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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
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.
Robert Samuel, a faithful Minister of Christ, was by Bloody Bonner, then the Bishop of London, cast into Prison, where he endured grievous hardships, being allowed but three morsels of Bread and three spoonfuls of water in a day, but falling asleep, one seemed to stand before him clad in a white Garment, saying to him, Be o• good cheer, for after this day thou shalt hunger and thirst no more, which accordingly came to pass, for the next day he ascended to Heaven in a Fiery Chariot. It is related concerning one Mr. Laremouth, who was Chaplain to the Lady Ann of Cleave, that being on account of the Gospel Committed to Prison, ⟨p. 10⟩he heard a voice, saying, Arise and go thy way ▪ To which he gave no heed the first time, until he heard the same words again, upon which he went to Prayer, half an hour after which he heard the same voice again, immediately upon which part of the Prison Wall fell down, so that he went out at the breach, and meeting with a Beggar, changed his coat with him, and coming to the Sea found a Vessel ready to Sail, by which means he escaped the hands of his Persecutors. In the year 1629. one Adam Po, a Silesian in the City of Sprottavia, had his nerves and sinews so shrunk, that he could make no use of his legs, but for half a year together was confined to his Bed. But that morning when the Emperors Commissioners came into the City there appeared by his Bed-side, a young man in white clothing, who bid him put on his Clothes, and make ha••e from the City, because the day was now come to take vengeance of them for their ingratitude. He called for his clothes, which he had not done for half a year before; found that he was able to dress himself and to walk, and did that day go on foot eight miles Of this Commenius giveth an account in his History of the Bohemian Prophets, or pretended Prophets. In April 1659. Samuel Wallis of Stamford in Lincolnshire, having been sick thirteen years, and given over by the Physicians, a person having a venerable Countenance came to him on a Lord's Day (he not being able to attend the Public Worship of God, ⟨p. 11⟩spent his time at home as religiously as he could) told him the power of God would restore him to health and strength again, charging him above all things to fear God and serve him: directed him to no other means for his health, besides the use of Blood wort and Red Sage, steeped in small Beer.