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gather_v gather_v the_o several_a corn_n thereof_o in_o a_o body_n or_o a_o congregation_n next_o the_o repository_n the_o place_n itself_o in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v dispose_v of_o horreum_n meum_fw-la the_o lord_n barn_n the_o house_n or_o habitation_n of_o his_o heavenly_a glory_n there_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o wheat_n of_o the_o righteous_a soul_n of_o these_o i_o â—hall_v discourse_v in_o order_n as_o they_o lie_v before_o i_o beginning_n with_o the_o executioner_n or_o the_o minister_n rather_o of_o the_o court_n the_o angel_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o the_o reaper_n dicam_fw-la messortbus_fw-la that_o be_v the_o first_o eminentes_fw-la viri_fw-la magnis_fw-la adjutoribus_fw-la usi_fw-la sunt_fw-la 2._o the_o great_a person_n have_v common_o the_o most_o able_a minister_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o point_n of_o counsel_n or_o of_o execution_n and_o he_o that_o be_v well_o study_v in_o the_o art_n of_o man_n will_v so_o 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angel_n of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n messores_fw-la autem_fw-la angeli_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o reaper_n be_v the_o angel_n v_o 39_o and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a rule_n which_o st._n hierome_n give_v we_o in_o this_o business_n quae_fw-la exposita_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la his_fw-la debeo_fw-la accommodare_fw-la fidem_fw-la that_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v expound_v by_o our_o saviour_n 13._o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o look_v for_o any_o clear_a commentary_n which_o make_v i_o wonder_v by_o the_o way_n that_o hierome_n shall_v so_o easy_o forget_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o good_a rule_n as_o to_o expound_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o 27._o of_o the_o angel_n also_o assure_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o 27._o with_o who_o the_o master_n do_v discourse_n throughout_o this_o parable_n must_v needs_o be_v different_a from_o the_o reaper_n of_o this_o present_a text_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v unto_o those_o servant_n as_o distinct_a minister_n design_v to_o their_o 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of_o the_o assistance_n of_o those_o minister_a spirit_n in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o personal_a or_o public_a danger_n it_o be_v true_a the_o apparition_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o these_o latter_a time_n have_v be_v very_o rare_a and_o god_n deal_v very_o gracious_o with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o they_o come_v so_o seldom_o for_o be_v too_o many_o be_v so_o prone_a to_o give_v divine_a honour_n to_o the_o image_n of_o the_o saint_n depart_v how_o easy_o may_v they_o deceive_v themselves_o of_o their_o reward_n in_o a_o voluntary_a humility_n and_o worship_v of_o angel_n which_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o colossian_n 15._o and_o after_o the_o heresy_n of_o those_o who_o epiphanius_n and_o st._n austin_n call_v angelici_fw-la do_v they_o appear_v unto_o we_o ordinary_o in_o some_o visible_a glorious_a form_n but_o than_o it_o be_v as_o true_a withal_o &_o one_o of_o the_o most_o eternal_a truth_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n encamp_v about_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o 7._o and_o deliver_v they_o whether_o we_o see_v or_o see_v they_o not_o it_o come_v all_o to_o one_o and_o so_o resolve_v by_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n a_o old_a christian_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o the_o lord_n say_v he_o do_v still_o preserve_v we_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o holy_a angel_n though_o we_o behold_v they_o not_o in_o any_o visible_a shape_n as_o the_o ancient_n do_v when_o therefore_o and_o as_o often_o as_o we_o fall_v into_o any_o danger_n let_v we_o address_v our_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o give_v command_n unto_o his_o angel_n to_o come_v in_o to_o help_v we_o that_o he_o will_v make_v our_o enemy_n like_o the_o chaff_n before_o the_o wind_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n scatter_v they_o 5._o and_o have_v so_o make_v know_v our_o desire_n unto_o he_o to_o look_v for_o their_o assistance_n according_o this_o be_v warrant_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o calvin_n ut_fw-la in_o periculis_fw-la constituti_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la petamus_fw-la protectionem_fw-la angelorum_fw-la &_o confidamus_fw-la eos_fw-la ex_fw-la mandato_fw-la dei_fw-la praestò_fw-la fore_fw-la 14._o but_o behold_v a_o great_a than_o calvin_n here_o for_o we_o be_v warrant_v as_o much_o both_o by_o the_o doctrine_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v and_o we_o pray_v according_o that_o god_n who_o have_v ordain_v and_o constitute_v the_o service_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n in_o a_o wonderful_a order_n will_v merciful_o grant_v that_o they_o which_o do_v he_o service_n in_o heaven_n may_v by_o his_o appointment_n succour_n and_o defend_v we_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o in_o the_o collect_n for_o the_o day_n of_o st._n michael_n the_o archangel_n but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o main_a design_n for_o though_o these_o temporal_a judgement_n and_o deliverance_n may_v come_v within_o 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