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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32847	A theological discourse of angels and their ministries wherein their existence, nature, number, order and offices are modestly treated of : with the character of those for whose benefit especially they are commissioned, and such practical inferences deduced as are most proper to the premises : also an appendix containing some reflections upon Mr. Webster's displaying supposed witchcraft / by Benjamin Camfield ...	Camfield, Benjamin, 1638-1693.; Webster, John, 1610-1682. Displaying of supposed witchcraft.	1678 (1678)	Wing C388; ESTC R18390	139,675	230

unto all such as are disposed to entertain it provided they have but a competent share of the Good Father's modesty neither to pry into what is hidden nor wilfully to overlook what is revealed The on●y reason we know of God's making the World and the several sorts of Beings in it was his own 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or good pleasure Who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will Ephes. 1.11 to produce Creatures that might be capable of the free communications of his Divine Goodness and reflecting back the acknowledgment thereof to himself But having once put all together in the most excellent order connexion and subserviency each to other and established the Laws of their mutual dependence and operations by his Fiat or Decree he now governs and manageth all things according to those Laws and Rules unless some great and considerable motive of wi●dom or goodness draw him to suspend ● while or exceed them by Miracle Though he b● every-where in the Universe and all the powers and perfections of that hold of him yet he is a Being himself really distinct from it and where he hath setled and appointed the means to any End or Purpose we must not sit still and look for his immediate interposure but in that way and method only which he hath chosen and established I saith he in the Prophet will hear the Heavens and they shall hear the Earth and the Earth shall hear the Corn and the Wine and the Oyl and they shall hear Iezreel Hos. 2.21 22. God 't is confess'd can do all things by himself He can keep us alive without our natural food for man liveth not by bread alone but by every word proceeding out of his mouth but yet 't is not his pleasure ordinarily so to do nor may we without sin and smarting for our folly presume to tempt him by the neglect or slighting of those daily Provisions which he hath placed within our reach In like sort he can govern the World and the Societies of men in it without the help and superintendency of Earthly Rulers yet we are well assured they are all ordained by him and we out of conscience to that Ordinance of his to apply our selves to and act under them Rom. 13. Such is the beautiful Eutaxie of the World as I have touched elsewhere that all ●●●gs are framed with a due respect each to other 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the LXX read Eccles 7.14 and inferiour Beings are generally govern'd by their Superiors though all of them under God who as he pleased at first voluntarily to make This scale and gradation of Beings 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Invisible and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Visible and then Man a complex as it were of both together 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so he now wisely orders the Things made by their just and proper Laws and Measures and after the most excellent way and manner for their ministry and service each to other Si à primis inchoatisque naturis ad ultimas perfectásque volumus procedere ad Deorum naturam perveniamus necesse est Balbus in Cicerone de Nat. Deorum l. 2. Of the Angelical Oeconomy in particular I will offer but these two things 1. That it tends extremely to our consolation and the assuring of us touching the love regard and care of God to and for us when he hath not only vouchsafed the lower World for our use and accommodation but appointed so noble a Rank of Creatures also for our service and attendance And 2. It tends also to produce and increase a mighty friendship and correspondence between us and these blessed Spirits while their love to us is heightned and improved by the continual exercise of it in all the acts of kindness and good-will they now do for us and our gratitude back again towards them excited by the reflections which we make upon their officiousness and by this means we are certainly on both sides prepared for the great happiness of an eternal society hereafter each with other mutually in Heaven when we s●●●l come to meet together there and know them better as they do us CHAP. V. The Character of the persons for whose good especially the Angels are commissioned HAving treated so largely of the Angels Ministry I will add a few words in the next place of that Character which our Apostle here gives the Persons for whose good benefit and advantage especially God hath commissioned them For them saith he that shall be Heirs of salvation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for them who shall hereafter inherit salvation SECT I. Heirs of Salvation Salvation is the Scripture-word for Happiness and Glory a freedom and immunity from all Evil attended with the fruition of whatever Good we are capable of and that unto Eternity Eternal Salvation Heb. 5.9 Salvation with eternal glory 2 Tim. 2.10 which is at other times called Eternal life The Kingdom of God and that Blessing which is the sum both of all God's Promises to us and all our desires and longings Whence we have these ensuing Phrases remarkably answering that of the Text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To inherit eternal life S. Matth. 19.29 S. Mark 10.17 S. Luke 10.25 18.18 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To inherit the Kingdom of God S. Matth. 25.34 1 Cor. 6.9 10. 15.50 Gal. 5.21 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To Inherit the Promises Heb. 6.12 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To inherit the Blessing 1 S. Pet. 3.9 Heb. 12.17 And that we may know no good thing is here wanting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To inherit all things Rev. 21.7 all things together all in one viz. in God the comprehensive Quintessence of all perfections But yet there is somewhat peculiar in this Phrase of the Text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To inherit Salvation that is the great Blessing of the Gospel with reference whereto Christ is called The Saviour of the World and the Gospel it self accordingly The knowledge of Salvation S. Luke 1.77 The word of Salvation Acts 13.26 The way of Salvation Act. 16.17 The Gospel of Salvation Eph. 1.13 The Grace of God which bringeth Salvation or The saving Grace of God Titus 2.11 So great Salvation Heb. 2.3 The word hath a primary reference to that Evil and Misery we are delivered from And so indeed we are most capable of a sensible estimate of the ●uture state of Blessedness by reflecting upon those miseries of all sorts which here we stand exposed to That wrath of God whereto our sins have made us liable Whence we read of Salvation from Sin S. Matth. 1.21 and Salvation from Wrath 1 Thess. 1.10 5.9 But then it connotes als● the fulness of joy and happiness which is consequent hereunto when God shall wipe away all tear● and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying nor pain but perfect health and case and tranquillity even all things des●rable Rev. 21.4 7. Two points especially it imminds us of I. That lost and