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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.
THE MYSTERY OF Israel's Salvation opened.
ROM. 11.26. All Israel shall be saved.
ONE of those great and glorious things which the world, especially, the people of God in the world, are in expectation of at this day, is, The general conversion of the Israelitish Nation. Now having a desire, whilst the hand of Christ shall continue me amongst you, to fulfil the Ministry which I have received in the Lord; I have therefore purposed with my self (by the help of the Spirit of Grace and Truth) to treat upon this subject: And so much the rather, by how much I perceive by the Word and Works of God, that the day is approaching wherein this great Mystery ⟨p. 2⟩of God shall receive its accomplishment. And in order unto the discoursing upon this matter, the words which have been read unto you are pitched upon. For I know not any Scripture containing a more pregnant and illustrious testimony and demonstration of the Israelites future vocation, than this which we have before us; it being a main scope of the Apostle in this chapter▪ to ma•• […] Mystery unto the Gentiles. And this the apostle doth elaborately prove, by many […], both before, and in, and after this verse. We shall not stay upon any large (a)Analysis of the words, The several Arguments insisted upon, may be mentioned under the Reasons of the Doctrine (if the Lord will) hereafter to be spoken unto: I• may now suffice to take notice, that in this verse there are three things contained; 1. A prediction, All Israel shall be saved. 2. The time when this prediction shall be fulfilled. And so, i. e.