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The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations upon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrews : together with certain other meditations and discourses upon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles whereof immediately precede the book : being the sum of diverse sermons preached in S. Gregory's London / by Thomas Adams ...The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations vpon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrewes : together with certain other meditations and discourses vpon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles wherof immediately precede the booke : being the summe of diuerse sermons preached in S. Gregories London / by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by G.P. for John Grismand, 1619London: printed by G.P. for Iohn Grismand, 1619
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The truth is, God sometimes allows the help of Angels to the very reprobates: but to this scope & purpose, Populs sui promovere salutem, to further the welfare of his own people. For all the achievements and victories, which come to the heathen by help of Angels, are intended not for their good, but the good of the Saints. It is for the Son of Gods sake they minister to us: and to none do they perform these comfortable services, but to the Elect in Jesus Christ.
The truth is, God sometimes allowes the help of Angels to the very reprobates: but to this scope & purpose, Populs sui promouere salutem, to further the welfare of his owne people. For all the atchieuements and victories, which come to the heathen by helpe of Angels, are intended not for their good, but the good of the Saints. It is for the Sonne of Gods sake they minister to vs: and to none do they performe these comfortable seruices, but to the Elect in Iesus Christ.
Thus you see what these Angels are; now let us consider how many. An innumerable company. The original is Myriads. Myrias is ten thousand; innumerable: a finite number is put for an indefinite. eThousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. fI heard the voice of many Angels round about the Throne, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. gGregory thinks there are so many Angels, as there are Elect. Super•a illa civitas ex Angelis et hominibus constat: ad quam tantum credimus humanum genus ascendere, ⟨p. 47⟩quantos illi• contigit electos Angelos remansisse. Ut scriptum est; statuit terminos Gentium juxta numerum Angelorum Dei. So many Angels, saith he, as fell from heaven, so many souls shall go up to heaven.