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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
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Consider 4. That the time wherein the Mystery of God shall be finished draweth on apace. The salvation of all Israel, it is now near to be revealed. And this is a marvellous encouragement, to look into this Mystery of Israels salvation. For inasmuch as the time of fulfilling prophesies it at hand, we may hope that they shall be unsealed unto those whose hearts are set upon them, Rev. 22.10. and Chap. 10. ver. 11. It was said to John, Thou must prophesy again; what is the meaning of that? Is it (as (i)some have thought) that John should ⟨p. 156⟩be again sent into the world before the last day? I do not think so. Though something may be said to prove that (†)John Baptist shall be raised from▪ the dead a little before the day of judgment, to be an instrument of converting the Jewish Nation, yet there's no reason to believe so concerning John the Apostle. The meaning then of those words, thou shalt prophesy again, may be, (k)that there will a time come, when the gift of inte•••eting prophetical Scripture shall be wonderfully revived in the Church, that the book of Revelation shall be interpreted and understood as clearly almost, as if John himself were here to preach of these things: And when should this time be, if not when the prophesies are come to their birth? well, but how doth it appear that the Mystery of God will shortly be finished? This is manifest, because the signs fore-running the accomplishment of the Mystery of God in the glorious salvation of all Israel are already working, what sign? what token of this day can you think of, but that it is even now appearing? I'll mention (by the help of Christ) two things unto you, that are signs of this great and notable day of the Lord being near. 1. When the Virgins, not only foolish, but wise also are asleep; this is a sign that the Mystery of God shall be finished ere long, Matth. 25.5, 6. whilst the Bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept, and at midnight there was a cry made, behold, the Bridegroom cometh: So then, when the wise