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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

hearkning to the voice of his word that word of his which is written for our learning and instruction in the holy Scriptures The good Angels are Angels of light and love to keep them company who walk in the light They are no friends to blind Obedience but for a reasonable service The Devil on the other side is the Prince of Darkness and labours what he can to keep men in the mist and darkness of ignorance errour and delusion The good Angels promote to their uttermost the knowledge of the Gospel of Christ. We read of one of them in the Revelations Flying in the midst of He●ven having the everlasting Gospel to preach to every Nation ch 14.6 7. And of another of them calling S. Paul into Macedonia to further this work Acts 16. But the Devil by all the means and ways he is able endeavours to obstruct and hinder it We would have come unto you even I Paul once and again saith he to the Thessalonians but Satan hinder'd us 1 Epist. 2.18 And where the Word is preached he does what he can either to put it out of the hearers memories or to prejudice them against the belief and love it When they have hea●d saith our blessed Saviour Satan cometh immediately and taketh away the Word that was sown in their hearts Saint Mark 4.15 And The God of this World saith the Apostle hath blinded the minds of them which believe not lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ who is the Image of God should shine into them 2 Cor. 4.4 II. An assiduous constant and orderly devotion Of their example herein I have spoken sufficiently Ch. 4. Sect. 1. by the copying out whereof we shall invite them to us Si verbi praecum gaudes exercitio Angelorum quoque gaudere poteris patrocinio saith the devout Gerhard If thou delight in the Word of God and Prayer thou shalt be gratified with the Angels Patronage While I was speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my People Israel saith the Prophet Daniel and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy Mountain of my God yea while I was speaking in Prayer the man Gabriel whom I had seen in the Vision at the beginning being caused to fly swiftly touched me about the time of the evening Oblation Dan. 9.20 21. And of Cornelius it is recorded that being a devout man and one that feared God with all his house and gave much Alms to the People and prayed to God alway viz. upon every season and opportunity He saw in a Vision about the ninth hour of the day when he was praying an Angel of God that said unto him thy Prayers and thine Alms are come up for a memorial before God Acts 10.2 3 4 30. And we read in the Revel●tions of ' Angels with Golden Vials full of Odours or Incense which are the Prayers of the Saints Revel 5.8 8.4 Learned Mr. Mede will needs have Revel 8.4 understood of Christ alone as our only high-Priest in Heaven Apost of lat Times par 1. c. 7. which I know not how to reconcile unto Ch. 5.8 where it is plainly enough spoken of the four living Creatures the Angels before described Ch. 3. and the 24 Elders in conjunction having every one of them Harps and Golden Vials full of Odours or Incense which are the Prayers of the Saints unless it be said that these all deliver their Golden-Vials of Incense to that other singular Angel Ch. 8.4 that he should offer it with the Prayers of all the Saints upon the golden-Golden-Altar before the Throne These it seems they delight upon occasion to present unto God adding their own probably together with them according to the pattern of the Angel in Zechary Ch. 1.12 O Lord of Hosts how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the Cities of Judah They are careful Messengers between God and us saith both Saint Bernard and Saint Augustin though to be sure they never meant it in the Heathen-Notion faithfully to bear our groans to him and devoutly to bring back the tidings of his Grace and favour unto us Solliciti discurrunt medii inter nos Deum nostros gemitus fidelissimè ad eum portantes ipsiusque gratiam devotissimè ad nos reportantes D. Bern. Med. c. 6. cujusmodi etiam apud D. Augustin solil c. 27. But then with our Confessions and Petitions we must not forget to intermingle those Doxologies Lauds and Praises I have else-where spoken of which are their continual imployment We must be sure to join with them in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs making melody in our hearts to the Lord as the Apostle speaks Ephes. 5. Nothing is more acceptable to these Celestial-Spirits nothing can tie them and us together more strictly than our union and communion with them in the same beloved Service and Ministry making our selves a Temple for God's praise which he may vouchsafe to dwell in bringing these his Attendants along with him and conversing delightfully as they do with heav'nly and divine objects Nihil magis supernis civibus spectare libet O quam faelix esses● si spiritualibus oculis intueri possis quomodo praeveniunt principes conjuncti psallentibus in medio juvencularum Tympanistriarum Videres proculdubio quâ curâ quóve trip●dio intersunt cantantibus assistunt orantibus adsunt meditantibus D. Bern. ubi anteà quò spectat Ephremi illud Habitante in Deo animâ Angeli festinant honorare eam utpote Templum Dei effectam III. A profound humility and ready condescension unto all fo● their good This is most conspicuous throughout the whole Ministry of the blessed and glorious Angels unto us and we find them ever most forward in their errands and embassies to the meek and humble such lowly ones as God himself hath a special regard unto Isa. 66.2 The humble Virgin the humble Shepherds c. Whereas procul absunt à superbis qui nemini inserviunt as Saint Cyril speaks they are far from the proud and haughty who use the services of others imperiously enough but disdain themselves to serve others Pride is the noted ●in of Devils and draws us into their Snare and estranges the good Angels from us The tears of ●enitent Sinners are the Wine of Angels as Gerhard hath it They are humble and lowly themselves and pride and scornfulness is perfectly hated by them Th●y are not ashamed to serve Christ's little ones Why then is Dust and Ashes proud when those ●eav'nly Spirits so much abase themselves IV. An unspotted purity and chastity They are all holy and undefiled clothed continually with clean and white linnen the robes of righteousness and their joy is in those that keep their garments clean and unspotted with their flesh that maintain an holy pure chast and uncorrupted life and conversation holy and pure thoughts and words and practices As on the contrary the Devil is known by the name of