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Thoughts for the day of rain. In two essay's
Thoughts for the day of rain. In two essay's: I. The Gospel of the rainbow. In the meditations of piety, on the appearance of the bright clouds, with the bow of God upon them. II. The Saviour with his rainbow. And the covenant which God will remember to his people in the cloudy times that are passing over them. / By Cotton Mather., D.D. ; [Seven lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green, 1712
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The SAVIOUR with His Rainbow. At BOSTON-Lecture. 12. d. 5. m. 1711.
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.
Again; Our Saviour with the Rainbow about His Head, appears before His Father, as well as unto His People. The Eternal Father is the God of our JESUS, He is in Covenant with Him. Our JESUS, is the Head of the Covenant which is made for the People of God; it is made with Him. Our Saviour presents Himself before God, as the Mediator of the Covenant. He pleads the Cause of His Church; He pleads for its Preservation. We are sure of that; Heb. IX. 24. He is gone into Heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us. This Angel with the Rainbow, if He who took not on Him the Nature of Angels, and He who is, Above all Angels, may be ever called, An Angel; He is the Angel of the Covenant; and I will add, He is the Angel of His Presence. In the Presence of the Eternal Father, He makes this Demand; O my Father, my Father; The Church which I have died for, it must, not be Lost; Oh! Let it Live Eternally!
Again; Our Saviour with the Rainbow about His Head, appears before His Father, as well as unto His People. The Eternal Father is the God of our JESUS, He is in Covenant with Him. Our JESUS, is the Head of the Covenant which is made for the People of God; it is made with Him. Our Saviour presents Himself before God, as the Mediator of the Covenant. He pleads the Cause of His Church; He pleads for its Preservation. We are sure of that; Heb. IX. 24. He is gone into Heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us. This Angel with the Rainbow, if He who took not on Him the Nature of Angels, and He who is, Above all Angels, may be ever called, An Angel; He is the Angel of the Covenant; and I will add, He is the Angel of His Presence. In the Presence of the Eternal Father, He makes this Demand; O my Father, my Father; The Church which I have dy'd for, it must, not be Lost; Oh! Let it Live Eternally!
Lastly. The People of God, they Mind Him of His Covenant; they point Him to His own Rainbow. They are a Praying People. Because they see a Rainbow about the Throne of Heaven, this Emboldens them to Approach the Throne; they come with Boldness unto it, as a Throne of Grace. They lay hold on all the Promises. The Cry of their Incessant Prayer to God is that;