N00091:260
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.
Thus have we done with the Doctrinal part of this great Truth, concerning Israels salvation. We proceed now (as the Lord shall help) to infer some Uses from the Doctrine delivered.
Use 1. Is it so that the time will surely come when all Israel shall partake of such a salvation as that which hath been spoken of? Hence then it followeth, that we should labour to be acquainted with these Truths which do concern the Mystery of God in Israels salvation. Indeed if these things were cunningly devised fables, or if they were but the uncertain conjectures of men, we might be held excused, though we should not bestow precious time in looking into them; but inasmuch as they are things that shall surely come to pass, the evil will be great if we should not look into these holy Mysteries. We may say of these things, as the Prophet Daniel spake concerning that dream which God sent upon Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 2.45. the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof is sure. Now part of that dream was concerning the kingdom of Jesus Christ, first, as a little stone, by the power of his word and spirit, subduing the world; and after that as a great mountain filling the whole earth. So that there will a time come when the kingdom of Christ shall be established all the earth over, the thing is certain and sure. And therefore John (or Christ by John) speaking concerning that new heaven, and new earth ⟨p. 146⟩which shall be when part of heaven shall come down upon the earth, sc. when new Jerusalem shall come down from God out of heaven, saith, Rev. 2•.6. These sayings are faithful and true, h. e. they […] such things as God will faithfully and truly perform, that nothing shall be unfulfilled of all those sayings which the mouth of the Lord hath spoken. Therefore these are sayings not to be neglected.
Use 1. Is it so that the time will surely come when all Israel shall partake of such a salvation as that which hath been spoken of? Hence then it followeth, that we should labour to be acquainted with these Truths which do concern the Mystery of God in Israels salvation. Indeed if these things were cunningly devised fables, or if they were but the uncertain conjectures of men, we might be held excused, though we should not bestow precious time in looking into them; but inasmuch as they are things that shall surely come to pass, the evil will be great if we should not look into these holy Mysteries. We may say of these things, as the Prophet Daniel spake concerning that dream which God sent upon Nebuchadnezar,