2. These Angels are Second Beings, Created Beings; they receive whatever they are, their very Being, and all from another. Some of the Heathen Philosophers, supposed the Angels to be Co-eternal with the Great God. But it is not so, nor is that possible to be true: There can be but one First, but one Eternal Being. It is the Prerogative of the Great God, and of him alone, ⟨p. 8⟩to be from all Eternity, Hab. 1.12. Thou art from Everlasting: that is more than can be said of any Angel in Heaven. It can't be said of them nor of any amongst them, that they are from Eternity: Six Thousand Years ago, there was not one Angel. The Angels are as much beholden to God for their Beings, as the poorest Worm on the earth: He did Create them, or else they would never have been: God made them all out of nothing. By him all things were Created i• Heaven and Earth, things visible, and invisible, Col. 1 16. The Angels are Invisible Things: but the things belonging to the Invisible World, were as truly Created by God, as any of those things in t••s Visible World, which our Eyes behold continually. It is true, the Scripture does not so expressly declare, on what day of the Week the Angels were made, as it does concerning the several sorts of Creatures in this lower World. Nevertheless, it is certain, that it was on one of those six days, in which the World was Created. God made Heaven and Earth, and Sea, and all that in them is, in the space of six days, Exod 20.11. If all the things which are in Heaven, were made in the space of six days, then the Angels were so. The Scripture giveth us to understand, that before the Seventh Day, the Heavens and all the Hosts thereof, were Created, Gen. 2.1, 2. Now the Angels are the Hosts of Heaven. As for this Heaven, that our Eyes look upon, the Stars are the Hosts thereof▪ but as for the Third ⟨p. 9⟩Heaven, which is to men on Earth Invisible, there is an Host belonging to that Heaven; and the Holy Angels are the Hosts thereof: They are called the Hosts of Heaven, Neh. 9.6. Thou hast made the Heaven of Heavens with all their H•st, and the Host of Heaven Worshippeth thee. The Blessed Angels are that Host of Heaven, which does Worship God: And it is also clear from the Scriptures, that the Angels were Created before this Earth, that we now Live upon: and therefore before the Third Day of the Week; for the Earth was made the Third Day.
2. These Angels are Second Beings, Created Beings; they receive whatever they are, their very Being, and all from another. Some of the Heathen Philosophers, supposed the Angels to be Co-eternal with the Great God. But it is not so, nor is that possible to be true: There can be but one First, but one Eternal Being. It is the Prerogative of the Great God, and of him alone, ⟨p. 8⟩to be from all Eternity, Hab. 1.12. Thou art from Everlasting: that is more than can be said of any Ang•l in Heaven. It can't be said of them nor of any amongst them, that they are from Eternity: Six Thousand Years ago, there was not one Angel. The Angels are as much beholden to God for their Beings, as the poorest Worm on the earth: He did Create them, or else they would never have been: God made them all out of nothing. By him all things were Created i• Heaven and Earth, things visible, and invisible, Col. 1 16. The Angels are Invisible Things: but the things belonging to the Invisible World, were as truly Created by God, as any of those things in t••s Visible World, which our Eyes behold continually. It is true, the Scripture does not so expresly declare, on what day of the Week the Angels were made, as it does concerning the several sorts of Creatures in this lower World. Nevertheless, it is certain, that it was on one of those six dayes, in which the World was Created. God made Heaven and Earth, and Sea, and all that in them is, in the space of six days, Exod 20.11. If all the things which are in Heaven, were made in the space of six days, then the Angels were so. The Scripture giveth us to understand, that before the Seventh Day, the Heavens and all the Hosts thereof, were Created, Gen. 2.1, 2. Now the Angels are the Hosts of Heaven. As for this Heaven, that our Eyes look upon, the Stars are the Hosts thereof▪ but as for the Third ⟨p. 9⟩Heaven, which is to men on Earth Invisible, there is an Host belonging to that Heaven; and the Holy Angels are the Hosts thereof: They are called the Hosts of Heaven, Neh. 9.6. Thou hast made the Heaven of Heavens with all their H•st, and the Host of Heaven Worshippeth thee. The Blessed Angels are that Host of Heaven, which does Worship God: And it is also clear from the Scriptures, that the Angels were Created before this Earth, that we now Live upon: and therefore before the Third Day of the Week; for the Earth was made the Third Day.
