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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.
A. Yes. It is written Gen 3.15. The Lord God said unto the Serpent, I will put Enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy Seed and her Seed; It shall Bruise thy Head, and Thou shalt Bruise his Heel.
Q. Must the Messiah, that Suffers for us, be God, as well as Man, that so there may be infinite Merits in His Obedience, and that so He may be able to convey all the Blessings purchased by His Obedience?
A. Yes. It is written, Psal. 45.6, 7. Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever; Thy God hath Anointed thee with the Oil of Gladness above thy Fellows. And again, Isa. 9.6. His Name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God, The Mighty, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. And again, Zech. 13.7. Awake O Sword, against my Shepherd, and against the Man that is my Equal, saith the Lord of Hosts. And again, Mal. 2.15. Did not He make One? Yet had He the Residue of the Spirit; And wherefore One? That He might seek the Seed, who is God. And again, Psal. 2.12. Kiss the Son; Blessed are all they that put their Trust in Him. With Jer. 17.5. Cursed is the man that Trusteth in Man.
A. Yes. It is written, Psal. 45.6, 7. Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever; Thy God hath Anointed thee with the Oyl of Gladness above thy Fellows. And again,