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Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In…Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In…
Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In four treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinity, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Gray's-Inn. Published according to the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In foure treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinitie, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Grayes-Inne. Published according to the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by E. Purslow and Richard Badger for N. Bourne, 1638
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An Host of Angels,4 it shows likewise their employment; an Host is for defence or offence, that is the employment of Angels here below especially, for the defence of the Church, and for the offence of the enemies of the Church: It is a great comfort to the Church, and children of God; The Church is in the middest of devils here, we are all strangers in the way to heaven, we live in the middest of Devils, and Devils incarnate, devilish minded men, that are led with the spirit of the Devil; but here is our comfort, we have a multitude, an Host of Angels, whose office is to defend the Church, and to offend the enemies of the Church, as we see in Scripture.
An Host of Angels,4 it shewes likewise their imployment; an Host is for defence or offence, that is the imployment of Angels here below especially, for the defence of the Church, and for the offence of the enemies of the Church: It is a great comfort to the Church, and children of God; The Church is in the middest of divels here, wee are all strangers in the way to heaven, wee live in the middest of Devils, and Devils incarnate, devillish minded men, that are led with the spirit of the Devill; but here is our comfort, wee have a multitude, an Host of Angels, whose office is to defend the Church, and to offend the enemies of the Church, as wee see in Scripture.
- 4For employment.For imployment.
Again an Host implies strength,5 we have a strong garrison, and guard, we are Kings in Christ, and we have need of a guard, and God hath appointed us a strong guard, a guard of Angels. Angels severally are strong creatures, we see one of them destroyed all the first borne in Egypt, one of them destroyed the Host of Sennacherib the Assyrian in one night: If one Angel destroyed a whole Host, consisting of many thousands, what can a multitude of heavenly Angels do? Yet all are for the service of Christ, and of his Church; these and such like observations we may gather hence, that they are said to be an Host of Angels.