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Angelographia, or A discourse concerning the nature and power of the holy angels, and…
Angelographia, or A discourse concerning the nature and power of the holy angels, and the great benefit which the true fearers of God receive by their ministry: delivered in several sermons: : to which is added, a sermon concerning the sin and misery of the fallen angels: also, a disquisition concerning angelical-apparitions. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard College, in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel at Boston, in New-England. ; [Two lines from Hebrews]Angelographia, or A discourse concerning the nature and power of the holy angels, and the great benefit which the true fearers of God receive by their ministry: delivered in several sermons: : to which is added, a sermon concerning the sin and misery of the fallen angels: also, a disquisition concerning angelical-apparitions. / By Increase Mather, praesident of Harvard Colledge, in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel at Boston, in New-England. ; [Two lines from Hebrews]
printed by B. Green & J. Allen for Samuel Phillips, 1696
A DISCOURSE Concerning the Power and Ministry of Holy Angels. › For the USE of it.
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.
it is to be like the Angels of Heaven, who do great Service, even for the World: They prevent Evils from coming on the World. To be serviceable that way, is an honour and happiness, and indeed Angelical. What a World would this be, did not God use Holy Angels to prevent the miseries that otherwise would overwhelm it? What work would the Devils make in the World, did not the Lord by his Holy Angels prevent them! The Devil hath made this World become miserable enough, but he would make it become more miserable, to be a mere Hell, but that the Blessed Holy God employs Angels to prevent him in his Designs. And more especially to be serviceable to them that fear the Lord▪ is a glorious Angelical thing indeed To do Service for the People of God, to promote the Salvation of them, whom the Son of God hath Redeemed with his own ⟨p. 82⟩Blood; she highest Angel in Heaven, hath not a more glorious employment then that is. Heb. 1.14▪ Are they not all ministering Spirits, sent forth to minister for them that shall be the Heirs of Salvation? So that none of them all, not the best or greatest of them, has a more honourable Employment, than that of promoting the Welfare of them▪ that •hall be Heirs of Salvation.
it is to be like the Angels of Heaven, who do great Service, even for the World: They prevent Evils from coming on the World. To be serviceable that way, is an honour and happiness, and indeed Angelical. What a World would this be, did not God use Holy Angels to prevent the miseries that otherwise would overwhelm it? What work would the Devils make in the World, did not the Lord by his Holy Angels prevent them! The Devil hath made this World become miserable enough, but he would make it become more miserable, to be a meer Hell, but that the Blessed Holy God imployes Angels to prevent him in his Designs. And more especially to be serviceable to them that fear the Lord▪ is a glorious Angelical thing indeed To do Service for the People of God, to promote the Salvation of them, whom the Son of God hath Redeemed with his own ⟨p. 82⟩