N00091:276
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.
I might also tell you, that direful and astonishing desolations by fire, are a sign that the time is at hand wherein the Mystery of God shall be finished. Consider Rev. 16.8. the Angel of the fourth vial hath power given him to scorch men with fire. Now then if the Angel that hath power to hurt with fire be in the dreadful execution of his commission, what shall we gather from thence? (n)Truly that Romes turn is next. Therefore it followeth ver. 10. the fifth Angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the Beast.
- (n)Ante Rome ruinam eruentur funditus Civitates, interibunt igni, &c. Lactant. ubi supra. c. 16.
Now is it not so at this day, that the world seemeth to be all on fire? Did not providence a few days since bring unto our ears doleful and (†)exanimating tidings, that a fire is broke forth in Gods anger which hath burnt to the foundations of the mountains? that now we may say unto God, how terrible art thou in thy works? the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens! The voice of the Lord is calling upon us, saying, come and see the works of God, he is terrible in his doings toward the children of men. But though this calamity be heavy, yet be comforted, in that these awful tremendous dispensations are such, as that by the light of this fire we may see the vial full of the wrath of God ⟨p. 161⟩is ready to be poured upon the head of Rome. Ye•, such things as these, they are a sign, not only of Christ's providential coming to destroy Rome, but also (which will follow not long after that) of his personal coming to begin that long, and last, and great day, when the Saints shall judge the world,