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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.
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Inference 6. If the Angels of the Lord Encamp round about them that fear him, here is uncomfortable news for such as do not fear God. They may not pretend unto this glorious privilege of the Guardianship of Holy Angels. They cannot say, that the Angel of the Lord doth Encamp round about them, and will deliver them. Three or four particulars evincing and confirming the Truth o• this Inference, may be here mentioned.
Inference 6. If the Angels of the Lord Incamp round about them that fear him, here is uncomfortable news for such as do not fear God. They may not pretend unto this glorious priviledge of the Guardianship of Holy Angels. They cannot say, that the Angel of the Lord doth Encamp round about them, and will deliver them. Three or four particulars evincing and confirming the Truth o• this Inference, may be here mentioned.
1. Until such time as men fear God, they cann•• know, that the Angels are concerned for them. It i• true, that God chargeth his Angels with his Elect before they fear him: but they cannot know this, and therefore cannot have the comfort of it, before they turn to the Lord▪ A man cannot know his Election before his Conversion. Hence the Apostle speaks, as 2 Pet. 1.10. Give diligence • make your Calling and Election sure. He that would be sure of his Election, must be sure of his being effectually Called. If he hath the true fear of God in his heart, he may know, that he is appointed an Heir of Salvation, and so may ⟨p. 83⟩know, that the Angels have a charge given to them concerning him. For, if God had not from all Eternity intended that man's Salvation, he would never have put his fear into his heart. So that when once Grace is wrought in his Soul, he may be sure, that the Angel of the Lord Encampeth round about him: But before that, he cannot have the comfort of this Truth.