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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 this will be in two respects; 1. In respect of gifts. 2. In respect of the saving grace of the spirit.
1. There will be a plentiful effusion of the spirit of grace upon the Tribes of Israel, in respect of the gifts thereof, Zech. 12.8. He that is feeble among you at that day, shall be as David, h. e. (as some interpret) they that are of low, mean, contemptible parts shall be so raised and enlarged, that they shall be like unto David, who was a man of extraordinary gifts and qualifications; bu• what shall they then be who are as David? It followeth, the house of David shall be as Elohim (f)(for so is the Hebrew word) i. e. like unto the blessed Angels. They shall have most Seraphical gifts bestowed upon them, yea, they shall be like to the Angel of the Lord, h. e. they shall be like unto Jesus Christ, the Angel of the everlasting Covenant: Christ was anointed with the oil of Gods spirit above his fellows; but they shall receive in abundant measure of that spirit which was in Jesus Christ even above measure. In a word, the Scripture seems to intimate that those extraordinary gifts of the spirit, which are now ceased in the Church, will be then revived. See Joel 2.28, 29. I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall see dreams, your young men shall see visions also upon the Servants, and upon the handmaids, in those days will I pour out my spirit. It ⟨p. 100⟩is indeed true, that there was (g)a partial fulfilment of this prophecy in the days of the Apostles, yet that there is a further accomplishment thereof to be expected, is most evident from the context. Those extraordinary effusions of the spirit, which were in the Apostles days, were but a sprinkling & first fruits, in respect of what shall one day be made good upon the Israelitish Nation. And we may argue, if the first fruits of the fulfilment of this prophecy and promise to Israel, were so great and glorious, what then will that full harvest be in the day when all Israel shall be saved? yet the converted Israelites shall excel in that which is more excellent than gifts. For 2ly. An abundant measure of saving grace shall be poured forth upon them. They shall be made the most gracious, holy people that ever were upon earth. When Ezekiels Temple shall be built, it will be most holy,