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Several sermons wherein is showed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II.…Several sermons wherein is shewed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II.…
Several sermons wherein is showed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II. That God converts his elect some at one age, and some at another, commonly before old age. III. That when godly men dye, angels carry their souls to another and a better world. : With a preface in which there is a brief and true character of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Bridge a lately deceased pastor in one of the churches in Boston. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]Several sermons wherein is shewed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II. That God converts his elect some at one age, and some at another, commonly before old age. III. That when godly men dye, angels carry their souls to another and a better world. : With a preface in which there is a brief and true character of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Bridge a lately deceased pastor in one of the churches in Boston. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1715
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2. Angels have a great love for godly Men. They rejoice at their welfare. They sang when there was a Saviour born for Men. Luk. 2 13, 14. There was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men. When an Elect sinner is Converted it causes no little joy among the Angels of God in Heaven, Luk •0 10 They praise God for his everlasting mercies to ⟨p. 111⟩Men that keep his Covenant. The Psalmist having spoken thus, calls upon Angels to bless the Lord: Psal. 103.20, 21. Bless the Lord ye his Angels, bless the Lord all ye his hosts, ye Ministers of his that do his pleasure. God loves godly Men, and therefore Angels do so, for it is natural for them to love what God loves. They love the Image of God wherever they see it. They are of the same Family with Believers on Christ, therefore they love them. Eph. 3.15. Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. Angels in Heaven and Believers on Earth belong to the same Family of God. They are fellow Servants. The Angel said to John, I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus, Rev. 19.10. Their love to holy Men must needs be confirmed and increased, by their having been their Companions and Guardians for so long a time. Kind Offices increase love. We see that Nurses have a special affection for the Children that have been fostered ⟨p. 112⟩by them. So have the Angels of Heaven for those Children of God who have been under their care, tuition, and education, and have been fostered by them from their Cradles to their Graves. Moreover, they know that godly Men shall live with them in Heaven forever, and therefore they must needs be willing to go with their Souls to Heaven when they leave this Earth.
2. Angels have a great love for godly Men. They rejoyce at their welfare. They sang when there was a Saviour born for Men.