The enjoyment of communion with the Angels and Saints: The Angels and Saints are joined together 1under one head; the Angels rejoice here in being ministering spirits unto the Saints; O what rejoicing will there be then in communion with them! the Saints of God shall enjoy communion ⟨p. 584⟩with the Angels in a familiar way, they shall be fitted for communion with God and Christ himself, much more fitted for communion with Angels; yea, the Angels shall account it part of their happiness to have communion with the Saints: The sight of an Angel to us now in the flesh, though he comes to bring good tidings, is a great amazement; but then the sight of the Angels shall be no amazement, but we shall look upon them as our fellow creatures, to have communion with them, Heb. 12. 23. Ye are come unto Mount Zion, and to the City of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of innumerable Angels: This is spoken of the privilege of the Gospel; before by the Law there was nothing but terror, that made Moses to fear and quake; now we are not to come to Mount Sinai, but to Mount Zion, and unto the City of the living God: Before, without Christ we were vagabonds, wandering up and down in the wilderness of the Word, but by Christ we are gathered unto the City of the living God, and the heavenly Jerusalem; there were nothing but troubles before, but now they are gathered to Jerusalem into peace, and to an innumerable company of Angels: Before the Angels were as Gods Host, ready to revenge the quarrel of God upon us, but now we are come to the innumerable company of Angels, who are ministering spirits to us here, and we shall enjoy communion with them: The Angels are full of wisdom, and therefore when the Scripture would set forth the excellency of wisdom, it sets it forth by the wisdom of the Angels. Doctor Taylor the Martyr, rejoiced that he came into prison with ⟨p. 585⟩Master Bradford, that Angel Bradford, though he was but one that had the likeness of an Angel, and in prison, yet he rejoiced in being with him: What rejoicing will there be to be with all the Angels that are Angels indeed, and that in our Fathers house? The way and manner of the converse of Saints with Angels is very obscure; how spirits do converse one with another, we know but little; we converse one with another by speaking, there can be no such way of converse with Spirits.
The enjoyment of communion with the Angels and Saints: The Angels and Saints are joyned together 1under one head; the Angels rejoyce here in being ministring spirits unto the Saints; O what rejoycing will there be then in communion with them! the Saints of God shall enjoy communion ⟨p. 584⟩with the Angels in a familiar way, they shall be fitted for communion with God and Christ himself, much more fitted for communion with Angels; yea, the Angels shall account it part of their happiness to have communion with the Saints: The sight of an Angel to us now in the flesh, though he comes to bring good tidings, is a great amazement; but then the sight of the Angels shall be no amazement, but we shall look upon them as our fellow creatures, to have communion with them, Heb. 12. 23. Ye are come vnto Mount Sion, and to the City of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of innumerable Angels: This is spoken of the priviledge of the Gospel; before by the Law there was nothing but terror, that made Moses to fear and quake; now we are not to come to Mount Sinai, but to Mount Zion, and unto the City of the living God: Before, without Christ we were vagabonds, wandring up and down in the wilderness of the Word, but by Christ we are gathered unto the City of the living God, and the heavenly Ierusalem; there were nothing but troubles before, but now they are gathered to Ierusalem into peace, and to an innumerable company of Angels: Before the Angels were as Gods Host, ready to revenge the quarrel of God upon us, but now we are come to the innumerable company of Angels, who are ministring spirits to us here, and we shall enjoy communion with them: The Angels are full of wisdom, and therefore when the Scripture would set forth the excellency of wisdom, it sets it forth by the wisdom of the Angels. Doctor Taylor the Martyr, rejoyced that he came into prison with ⟨p. 585⟩Master Bradford, that Angel Bradford, though he was but one that had the likeness of an Angel, and in prison, yet he rejoyced in being with him: What rejoycing will there be to be with all the Angels that are Angels indeed, and that in our Fathers house? The way and maner of the converse of Saints with Angels is very obscure; how spirits do converse one with another, we know but little; we converse one with another by speaking, there can be no such way of converse with Spirits.
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