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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
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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.
Againe an Host implyes 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 Senacherib the Assyrian in one night: If one Angell destroyed a whole Host, consisting of many thousands, what can a multitude of heavenly Angels doe? 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.
- 5For strength.
Beloved,1 we have need of such comforts, and let it not seem slight unto us, to hear of Angels, because we see them not; It is a thing forgotten ⟨p. 208⟩of us, too much, why are we so cold, and dead, and dull, and distrustful in dangers? we forget our strength and comfort this way. There is now at this time an earthly Host against the Church, men led with antichristian spirits; Let us comfort our selves, we have an heavenly Host with us, as Elisha said to his servant, there are more with us then against us. If God see it good, this outward Host of Heaven, the Sun, the Moon, and Stars, he can make them fight for his Church, as in Sisera's case. But there is another Host, that see the face of God, that is, that observe, and wait on his will, and command, we have an heavenly Host within the heavens, that having a command from God, can come down quickly, for the defence of the Church, and for every particular Christian, not only one Angel, that is but an opinion that every one hath his Angel, but even as God sees good, one or two, or more, a multitude, an Host of Angels.