William Perkins, 1579, Christ´s College, Cambridge, "œThe Lord saith, All the nations shall be blessed in Abraham: Hence I gather that the nation of the Jews shall be called, and converted to the participation of this blessing: when, and how, God knows: but that it shall be done before the end of the world we know." (42)
"œFrom the first quarter of the seventeenth century, belief in a future conversion of the Jews became commonplace among the English Puritans." (43)
William Gouge, The Calling of the Jews, book published in 1621 (44)
Moses Wall, Some Discourses upon the Point of the Conversion of the Jews, published in 1650 (44)
Increase Mather, The Mystery of Israel´s Salvation Explained and Applied, 1669, "œthat there shall be a general conversion of the Tribes of Israel is a truth which in some measure hath been known and believed in all ages of the Church of God, since the Apostles´ days"¦ Only in these late days, these things have obtained credit much more universally than heretofore." (45)
"œThomas Brightman (1562-1607) seems to have been one of the first divines of the Puritan school to reject the argument that the Jews´ conversion must be placed at the very end of history"¦ Paul himself, Brightman argues, implies the contrary in verse 15 of Romans 11. The Jews´ calling, he believed, would be part of a new and brighter era of history, and not the end." (45,46)
Elnathan Parr, Plain Exposition (Romans commentary), published 1620, "œThe casting off of the Jews, was our Calling; but the Calling of the Jews shall not be our casting off, but our greater enriching in grace"¦ in regard of the company of believers, when thousands of Israel shall come in, which shall doubtless cause many Gentiles which now lie in ignorance, error and doubt, to receive the Gospel and join with them. (46)
Samuel Rutherford, 1635, "œO to see the sight, next to Christ´s Coming in the clouds, the most joyful! Our elder brethren the Jews and Christ fall upon one another´s necks and kiss each other! They have been long asunder; they will be kind to one another when they meet. O day! O longed-for and lovely day-dawn! O sweet Jesus, let me see that sight which will be life from the dead, thee and thy ancient people in mutual embraces." (98)
Robert Leighton, in a sermon "œChrist the Light and Lustre of the Church, 1642, "œUndoubtedly, that people of the Jews shall once more be commanded to arise and shine, [based on Isa. 60:1] and their return shall be the riches of the Gentiles (Rom. 11:12), and that shall be a more glorious time than ever the Church of God did yet behold"¦ They forget a main point of the Church´s glory, who pray not daily for the conversion of the Jews." (75)
John Brown, Exposition of Romans, 1666, "œGentiles need not fear that the conversion of the Jews shall any way prejudice them; but they may expect to reap advantage thereby." (67)
James Durham, Scot, 1680, "œWhatever may be doubted of their restoring to their land, yet they shall be brought to a visible Church-state. Not only in particular persons here and there in congregations; but that multitudes, yea, the whole body of them shall be brought, in a common way with the Gentiles, to profess Christ, which cannot be denied, as Romans 11 is clear." (61)
John Albert Bengel (1687-1752), comments on Rom. 11:12 and 25, "œthe full conversion of Israel will then led to the wider blessing of the world." (132)
Jonathan Edwards, 18th century, "œThough we do not know the time in which this conversion of Israel will come to pass, yet this much we may determine by Scripture, that it will be before the glory of the Gentile part of the church shall be fully accomplished, because it is said that their coming in shall be life from the dead to the Gentiles (Rom. 11:12,15). (154)
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1855, in a volume of sermons, "œI think we do not attach sufficient importance to the restoration of the Jews. We do not think enough of it. But certainly, if there is anything promised in the Bible, it is this"¦. The day shall yet come when the Jews, who were the first apostles to the Gentiles, the first missionaries to us who were afar off, shall be gathered in again. Until that shall be, the fullness of the church´s glory can never come. Matchless benefits to the world are bound up with the restoration of Israel; their gathering in shall be as life from the dead." (256)
"œFrom the first quarter of the seventeenth century, belief in a future conversion of the Jews became commonplace among the English Puritans." (43)
William Gouge, The Calling of the Jews, book published in 1621 (44)
Moses Wall, Some Discourses upon the Point of the Conversion of the Jews, published in 1650 (44)
Increase Mather, The Mystery of Israel´s Salvation Explained and Applied, 1669, "œthat there shall be a general conversion of the Tribes of Israel is a truth which in some measure hath been known and believed in all ages of the Church of God, since the Apostles´ days"¦ Only in these late days, these things have obtained credit much more universally than heretofore." (45)
"œThomas Brightman (1562-1607) seems to have been one of the first divines of the Puritan school to reject the argument that the Jews´ conversion must be placed at the very end of history"¦ Paul himself, Brightman argues, implies the contrary in verse 15 of Romans 11. The Jews´ calling, he believed, would be part of a new and brighter era of history, and not the end." (45,46)
Elnathan Parr, Plain Exposition (Romans commentary), published 1620, "œThe casting off of the Jews, was our Calling; but the Calling of the Jews shall not be our casting off, but our greater enriching in grace"¦ in regard of the company of believers, when thousands of Israel shall come in, which shall doubtless cause many Gentiles which now lie in ignorance, error and doubt, to receive the Gospel and join with them. (46)
Samuel Rutherford, 1635, "œO to see the sight, next to Christ´s Coming in the clouds, the most joyful! Our elder brethren the Jews and Christ fall upon one another´s necks and kiss each other! They have been long asunder; they will be kind to one another when they meet. O day! O longed-for and lovely day-dawn! O sweet Jesus, let me see that sight which will be life from the dead, thee and thy ancient people in mutual embraces." (98)
Robert Leighton, in a sermon "œChrist the Light and Lustre of the Church, 1642, "œUndoubtedly, that people of the Jews shall once more be commanded to arise and shine, [based on Isa. 60:1] and their return shall be the riches of the Gentiles (Rom. 11:12), and that shall be a more glorious time than ever the Church of God did yet behold"¦ They forget a main point of the Church´s glory, who pray not daily for the conversion of the Jews." (75)
John Brown, Exposition of Romans, 1666, "œGentiles need not fear that the conversion of the Jews shall any way prejudice them; but they may expect to reap advantage thereby." (67)
James Durham, Scot, 1680, "œWhatever may be doubted of their restoring to their land, yet they shall be brought to a visible Church-state. Not only in particular persons here and there in congregations; but that multitudes, yea, the whole body of them shall be brought, in a common way with the Gentiles, to profess Christ, which cannot be denied, as Romans 11 is clear." (61)
John Albert Bengel (1687-1752), comments on Rom. 11:12 and 25, "œthe full conversion of Israel will then led to the wider blessing of the world." (132)
Jonathan Edwards, 18th century, "œThough we do not know the time in which this conversion of Israel will come to pass, yet this much we may determine by Scripture, that it will be before the glory of the Gentile part of the church shall be fully accomplished, because it is said that their coming in shall be life from the dead to the Gentiles (Rom. 11:12,15). (154)
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1855, in a volume of sermons, "œI think we do not attach sufficient importance to the restoration of the Jews. We do not think enough of it. But certainly, if there is anything promised in the Bible, it is this"¦. The day shall yet come when the Jews, who were the first apostles to the Gentiles, the first missionaries to us who were afar off, shall be gathered in again. Until that shall be, the fullness of the church´s glory can never come. Matchless benefits to the world are bound up with the restoration of Israel; their gathering in shall be as life from the dead." (256)