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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.
Yea 3. If a man would have good understanding in these Mysterious truths, then he should labour for much grace. Not only for sincerity, but for a large measure of the spirit of grace. All the Prophets of God were very holy men, Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy spirit, even so they that would understand the Mystery of God, which he hath declared by his servants the Prophets, had need be very holy: For unto whom will God discover his counsels, but unto those whom he loveth most? As it is amongst men, a wise man will not communicate his secret counsels to every one, but unto such as he hath a peculiar affection for, and delight in; even so we may be sure, the blessed God will not discover […] secret counsels (which have been hidd•• from the foundation of the world) to every one: […] unto such as he hath a peculiar respect for. Hence John, that had the Revelation, ⟨p. 168⟩was the beloved Disciple; And Daniel was a man greatly beloved: And that is very observable, which the Lord himself speaketh concerning Abraham, Gen. 18.17. The Lord said, shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do? I am, saith God, about to bring great changes, strange and dreadful overturnings in the world, for which my name and dread shall be spoken of to all Generations, and shall I […] let Abraham know of it? a man so dear unto me as Abraham is, shall I not tell him o• the thing which I purpose to do?
Yea 3. If a man would have good understanding in these Mysterious truths, then he should labour for much grace. Not only for sincerity, but for a large measure of the spirit of grace. All the Prophets of God were very holy men, Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy spirit, even so they that would understand the Mystery of God, which he hath declared by his servants the Prophets, had need be very holy: For unto whom will God discover his counsels, but unto those whom he loveth most? As it is amongst men, a wise man will not communicate his secret counsels to every one, but unto such as he hath a peculiar affection for, and delight in; even so we may be sure, the blessed God will not discove• 〈…〉 secret counsels (which have been hidd•• from the foundation of the world) to every one: unto such as he hath a peculiar respect for. Hence Iohn, that had the Revelation,