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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. Was the Messiah to be Born, Shortly after the Last Book of the Old Testament was written?
A. Yes. It is written, Mal. 3.1. The Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple.
Q▪ Was the Messiah to be Born, within Four Hundred and Ninety Years, after the going forth of the Persian Proclamations to Rebuild Jerusalem.
A. Yes. It is written, Dan. 9 25. From the going forth of the Commandment, to Restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince, shall be Seven Weeks, and Threescore and Two Weeks; and after the Threescore and Two Weeks, shall Messiah be cut off.