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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10574	An homelye or sermon of good and euill angels: preached by the Reuerend D. Vrbanus Rhegius, pastor and superintendent of Christes Church at Zelle in Saxony. Anno. 1537. Newly translated into English by Ric. Ro. citizen of London. 1583. Seene, perused, and allowed; Sermon von den guten und boesen engeln. English	Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1583 (1583)	STC 20844; ESTC S106430	17,786	94

An Homelye or Sermon of Good and Euill Angels preached by the Reuerend D. Vrbanus Rhegius Pastor and Superintendent of Christes Church at Zelle in Saxony Anno. Do. 1537. Newly translated into English by Ric. Ro. citizen of London 1583. Seene perused and allowed Psal 104. verse 4. He maketh Angels his Spirites And hys Ministers as flames of fyre To saue or consume as it pleaseth him Imprinted at London by Iohn Charlewoode Insignia Collegij Westmonsteriens Esay Erunt Reges Nutricij tui Cap. 49. F. t Reginae Nutrices tuae Nobilis haec Domus antiquo memorabilis Tēporis ad varias est reuoluta vices ortu Elizabeth tandem à Celo Regina profecta Fecit vt aeternum possit habere statum ❧ TO THE Right worshipfull and Reuerend in God M. GABRIEL GOODMAN D. in deuinitie Deane of the Collegiat Church of S. Pecter at Westminster Grace Mercie and Beatitude abundant in Christ Iesus our Lord and sauiour euerlasting life from entering in againe any more Heerby as al their posterity may decerne mās great ingratitude for his creation Sathans scandale in t●ptation and the Lords prouidence in preseruation of his chosen from the beginning when all beit he expelled them he would not yet vtterly extinguish them and though he terrifyed them he would not eternally torment them But denouncing their enemie accursed aboue all cattell and giuing him iudgement that The seede of the vvoman should breake the Serpents head he yet dealt so mercifully by the Ministery of his cherubins these Angels with them that he reserued them by repentaunce to returne into his kingdome by the redemption of his Sonne Christ Iesus and through the regeneration of his holy spirite Great cause haue we therfore the remnant of their posterity in these late dangerous dayes not onely to be ware by their harmes but also carefully to indeuour our selues according to his holy word To obay God and to resist the Diuell Againe in our liues and conuersations one towards another To be doing of good and eschewing of euill Finally in all temptations and tribulations of the world the flesh Sathan sinne death and hell to craue of God for his sonne Christes sake in our dayly prayers That vve may not be ouercome vvith euill But that vvith good vve may ouercome euill And so be thankfull vnto his diuine Maiestie for his mercie in the Ministery of his holy Angells whom hee hath made watchmen and superintendents ouer vs. And lyke as he promised to his seruant Moyses in making of the tabernacle That the Cherubins should stretch their vvinges on hye couering the mercie seate vvith their vvinges so as their faces being one tovvardes another should also bee tovvardes the mercie seate And againe that from the mercie seate betvveene the tvvo Cherubins hee vvould tell them all thinges vvhat he vvould haue giuen in commaundement vnto the children of Israell Euen so it would please him of his gracious goodnes to bee mercifull vnto his chosen Church dispersed throughout the world in the building of his sonne Christ his Gospell with the sauegarding of his holy Angels And that by his speciall grace he would be in the midest of his elect to instruct them in his will that they may warely worthely walke in the same For the Ministers cannot build Ierusalem before god laye the first stone That is Christ vvhich is full of eyes both bicause he giueth light vnto others and that all ought to seeke light at him As it was spoken vnto Iehosuah and his fellowes the Angels who represented the whole nomber of the faithefull Notwithstanding it is alwayes seene when God buildeth his Church Sathan will set vp his Sinagog And when good Isaac prospereth the wicked Palestines will labour to stoppe vp his pittes yet hath God promised that vvhom Isaac blesseth him vvil he blesse vvhom he curseth him vvill he curse And as the enuie of the cheefe Priestes and Scribes naught auailed against the miracles of Christ but that in despite of them he will haue little Children to cry Osyanna Nor the false Apostles shall seduce open and the Angels of God ascending and descending about the sonne of man and with him to liue euerlastingly among al his elect Angels Archangels and Saintes which incessantly shall sing Alleluiah Saluation and honour and glory and power be vnto our Lord God for euer Amen At London in Foster lane neere S. Michaels in Cheape Ianuarii 18. An. 1583. Your worthy good Worships most humble dutifull Orator Richard Robinson Citizen of London OF GOOD and Euill Angels VPon this day of S. Michaell the Archangel hath the gospell béene accustomed to bée read and expounded in the Churches which is extant in the 18. Chap. of S. Mathew by occasion taken out of these wordes The Angels of them in heauen doe alwayes see the face of my Father which is in heauen Séeing then the sacred Scriptures of the olde and new Testament do teach many things touching holy Angels and séeing they are before God our fellowe seruauntes and coheyres of eternall saluation yea our faythfull and continuall kéepers or watchmen The other part of this dayes gospel being reserued deferred til an other time now for this howre by Gods helpe and grace we will onely intreate of Angels which haue largelye the 24. of S. Luke when his Apostles had séene him after he was risen againe and did thinke that they had séene a spi●rite the lord said vnto them Beholde my handes and my feete I am euen he Handle mee and looke vpon mee For a spi●rit hath not fleshe and blood as yee see me haue And he shewed thē his hand● and his feete Héere Christ teacheth vs a difference betwene spirites and bodily creatures For God hath framed a two folde kind of substaunces in creatures certaine cor●porall and visible creatures such as men are also as brut beastes and other bodyes are which may bée touched and seene● certaine spirituall which bee called spi●rites whose substaunce is not corporall or compact and framed of elemēts Such spirituall creatures are the reasonable soules of men and Angelicall natures which haue in them neither bones nor flesh An Angel in his substance can no● eyther be felt handled or holden w t han●des or seene wyth carnall eyes These spiritual creatures hath God our creator in respecte of other creatures excellētlye aduaunced wyth moste precellen● ●iftes moste profounde singular and no●able wisdome and vnderstanding with merueylous force and strength and with other speciall vertues and giftes adorned and inritched And hath vsed theyr ●iligence and ministrye to accomplishe and spéedely to bring to passe euen grea●est affaires And so dooth S. Paule vnto ●he Hebrues call Angels spirites For in ●eede the nature of them is very highly ●oble excellent and wonderful By these ●t appereth plainly and may be gathered ●hat good Angels are spirituall creatures which for this purpose also are made and ●reated vnto