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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
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The GOSPEL of the Rainbow. › Meditation 3: The Third MEDITATION.
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The Third MEDITATION.
A Glorious CHRIST! How can I Look to Heaven at any Time, and especially NOW! without ravishing Thoughts of Him and of His Glories! The Rainbow will many ways put us in mind of our Admirable Saviour. He would not have appeared with a Rainbow about Him, as He did in the Visions both of Ezekiel and of John, if He did not intend that the Rainbow should Lead us to think of Him. Shall we say, That the Covenant on which our Eternal Safety depends, is made with our Saviour? Tis verily so; The Agreement is between God the Father, and our Saviour. He is our Head; We are nothing but what we are in Him. Shall we go on to say, That all the Good Engaged unto us in the Covenant of our Safety, is owing to our Saviour? Tis verily so; Our Saviour is the Purchaser of it all; the Dispenser of it all. The Rainbow is the Proclamation of, A God Reconciled unto the Children of Men. Iris is related unto [Greek or Hebrew]. 'Tis our JESUS that is the Author of the Reconciliation. We read, 2 Cor. V. 19. Of, God in CHRIST, Reconciling the World unto Himself. At the View of the Rainbow, this were a very proper Acknowledgement; 'Tis by thy Mediation, O our dear Saviour, that the Great GOD becomes Reconciled unto us!
A Glorious CHRIST! How can I Look to Heaven at any Time, and especially NOW! without ravishing Thoughts of Him and of His Glories! The Rainbow will many wayes put us in mind of our Admirable Saviour. He would not have appeared with a Rainbow about Him, as He did in the Visions both of Ezekiel and of John, if He did not intend that the Rainbow should Lead us to think of Him. Shall we say, That the Covenant on which our Eternal Safety depends, is made with our Saviour? Tis verily so; The Agreement is between God the Father, and our Saviour. He is our Head; We are nothing but what we are in Him. Shall we go on to say, That all the Good Engaged unto us in the Covenant of our Safety, is owing to our Saviour? Tis verily so; Our Saviour is the Purchaser of it all; the Dispenser of it all. The Rainbow is the Proclamation of, A God Reconciled unto the Children of Men. Iris is related unto . 'Tis our JESUS that is the Author of the Reconciliation. We read,