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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. Must there be Two Comings of the Messiah?
A. Yes. It is written, Zech. 9 9. Behold thy King cometh unto thee, Lowly, and Riding upon an Ass. And again; Dan. 7.13. Behold, one like the Son of Man, came with the Clouds of Heaven. And thus, it is written, Psal. 96.13. Rejoice before the Lord; for He cometh; for (a Second time) He cometh to Judge the Earth.
A. Yes. It is written, Zech. 9 9. Behold thy King cometh unto thee, Lowly, and Riding upon an Ass. And again; Dan. 7.13. Behold, one like the Son of Man, came with the Clouds of Heaven. And thus, it is written, Psal. 96.13. Rejoyce before the Lord; for He cometh; for (a Second time) He cometh to Judge the Earth.
Q. Was the Conception of the Messiah, to be in one of the Cities belonging to the Ten Tribes: (namely, Nazareth!)