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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.
But especially the evil of this neglect appears, in that it is great ingratitude unto the most high God for the riches of his grace in condescending to make known his counsels unto the Sons of men. Shall Jehovah, who humbleth himself to look upon the things that are done in heaven, condescend so infinitely as to make known his eternal counsels unto men upon the earth. And shall he speak unto us concerning this Mystery of the restitution of all things, not only by one, or two, or three, but by the mouth of all his Prophets? And yet shall we mortals be so ungrateful, and so wretched, as to take no notice of what the Lord hath spoken? shall they be as words spoken in the air? shall we let these truths lie by us as if they were of no use? God forbid that it should ⟨p. 153⟩be so. One would think that every one should rather be taken with admiration at the infinite grace of God, as David was, Lord! (saith he) that thou shouldst speak to me of things to come: So it should affect our hearts, […] God should speak unto us of things […] come▪ therefore not to mind […] be an evil very heinous and provoking.
But especially the evil of this neglect appears, in that it is great ingratitude unto the most high God for the riches of his grace in condescending to make known his counsels unto the Sons of men. Shall Iehovah, who humbleth himself to look upon the things that are done in heaven, condescend so infinitely as to make known his eternal counsels unto men upon the earth. And shall he speak unto us concerning this Mystery of the restitution of all things, not only by one, or two, or three, but by the mouth of all his Prophets? And yet shall we mortals be so ungrateful, and so wretched, as to take no notice of what the Lord hath spoken? shall they be as words spoken in the air? shall we let these truths lie by us as if they were of no use? God forbid that it should ⟨p. 153⟩be so. One would think that every one should rather be taken with admiration at the infinite grace of God, as David was, Lord! (saith he) that thou shouldst speak to me of things to come: So it should affect our hearts, 〈…〉 God should speak unto us of things 〈…〉 come▪ therefore not to mind be an evil very hainous and prooking.