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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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So that they whom the Lord loveth most, are like to have the clearest Visions and discoveries of his counsels. Now God loveth those most, who have most of the grace of his spirit in their souls. It is true, that as for God's love of benevolence, it is without any respect unto grace in the creature, whilst the elect of God are in their blood, the Lord beareth unto them a love of good will: But as for his love of complacency or delight, that is more or less according as men have more or less grace in their souls, whereby they love and fear God. See Psal. 25.14. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and it is his Covenant: (So the words may be read, and so many (u)Interpreters carry it) to make them know it, h. e. It is the Covenant of God to make them that fear him know his secret; what secret is that? Truly there are secrets of the love and grace of God, secrets of communion with God, which others know nothing of, but they that fear him are acquainted with them: There are also secrets ⟨p. 169⟩of the works of God, Mysteries of divine providence, as well as mysteries of grace, which he acquaints them with that fear him, that they shall know what God is doing, and about to do in the world, though others know nothing of these matters. Therefore the way to have much acquaintance with the secret of the Lord, is to get much of the fear of the Lord. They that are such as Nehemiah saith of Hananiah, chap. 7. ver. 2. even faithful men, and fearing God above many, are like to know much of his counsel. Therefore labour for much grace, (w)especially for much of that grace which maketh a man nothing in his own eyes. Paul, though he was a man, in respect of Learning and other gifts of Gods spirit extraordinary; yet he saith concerning himself, I am nothing. Now Paul was one that had an abundance of the Revelations and Visions of God. See Psal. 25.9. Prov. 11.2.
So that they whom the Lord loveth most, are like to have the clearest Visions and discoveries of his counsels. Now God loveth those most, who have most of the grace of his spirit in their souls. It is true, that as for God's love of benevolence, it is without any respect unto grace in the creature, whilst the elect of God are in their bloud, the Lord beareth unto them a love of good will: But as for his love of complacency or delight, that is more or less according as men have more or less grace in their souls, whereby they love and fear God. See