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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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not corporally, but after a spiritual and new kind of manner, in the kingdom of God, Mark 14.25. Consider also Rev. 19.6, 7. There was the voice of a great multitude, saying, Alleluia, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, the Marriage of the Lamb is come, and his Wife hath made her self ready: When once the Jews are converted, then will this voice be heard; then will the Lambs Wife be made ready for the Marriage. Now I say, the fore-going sign of this, is sleeping amongst the Virgins. And alas is it not so now? Are not all the Virgins asleep? what else meaneth that strange spirit of worldliness that possesseth and prevaileth upon great Professors? Lamentable! Professors are ready to comply with any thing, though it be to the straining of their consciences; what say they? we must be wise, we must be wise: and though the wisdom of the Serpent, devours the innocency of the Dove, they care not. Any thing to save an estate; what though the men we have to do withal be the enemies of God, and of his Saints, yet say they, Let us comply as far as ever we can. I do declare unto you, that, the Lord Jesus is coming to shake men out of these slumbers. Is it now a time to use base compliances, to save an Estate, when all mens Estates are going to wrack and ruin? Now must you needs have great things for ⟨p. 158⟩selves, when the Stars cannot keep themselves in heaven? I pray God for you, that when the Lord Jesus cometh, you be not blamed and shamed before all the world.
not corporally, but after a spiritual and new kind of manner, in the kingdom of God, Mark 14.25. Consider also Rev. 19.6, 7. There was the voice of a great multitude, saying, Allelujah, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, the Marriage of the Lamb is come, and his Wife hath made her self ready: When once the Iews are converted, then will this voice be heard; then will the Lambs Wife be made ready for the Marriage. Now I say, the fore-going sign of this, is sleeping amongst the Virgins. And alas is it not so now? Are not all the Virgins asleep? what else meaneth that strange spirit of worldliness that possesseth and prevaileth upon great Professors? Lamentable! Professors are ready to comply with any thing, though it be to the straining of their consciences; what say they? we must be wise, we must be wise: and though the wisdom of the Serpent, devoures the innocency of the Dove, they care not. Any thing to save an estate; what though the men we have to do withal be the enemies of God, and of his Saints, yet say they, Let us comply as far as ever we can. I do declare unto you, that, the Lord Jesus is coming to shake men out of these slumbers. Is it now a time to use base compliances, to save an Estate, when all mens Estates are going to wrack and ruine? Now must you needs have great things for