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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.
Thus have I given a summary account of what hath persuaded me to own that which is in the worlds account an incredible Paradox. Eusebius calleth it [Greek or Hebrew], and [Greek or Hebrew], but I trust, though the notion of the Chiliad (in the sense I accept it) be [Greek or Hebrew] yet that it is not [Greek or Hebrew].
Thus have I given a summary account of what hath perswaded me to own that which is in the worlds account an incredible Paradox. Eusebius calleth it 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, but I trust, though the notion of the Chiliad (in the sence I accept it) be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 yet that it is not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
The truth is, I was exceeding backward to entertain ⟨image ?⟩such a notion, and did long oppose it, as conceiving it might be at best an innocent error of some that wished well to the kingdom of Christ: But blessed be the Lord God who gave me an heart at that very time to search (according to my poor measure) the Scriptures and other Books which might be helpful in this case, both such as argued for, and such as argued against the Chiliad; and to look up to him that is in heaven and heareth on earth, that I might see and embrace the truth, and only the truth. And methinks, I would desire no more, if I could but persuade all serious and gracious men to go that way to work in this matter. But (alas) it is the great infirmity of many good men, that if any thing (though of never so circumstantial a nature, for as for fundamentals, let no one dare to question there) be voiced for an error they fall upon it in great zeal without ever looking up to heaven, that if what they oppose be truth, they might be convinced of it, as well as if it be otherwise that they might be strengthened in bearing witness against error, and hence the Lord never lets them see their mistakes. But as a learned and worthy Divine,