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A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the…
A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the province of Massachusetts-Bay, June 16. and in Connecticut-Colony [sic], June 22. 1705. : Also, two sermons, showing, that sin is the greatest evil; and, that to redeem time is the greatest wisdom. / By Increase Mather.A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the province of Massachusetts-Bay, June 16. and in Conecticot-Colony [sic], June 22. 1705. : Also, two sermons, shewing, that sin is the greatest evil; and, that to redeem time is the greatest wisdom. / By Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by Timothy Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1706
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There shall be Great Earthquakes before the Lords Coming.
Luk. XXI. II. Great Earthquakes shall be in diverse Places.
IF we compare Lukes Gospel with that written by Matthew, we shall find that our Lord Jesus Christ signified to His Disciples that the Temple should be subverted, the Jewish Nation made the subject of Divine Vengeance, and that this world should come to an End. They privately enquired of Him, what should be the fore-running sign of His coming to accomplish the things which He had thus Predicted. In answer to that Enquiry, Christ mentions several Signs of His coming.
IF we compare Lukes Gospel with that written by Matthew, we shall find that our Lord Jesus Christ signified to His Disciples that the Temple should be subverted, the Jewish Nation made the subject of Divine Vengeance, and that this world should come to an End. They privately enquired of Him, what should be the fore-running sign of His coming to accomplish the things which He had thus Predicted. In answer to that Enq•iry, Christ mentions several Signs of His coming.
1. One is the rising of False Christs, in the Eighth Verse of this Chapter. The Jews rejected the true Messiah, for which cause they were punished and plagued with False Christs, which proved a sore Judgment to that sinful People.