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saint_n	prayer_n	spirit_n	supplication_n	1,486	5	11.4562	5	false

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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

circumspectly with eyes alwayes fixt towardes some occasion that hée maye steale vppon vs when we are so sléepie sluggish and so carelesse Hée is in euery place yea hée is neere and amongst vs euen in the very secret places of our houses neither steppes hee once an naile bredth from vs and assaulteth vs by diuers and wonderfull meanes this man by this meanes and that man by that Ramme and warlike engen of temptation as it may agreeably serue with his name dooth hee ●rye men For hée is called Tentator in Latin which in Englishe Math. 4. wée reade to bée a Temptor to euill If hée cannot cast thée headlong into this mischéefe hée frameth other engynes to cast thée into an other In thy house and familyes stirreth hée vp promptitude and gratitude of mindes as it ought to be then easilie and forthwith is he able to plucke out and roote out of our heartes that wholesome séede of the Gospell that men should not beleeue the same and obtaine saluation like as Christ himselfe teacheth in .8 Luke Of the séede falling néere vnto the hie way He is able to intangle and draw thée quite away into y e company of lewde persons which when they haue defiled thee with their disease are able with their infection so to corrupt thée that there shall neuer be any hope of recouerie in thée afterward And that all this labour shall be lost in the twinckling of an eye yea all diligent carefulnesse and carefull diligence which parents bestowe and imploy vpon their Children in bringing them vp instructing and informing them is all to no purpose By lyke contagion sayth the verity in Iohn 13. did the deuill put into the heart of Iudas to betray his maister Christe This ought we rightly and diligently to consider and not slenderly to regarde That Sathan is so néere man that in neere vs yea euery where layeth hee snares for vs watcheth ech where and ●s redy to all occasion that with so great power such craftines so wonderful so subtill and so wily deceipts or illusions he is able to cast man seduced headlong into sinnes and when he hath once possessed his heart and infected it with one myscheife or other he is able out of one mischeife to cast y e same person into another far more greeuous more horrble and more wonderfull Let that be alwayes considered in our mindes and let it not slyp out of our memory which S. Paule sayth Ephe. 2. That euill Spirite dwelleth in the Children of Disobedience Neither violently draweth he the vngodly ones alone out of one mischief into an other but hée can euen binder stay the very godly persons that they the lesse shall be able to finish any godly or holy worke begon and not such with expedition care as they otherwise both ought and would doe except they bende themselues continually with prayers against those his snares or deceits and except they diligently dayly be watchful mischéefe followes vs hard at our héeles or with tooth and naile holdes them fast neither shall he make an end of seducing mankinde and of bringing all mane● calamitie and mischéefe to our bodyes soules goods vntil such time as Chris● at the very last iudgement shall thro● him downe headlong into the bottomlesse pitte of hell And therefore that is néedefull that wée defend vs against his snare suggestions and enterprises yea at euery moment to beware of him and as fully furnished to stande to him in the front of the battaile lyke as S. Paule saith in .6 Ephes carefully and diligently admonishing vs as also teaching vs with what weapons and with what complite harnes furnished a Christian Souldyour may defende himselfe against this enimye Stand fast therefore saith he with your loins girt round about wyth veritye and putting vppon you the brestplate of righteousnes and your feete shodde that you may be prepared vnto the Gospell of peace aboue all taking to you the shielde of faith wherby you may be able to quēch all the fierye dartes of that wicked ●●irite and put you on that helmet of ●●luation and gird you with that sword ●f the spirite which is the word of God 〈◊〉 all prayer and thanks giuing praying ●●wayes in the spirite and there vnto ●●atching with all constancie and suppli●●tion for all Saintes c. Ye vnderstand ●●ere how diligently and how carefully ●●is faithfull old beaten and neuer wea●●ed souldiour of Christ S. Paule admo●isheth vs with what armour hee sen●●th vs with what trompet sounde hee ●●irreth and incourageth vs valiantly to ●●sist this enemie This chéerefull blast ●is exhortation so earnest so instant ●nd so vehement is truely able to ●dmonish and teache vs that it is nei●her any slender or trifeling charge per●●yning to vs neither yet that wee ●●oulde thinke it a slender wrastling or 〈◊〉 it were a certaine collusion but y t it is ●●most fearce fight and y e same which we ●ust perpetually abide the bickering of ●●eing we haue so mighty an Enimy bur●ing with so great hatred towardes vs ●nflamed with so greate wrath against ●s and furnished with so merueilus de●eits a thousand futtle sleights bréefly their ministerie and function with great faith and diligence doe they guide direct gouerne and defende vs They are present with vs helpe vs euery where prouidently take care of vs and doe obtaine for vs all thinges tending to the glory of Christ and euen reconcile him vnto vs doe instill and beate into our mindes his holy will ye doe call vs away and plucke vs backe from al those sinnes and vices which God hath forbidden vs and which he abhorreth For that cause S. Paule 1. Heb. describeth good Angels on this maner Are they not all ministering spirites which are sent forth into the ministery for their sakes which shall be heyres of saluation Héere we learne that Angels are Ambassadours and Messengers sent from heauen euen from God vnto true beléeuers to serue and attende vppon them and in al assaies to bée present with thē to succour them helpe them and to preferre the good enterprises studies and godly actiōs of them which shall be made ●prtakers of the inheritance of eternall life For this is their chéefe and most feruent prayer that we may by and by be conuerted from euil and vngodly life and repent vs vnto better and more profitable amendment and that we should abide steadfast in the truth they do infinitely reioyce when we are conuerted from sins vnto God which thing Christ himself saith in .18 Luke Héere are their hearts manifest knowen to vs how sincere howe godly how wellwilling and how ready they are to doe vs good yea how feruently they loue vs how faithfully they embrace vs. O that wee could sée with corporall eyes with how firme strong sauegarde and succour of his Angels God gardeth preserueth defendeth and protecteth vs from all dangers whereunto we should otherwise runne headlong were it not