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A dissertation concerning the future conversion of the Jewish Nation. Answering the objections of…
A dissertation concerning the future conversion of the Jewish Nation. Answering the objections of the Reverend and learned Mr. Baxter, Dr. Lightfoot, and others. : With an enquiry into the first resurrection. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard-College, at Cambridge, in New-England. ; [Three lines from Jeremiah]A dissertation concerning the future conversion of the Jewish Nation. Answering the objections of the Reverend and learned Mr. Baxter, Dr. Lightfoot, and others. : With an enquiry into the first resurrection. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard-Colledge, at Cambridge, in New-England. ; [Three lines from Jeremiah]
London: printed by R. Tookey for Nath. Hillier, 1709
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CHAP. I. The Doctrine of the Jews Conversion no New or Singular Opinion. Who have opposed it. Mr. Baxter's great Worth acknowledged. Why to be answered. His Arguments against a National Conversion of the Jews summarily rehearsed.
THAT a General Conversion of the Israelitish Nation, is according to the Scriptures to be expected in the latter Ages of the World, is nothing but what Christians in all Ages have believed. So the Ancients (Fathers as they are called) who lived towards the Primitive Times. So the Schoolmen in the dark Days of Popery. So the chief Reformers in this and the last Century, all which I have elsewhere made to appear, and therefore shall not again mention the Names of those great Authors, whether ancient or modern, which have declared their Judgment, and given their Testimony to what we assert as a glorious Truth. Some few of late have opposed the commonly received Doctrine, as a Scriptureless Notion. Jacobus Batalerius a Dutch Minister hath published a small Tract, entituled Dissertatio de Israelitarum Conversione à Paulo ad Romanos undecimo capite pr•dictâ. In which he endeavours to prove that whilst the Apostles were yet living, not only some Part of, but that All Israel was converted and saved, at least wise before the Apostle John died; supposing that the One Hundred Forty Four Thousand Sealed ones of all the Tribes of Israel, spoken of Revel. 7. are not meant (as doubtless they are) of believing Gentiles, who are Surrogate Israel, but of the Natural Israel ▪ and that the Restitution of all Things predicted, Acts 3.21. was fulfilled by the first Coming of Christ, with many other Things like these mentioned. His Book was Printed Anno 1669. Hague. Also Mr. James Calvert hath written a Treatise with this Title, Colluctationes Theologica cum tribus Ingentibus dubiis. viz. De Reditu decem tribuum, de Conversione Judaeorum, Mensuris Sacris Ezekielis: Whose Schem we shall anon consider. With these Authors does the Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter concur in his Sentiments about the Jews.