A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...

CHAP. III. Promises. For calling the Jewes.

THere is a promise made of calling the Jewes unto CHRIST, and causing them to turn from their transgressions, The Redeemer shall come from Si∣on, and unto them that returne from transgression in Jacob, Esay 59.20. They shall be graffed in againe, for GOD is able to graffe them in, as it is written, there shall come out of Sion a deliverer, and shall turne away ungodlinesse from Jacob, Rom. 11.23, 26. Be∣fore the second comming of CHRIST, the Jews shall be converted and become a most famous Church againe: and they shall be the meanes of the sal∣vation of all the Elect, that shall remaine to be converted among

the Gentiles, as the Apostle plainly teacheth there 25, 26. verses, I would not Brethren that yee should be ignorant of this my∣stery, that blindnesse in part is happened to Israel, untill the full∣nesse of the Gentiles be come in, and so all Israel shall bee sa∣ved.

In Hosea there are most sweet and comfortable promises to the Jewes.

1. Of delivering them out of misery, and making them to flou∣rish againe, comparing their wretched estate to death, and their delivery to a resurrection, Hos. 13.14.

2. A promise of their repen∣tance and turning unto GOD, Hos. 14.2, 3.

3. Of the forgivenesse of sinnes, peace, reconciliation, verse 4.

4. Of a glorious Church. 5, 6, 7, 8. verses.

These promises which GOD hath made unto that nation,

that he will call them, and make them his people againe, should provoke us to pray for them, as they did for us, Cant. 8.8.