country, and out of another Country, and making head toward their own Land, before we hear of their conversion, but afterwards, it followeth therefore, verse 14. It is said, I will put my spirit in you, and you shall live. This spiritual life is in regenerating grace, when the day of Gods power passeth over the soul to make it willing and obedient. Converting grace may well be called life, because it maketh them that were dead to become alive, therefore it is said concerning the converted prodigal, He was dead, but he is alive: Also because grace is the inchoation, the seed, the bud of eternal life and glory. Grace reigns to eternal life, Romans 5. last, holiness ends in everlasting life. chap. 6.22. Likewise grace is rightly called spiritual life, because the Author of it is the blessed spirit of God, therefore all saving graces are said to be the fruits of the spirit. Gal. 5.22. And John 3.5. It is said, except a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God, i. e. except he ⟨p. 98⟩be regenerated by the spirit of God, whose operations are like unto water, to cleanse, and purge, and purify the soul. Now, thus it true, that the Tribes of Israel shall have converting grace bestowed upon them. The Lord hath promised to put his fear into their hearts, Jer. 32.40. And this is one thing intended in the Text, when it is said, that all Israel shall be aved, sil. that there shall be a general conversion of the Israelitish Nation. And it is true concerning all the Tribes of Israel, therefore it is said,