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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. The Time for the Messiah's Appearance, or, the Birth of the Promised Seed; must it be, while the Jewish Nation should yet Enjoy Governors, and Law-givers, of their own, and a Civil Polity among themselves?
Q. The Time for the Messiah's Appearance, or, the Birth of the Promised Seed; must it be, while the Jewish Nation should yet Enjoy Governours, and Law-givers, of their own, and a Civil Polity among themselves?
A. Yes. It is written, Gen. 49.10. The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Law-giver from between his Feet, until Shiloh come.
A. Yes. It is written, Gen. 49.10. The Scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Law-giver from between his Feet, until Shiloh come.
Q. Was the Messiah to be Born, while the Second Temple was yet Standing?