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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. › Doctrine 1 › Application 1: USE I.
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USE I.
Behold the Majesty of the Great God, who hath such Glorious Creatures as the Angels are, to Wait upon him, and to do His pleasure. God is called by the name of Majesty, in the Scripture: Heb. 1.3. The Right Hand of the Majesty on High, that is, of God. The Majesty of Earthly Kings, appears in their Servants and Attendants, and in the greatness of their Courts; and in special, in that they have Great Ones to attend them: A King hath Lords and Nobles, the greatest in the Kingdom about him, as his Servants. But the Great God the King of Heaven, hath those that are higher than they, and more Attendants, than all the Kings of the Earth have: He hath Thousands that attend Him continually. In Heaven there is a Glorious Court. Psal. 68.17. The Chariots of God are Twenty Thousands, even Thousands of Angels: Nay, there are Millions of them. Daniel beheld, and there were, Thousands of Thousands, and Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand, that stood before Him. There is none that may be compared with the Great God: Men are not to compare ⟨p. 22⟩with Angels; but Angels are not to compare with God. Psal. 89.6. Who among the Sons of the Mighty can be Likened unto the Lord? There i• none among the mighty Angels of Heaven, tha• can be likened unto him: The most Exalted Angel doth confess this, by his name Michael, which signifies, Who is like unto God? There is none whose Majesty may be compared unto the Infinite Majesty. Angels humble themselves to loo• after men; those glorious Spirits humble themselves, to look after such poor worms of the dust▪ as we are, to watch over us, and to take care o• us continually. But the Great God doth humbl himself infinitely more to look upon them. Psa 113.6. The Lord humbleth himself to behold th things done in Heaven: He humbles himself to loo upon the Angels of Heaven: He chargeth Hi Angels with folly; the Heavens are not pure i His sight: Such is the Majesty of the Great God. Angels are nothing compared with him though the most Glorious of all Second Beings they are but shadows of Being, compared wit God; it is therefore said, There is none beside the