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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. 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?
A. Yes. It is written, Hag. 2.7, 9. I will shake all Nations, and the Desire of all Nations shall come, and I will fill This House, with Glory, saith the Lord of Hosts. The Glory of this Latter House shall be greater than of the Former, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Q. Was the Messiah to be Born, Shortly after the Last Book of the Old Testament was written?