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The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus…
The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Opened & applied, in several sermons. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard College in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel, at Boston, in N.E. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Opened & applied, in several sermons. / By Increase Mather, praesident of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel, at Boston, in N.E. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Timothy Green for Nicholas Boone, 1701
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The Blessed HOPE, And Glorious Appearing of JESUS CHRIST. › Sermon 4
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Answ· 1. It is Evident from the Names which are given to him in Scripture. This Name of SAVIOUR, is given to Him; 2 Pet. 3.18 Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Very often in Scripture is he described by this Name. Yea, he is called Salvation it self: Luk. 2 30 Simeon said, Mine Eyes have seen thy Salvation. Because he had with his Eyes seen Christ, whom he calls Salvation. Therefore the Name of ⟨p. 73⟩Jesus is given to him. An Angel from heaven, did declare that he should be called by that Name, and for this reason, in that he should be a Saviour. Mat. 1.21 The Angel said to Joseph concerning Christ, Thou shalt call his Name Jesus, for he shall Save his People from their Sins. Jesus signifies a Saviour. It comes from the Hebrew word, Jasha, Salvavit, as much as to say, He that Saveth. So that Name Shiloh is given to him: Gen. 49.10 Until Shiloh come: that is until Christ come. Shiloh is as much as to say, one that is the Author of tranquility, and safety. And he is called by that Name of a Redeemer: Isa· 59 20 A Redeemer shall come to Zion· When Christ came into the world, then did a Redeemer come to Zion. And in the next words to the Text before us, it is said, He gave himself that he might Redeem us from all Iniquity. And he is called a Deliverer. Moses was a Typical Deliverer, whence Stephen said of him, Acts 7.35 That God sent him to be a Ruler, and Deliverer of the People. Moses was a Deliverer from Pharaoh, and from the Egyptians, but Christ is a Deliverer from the Pharaoh of Hell, and the Egyptians of Hell. It is from him that we are Delivered from the Powers of Darkness. Col. 1.13
Answ· 1. It is Evident from the Names which are given to him in Scripture. This Name of SAVIOUR, is given to Him; 2 Pet. 3.18 Our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ. Very often in Scripture is he described by this Name. Yea, he is called Salvation it self: