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The excellency of a public spirit discoursedThe excellency of a publick spirit discoursed
The excellency of a public spirit discoursed: in a sermon, preached in the audience of the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, May 27. 1702. Being the day for election of counsellors in that province. / By Increase Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]The excellency of a publick spirit discoursed: in a sermon, preached in the audience of the General Assembly of the province of the Masachusetts Bay in New England, May 27. 1702. Being the day for election of counsellors in that province. / By Increase Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green for Nicholas Boone, 1702
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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.
1. From his Name Jesus, implying his being the Saviour of men. I Jesus have sent my Angel; therefore not the Angel was the Author of this Book. The Angel did only declare the M•ssage that Christ sent him with
1. From his Name Iesus, implying his being the Saviour of men. I Iesus have sent my Angel; therefore not the Angel was the Author of this Book. The Angel did only declare the M•ssage that Christ sent him with
2. He is described from his Divine Nature, implied in that expression of his being the Root of David; one that David received his Being from. As there is not a Branch without a Root, so there had never been such a man as David, if Christ as God had not given to him his being.
3. He is described from his Humane Nature, in that expression of his being the Offspring of David, which implies his being the promised Messiah. The Jews commonly called Christ by that name of the Son of David. God had promised David that Christ should descend from him: The Messiah was to be of his Offspring, a Branch of his Family. It was once said to the Jews, since Christ is Davids Son, how does David whe• inspired by the Holy Spirit of God, call him his Lord: They were not able to answer that question, because they did not believe that the Messiah was God; but unto Christians it is very plain: As God he is Davids Lord, & so the Root of David, but as man he is Davids Son, and so the Offspring of David.
3. He is described from his Humane Nature, in that expression of his being the Offspring of David, which implies his being the promised Messiah. The Iews commonly called Christ by that name of the Son of David. God had promised David that Christ should descend from him: The Mssiah was to be of his Offpring, a Branch of his Family. It was once said to the Jews, since Christ is Davids Son, how does David whe inspired by the Holy Spirit of God, call him his Lord: They were not able to answer that question, because they did not believe that the Mssiah was God; but unto Christians it is very plain: As God he is Davids Lord, & so the Root of David, but as man he is Davids Son, and so the Offspring of David.