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curse_v you_o meroz_n bitter_o say_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n locum_fw-la a_o lapid_n in_o locum_fw-la because_o they_o come_v not_o out_o to_o help_v etc._n etc._n some_o think_v this_o angel_n be_v michael_n who_o be_v general_n in_o this_o war_n but_o that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o man_n not_o the_o warrant_n of_o scripture_n 10._o the_o angel_n have_v work_v and_o power_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n rev._n 15.6_o seven_o angel_n come_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o chap._n 14.15_o 17._o another_o angel_n come_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n angel_n be_v in_o the_o temple_n be_v often_o speak_v of_o and_o note_n some_o power_n that_o they_o have_v in_o the_o assembly_n under_o the_o gospel_n zach._n 3_o ribera_n ribera_n the_o stone_n with_o seven_o eye_n some_o make_v to_o be_v christ_n with_o his_o angel_n that_o be_v employ_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n throughout_o the_o world_n and_o sure_o michael_n and_o his_o angel_n do_v contend_v daily_o in_o 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12.29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o it_o call_v the_o angel_n rev._n 10.1_o i_o see_v a_o mighty_a angel_n and_o they_o be_v very_o mighty_a a_o angel_n can_v hinder_v the_o blow_n of_o the_o wind_n rev._n 7.1_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n dan._n 6.22_o break_v iron_n chain_n open_z prison_z doors_z and_z iron_z gate_n act_n 12._o a_o angel_n can_v smite_v with_o blindness_n gen._n 19.11_o 2_o king_n 6.18_o both_o sodomite_n and_o syrian_n be_v so_o smite_v angel_n work_v upon_o the_o fancy_n matth._n 2.13.19_o 20._o suggest_v many_o thing_n of_o great_a and_o good_a use_n to_o the_o mind_n for_o if_o devil_n can_v take_v the_o word_n out_o of_o our_o
house_n then_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n and_o court_n of_o wickedness_n psal_n 84._o luther_n say_v he_o have_v rather_o fall_v with_o christ_n then_o stand_v with_o caesar_n joh._n 12.26_o if_o any_o man_n will_v serve_v i_o he_o will_v my_o father_n honour_n if_o we_o serve_v christ_n angel_n be_v our_o fellow-servant_n rev._n 22.9_o 6._o that_o holy_a creature_n have_v heavenly_a mind_n angel_n look_v up_o and_o that_o in_o their_o employment_n their_o eye_n be_v fix_v above_o upon_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a where_o there_o be_v holiness_n it_o carry_v upward_o water_n will_v rise_v as_o high_a as_o the_o spring_n dedit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o look_v upward_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la and_o so_o do_v the_o water_n of_o the_o spirit_n paul_n conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o rev._n 10.2_o a_o angel_n have_v sea_n and_o earth_n under_o his_o foot_n and_o rev._n 12.1_o the_o church_n have_v the_o moon_n under_o her_o foot_n all_o ceremonial_a worship_n all_o mutable_n in_o the_o world_n and_o say_v cant._n 7.10_o i_o be_o my_o belove_n and_o his_o desire_n be_v towards_o i_o the_o church_n find_v christ_n affection_n towards_o she_o can_v but_o look_v out_o and_o look_v up_o most_o man_n look_v downward_o and_o be_v neither_o like_a angel_n nor_o man_n more_o like_a swine_n worm_n moule_n many_o be_v loath_a to_o come_v near_o god_n lest_o he_o shall_v say_v put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o thy_o foot_n put_v off_o thy_o earthliness_n if_o we_o will_v have_v god_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n we_o must_v look_v up_o to_o heaven_n david_n say_v when_o i_o awake_v i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o psal_n 139.18_o he_o be_v with_o god_n when_o he_o lay_v down_o and_o with_o he_o when_o he_o awake_v and_o rise_v the_o next_o thing_n be_v their_o wing_n mention_v in_o the_o sixth_o verse_n every_o one_o have_v four_o wing_n and_o verse_n 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