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The faith of the fathers. Or, The articles of the true religion, all of…
The faith of the fathers. Or, The articles of the true religion, all of them exhibited in the express words of the Old Testament. Partly, to confirm those who do possess that religion of God, and His Messiah. But chiefly, to engage the Jewish nation, unto the religion of their patriarchs; and, bring down the hearts of the fathers into the children, and the disobedient unto the wisdom of the just; and so, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotation]
printed by B. Green, 1699
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.
Q Shall there be a Resurrection of the Dead, at the Descent of our Lord Messiah?
A. Yes. It is written, Isa. 26.19. Thy Dead shall Live, as my Dead Body shall they arise; Awake and Sing ye who dwell in the Dust; for thy Dew, is as the Dew of Herbs, and the Earth shall cast out the Dead.
Q. After the Resurrection of the Dead, shall the Raised Saints, Eternally Live & Shine with the Lord Messiah, while Others are Damned unto Eternal Confusion?
A. Yes. It is written, Dan. 12.1, 2, 3. There shall be a Time of Trouble, such as never was, since there was a Nation, even to that same Time. And many from being Sleepers in the Dust of the Earth, shall Awake; some to Everlasting Life, and some to Shame and Everlasting Contempt. And they that be wise, shall Shine as the Brightness of the Firmament, and they that Turn many to Righteousness, as the Stars for ever and ever.