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The day-dawning and the day-star arising to the dispersed of Judah & Israel wherein is briefly handled their call and Christs second coming, whose day is neer at hand / by Tho. Collier.
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Collier, Thomas.
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fulfilled that saying Isa 53. 7. he was oppressed and he was afflicted yet he opened not his mouth he is brought as a Lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before her shearer is dumb so opened he not his mouth with Mat. 26. 62 63. And thus in silence for the sins of men he suffered death even the shameful death of the Cross and that Scripture was fulfilled Isa 53. 8. He was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people was he cut off and verse 9. he made his grave with the wicked c. and vers 12. he poured out his soul to the death and he was numbered with the transgressors for he bear the sins of many Thus have I given you a brief tast of this truth so necessary to be known in this day of grace that Jesus Christ is the true promised Messiah The Lord give you an understanding in this precious truth which in it self is so full of clearness that whosoever runs may read if the vail remain not still untaken away I shall add in the last place that he according to the Scripture came of the tribe of Judah and so was the Son of David according to the flesh and in him were the prophesies fulfilled Gen. 49. 10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor the law-giver from between his feet till Shilo come and to him shall the gathering of the people be And that prophesie Isa 11. 1. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Iesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots with Act. 13. 22 23. I have found David the son of Iesse a man after mine own heart which shall fulfill all my wil of this mans seed hath God according to his promise raised a Saviour Jesus and this is proved both by Matthew Chap. 1. and Luk. chap. 3. in their account of the genealogy of Christ both agree in their account that he was the Son of David though probably there may seem some scruple because they reckon upon a contrary line yet I do believe there is much of the wisdome of God in it Matthew reckoning after the genealogy of Ioseph who was the supposed father of Christ and Luke after the line of Mary the mother of Christ so that take it on which side you will both came of David and so Christ was the son of David and the son of Abraham Mat. 1. 1. and so he was acknowledged in his incarnation by all that had any convictions of heart upon them Mat. 9. 27. The two blind men cryed Thou son of David have mercy on us and the woman of Canaan Chap. 15. 22. Cryed saying have mercy on me O Lord thou son of David and Chap. 21. 9. the multitude cryed out Hosanna to the son of David c. Let this suffice he was the son of David he was made of the seed of David according to the flesh and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead Rom. 1. 3. 4. For he did not only dy for our sins but he was also raised again for our justification according to the Scriptures Rom. 4. 25. and so that Scripture was fulfilled Psal 16. 11. Thou wilt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption David saw corruption but this man saw no corruption being quickened and raised by the Spirit Mark 16. 6. 1 Cor. 15 and being risen he is ascended to the Father Ioh. 20. 17. Act. 1. 9 10. And the heavens must receive him till the time of the restitution of all things Act. 3. 21. Thus much shall suffice at present in confirmation of this truth that that man Jesus who was crucified at Jerusalem is the true and promised Messiah though I might give many grounds more as the wise men coming by a star from the East to Jerusalem saying where is he that is born King of the Jews together with the many and great miracles which he did as to turn water into wine Ioh. 2. heal the sick open the eys of the blind raise the dead preach ed with authority Mat. 7. 29. Never man spake like this by the confession of those that were sent to apprehend him Ioh. 7. 46. Thus his works do witness that he was the son of God Iohn 36. and Iohn was a witness to him Ioh. 1. 15. 5. 33. the father by his Spirit bare witness to him Mat. 3. 17. with Ioh. 5. 37. all his disciples and servants were witnesses to him in their cleaving to him and bearing up of his name though in a way of suffering the Sun being darkened in the day of his sufferings was an evident witness that he was the Son of God Mat. 27. 45. the rending of the veil of the temple and raising of the dead and quaking of the earth convincing witnesses Mat. 27. 51 c. that he was the Messiah And finally your being cast out of your own country amongst the nations your City and temple destroyed according to his word Mat. 24. 2. for your rejecting of him according to that parable Mat. 21. 33. 38. 41. This is the Son come let us kill him c. Read that parable and consider all these with many others that I could produce do confirm that Jesus is the Christ SECT III. THe third general truth I desire to present you with is that the rejecting of this Jesus hath been and is your sin and that its your duty to own him and to believe in him I say unto you as once the Messiah said unto your fathers Iohn 8. 24. If ye believe not that I am he you shall dye in your sins There are several reasons why your fathers did and you to this day do reject him 1. The meaness of his condition in outward appearance Oh you looked for him to come in glory a King to deliver you from all your enemies Oh you did not you do not know the mystery of his humiliation it was hid from your eyes it was hid from his own disciples till after it was accomplished Hence it is Christ saith Luk. 24. 25 26. O fools and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken ought not Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory the meaness of Christ was and is to this day a veil cast over your faces by reason of which you did not you do not know him 2. The meaness of his followers Oh they were too mean for such a presence as was supposed would attend the true Messiah hence it was I will not say and yet is your selves best know that the chief Priests and Pharisees said have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him Ioh. 7. 48. Oh consider that prophesie Isa 8. 14 15 He shall be for a sanctuary but for a stone of stubmling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel for a gin and for a snare
THE Day-Dawning And the DAY-STAR Arising to the Dispersed of JUDAH ISRAEL Wherein is briefly handled Their CALL AND CHRISTS Second coming whose day is neer at hand By THO. COLLIER LONDON Printed by H. Hills for T. Brewster at the three Bibles neer the West end of Pauls 1655. 〈…〉 It may seem strange that I at such a distance from you and not of your nation should trouble my self so much about your estate being a people now despicable in the worlds eyes scattered and dispersed among the nations and upon a rational account unlikely to be a people beloved for the Fathers sake and that shall be honoured of God when the nations shall fall before you and confess you a people sought out and saved and not forsaken but I have had several prevailing arguments in mine own heart which have occasioned me to present you with this Epistle and I intreat and beseech you for the Lords sake and for the love of the truth that you do read this Epistle and ponder it well in your hearts desiring the God of Grace to give you an understanding in the truth herein presented to you for with much bowels of tenderness and love have I written to you the reasons moving me thereunto are these 1. That cleer discovery God hath given me by his Spirit from the Word of truth of his intention to do you good and that although you have been a long time rejected and scattered for your own sake yet you are beloved and shall be gathered for the Fathers sake Secondly being thus instructed in the truth of your calling it lay much as a duty upon my heart and I am confident from the Lord to write unto you that I might perform my duty to you in my generation leaving the blessing to the Lord. Thirdly Likewise being assured that the time of your gathering is at hand Fourthly knowing likewise that your fullness will be the time of the deliverance of all believing Gentiles now dispersed and trampled under foot for their Lords sake for he was given to be a light to the Gentiles and the glory of his people Israel Fifthly and last I finde it to be the desire of Manasseh Ben Israel in his book titled The hope of Israel in his Epistle to the Reader That if any to whom his book came had any thing worthy of posterity that they would give him notice of it I have not here presented you with any thing of History or outward learning but have indeavored according to the grace received in the plain evidence and demonstration of the Spirit and power of truth to present you with such things as may through the blessing of God tend to your eternal good The first principle of truth I have to present you with is that the true and promised Messiah was according to the counsel of God to suffer death for the redemption of sinners and this I shall clear unto you by convincing grounds from the Scriptures Moses and the Prophets whom you know and own and my earnest desire for you at the throne of grace is that the God of grace may give you an understanding in the knowledge of this truth This I shall confirm unto you from three grounds 1. Promises 2. Types 3. Prophesies First Is that Promise of grace Gen. 3. 15. I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and hers it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel This promise hath a special relation to the Messiah and clearly presents us with his suffering that by his death he should break the Serpents head viz. the head of Satan though he himself were bruised though he suffered in the flesh yet he should overcome in suffering I do not deny but that this hath been and is accomplished in all that truely know the Lord Satan sin and evil men oppose but the seed of the woman hath and will bruise the head of all in and for his people though he himself was appointed to be bruised by the Serpents seed to this agreeth Isa 53. 5. He was bruised for our iniquitiès c. Secondly see it clearly and fully presented in types and shaddows first the Paschal Lambe or Passeover mentioned Exod. 12. was a lively representation of the crucifying of the Lamb of God the Messiah who was to come and by his blood to make attonement and peace for sinners that as the children of Israel were then made partakers of a deliverance out of Egypt by that means the killing of a Lamb eating the flesh and sprinkling the door-post with the blood c. so must the Messiah give his life and blood for the redemption of his people out of spiritual Egypt darkness oppression both of Jews and Gentiles 2. All the sacrifices offerings by the Priests commanded in the law of Moses were clear types and representations of the sufferings of the Messiah the offering of Lambs Rams Bullocks c. to be sin-offerings burnt-offerings and peace-offerings c. all presentations of Christ the Messiah in English the anointed who was to be the alone peace and sin-offering for his people the Priest was to offer sacrifice for sin as is exprest at large Levit. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 Chapters and Chap. 16. 34. they were to make an attonement once a yeer both for themselves and the people All these offerings could not do away sin but as it had a relation to the true offering he that was to offer himself once for all that he might by one offering for ever perfect them that were by him sanctified this truth you shall see when the Lord taketh away the veil that is spread over your faces that clearly under all these offerings is represented the offering up of the true Messiah once for all c. 3. This truth is likewise clearly prophesied that he that runs may read There is scarce any prophet of God but did foresee and foretell of this truth the sufferings of the Messiah Moses the servant of the Lord and great prophet and type of the anointed as you may see Dcut. 18. 15. he by the inspiration of the Lord presents him much as hath been minded In his suffering estate the prophet David likewise in Psal 22. presents him a sufferer particularly in vers 16. They peirced my hands and my feet a clear prophesie of the Messiah I beseech you weigh it in your hearts David was never peirced in his hands and feet See likewise the prophet Isaiah chap. 53. throughout describing the Messiah that he was wounded and bruised rejected of men a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs and that God laid upon him the iniquity of us all And Zach. 12. 10. They shall look upon him whom they have peirced all which confirms the truth that the Messiah which you look for was to come forth first in his humiliation in contempt in suffering c. SECT II. THe second principle of truth that I have to