arc (\ranger than all Enemies ) have a charge t; conduCl: us to the Bridegroom of our Souls) and they will n\)t, cannot fail of what they have in charge; they are the Army of 8eaven, tre Saints own Guard, the Officers and Souldiers of the Lord of Hoalls ; a~1 d therefore they will be lilfe to perform their trufi, we need tlOt fear it. 6. Let us prepare and make ready for that glorious welcom which the Angels will give us into Gloty : would you know how to prepare? r. Procure their joy by yout Convcdion; 'There it joy in t/;e prcfence of the Angel! of God over ont finner that repenttth The Convedion ot a Sinner is the Gratulation of Angels ; and if they joy at your Luke rs. ro. Rcpllltanct, how much more will .they joy to fee you in Heaven with them? , . Procure their love by the llnCl:nefs and holmcfs of your hves; hve hke Angels; brmg Soul and Body, as neax as may be, into a ,fpirittul frame; this is the way of Friends to procure welcomes here on earth, if they will but maintain afamiliority, and fympathy, and n(ar• ncfs, and likencfs to one another in mind and manners : 0 thus do you, and then you may cxpeCl: Angels wdc<;>m into that City of Glory. . 7 • Wait upon God wtth meouragemenr, rhat one day the Angels w:ll prefent usro Chrill in his Throne w11hout [pot and blamtle!s. lt is n0w our complaum , Ob the Jinr wlmeof we are guilty ! and ob wretched men thPt we .re, whofh•ll deliver ut from tlm &udy •f death! but. the dJy is coming when we fhall be freed from rhefe com– plaints, AsChnllsMm:llerohavcacharge, and when they have done their work they will prefent us to ]efus Chnll, 2 Cor. 1 1. 2. and as.Clmll h:mfe!f bath a charge, anol whtn be hath done Ius work, he will prefent us to hm1ftlf, Jz;de 24• 3.11d to his Fath~r, Colof 1 : 2 2. fo the holy Angels n~vc a charge alfo, and w~<n tney ~avedone their work, they wtll prdcnr us to J efu> Limit , how.? even as Mmtlters do~ t,I.Jt I may pre[t 111 yo:< . ai a cbaji Virgin to Chrijl.; or as Chrtt! htmfelf doth, th•t he »nght prefentto himjelf a ~Cb~r.':~;: gwri"" Chttrch, 110t havmg Ji>ot or wrmkJe, or a11y fuch tlnng , butth.u H .fho;<ld be holy, P S alld ,.;;hoz<t blomjh: So wtll the Angels do, Evm prcfcnt ~" fa1<1tirf! before tbe pre{tnce of bit Glory with exceedmg. J'Y· Let us prcfs on to PnfeCl:t9n even upon rl"fe hopes : that bowloever it is wtth us now, furcly we fhall be taulrlels,. we fhall be equ,J unto the Luke 2o. 36. Angelr, equal in grace, and equal m glory; for to that end wtll they prefent us to Chrift in htsThrone, and accordmgly Wtll Chnfi pronounce hts fenrence, enter you iHto the jey ofyo~r Lord. , . . . • , i g, Praife we God for th:s mercy of Angtl·mm:l\ratron from tuft to la(t. This we mufido in Heaven, only begin we this Tune and Ditty whiles we are on earth; ·and if we cannot do it as we would? let us call in Angels to joyn with u~ i" bleiling, prai– tiag , and admiring God : .Thts was Davidt . wont, P~aife ye the Lo~d, praife ye the Lord from the Heavwt, pr.ife ye !Jmz.m the lmghth praife ye htm ail hu Angelt, prai{e l'fa!. l48· 1 · 2 ye him .. uhirHoajl!. The Angd•. deltic no bet<er tmployment than fuch as this; they love to fino the T une of the Go(pel mofi; and therefore fitr we up them, and fiir we up our fel~es with them to be much in praifes of our God. Surely he deferves a rhoufand, rhoufand Halleluphs, and that we lhou~d blefs hun upo? a thoufand·flringed In1\rument :Here is fewcl enough,_ the Lord kmdie a great fire m every one ofour hearts, to inflame them with the love of fuch a God, as this isIt was the lallfpeech of dying Cbryfoftome, Glorf be 10 Godfromallcreaturer: And if llhould die this hour, I could wilh m ySoul in no bettrr temper : Bl<f! the Lord, 0 my Soul, and alltbati! within me bit/! Pra!. roJ•. I. bit holy Name. --· Bitj!t/;e Lord, yelmAnge!J that excelmjlreng:b, that do hit Com· 20 • 21 • 22 • mandemenlf, hearkning 11nto t!JC '"ice of hiJ Word. Blef! tbe Lord all ye!hit hoaftt , ye .Mini]lm of hit that do hit plt'!Jrm. Blefs the Lml•tl hi! work! in •llplaw ofb.iJ dominim· Blrj) the Lord0 my Soul. C H A P. V. SE C T. I. Of the Miniflrlllion of Angel! at 011r Reforrelfion. THe!all period '~herein rh~ An~;els miniller to Saints, it isfrom the RelurreCl:ion to the £_1onhcauon ofthetr Souls and bodtes m Heaven. In thiS !all as in all the former, ~ fltall ob[erve •· Their Minillratioo. 2• Our Duties. ' • · For their Miniiiration we •my confult thefe texts. - . And hefhallfend hi1 Angelr "'ith tbe groat fo~<nd of a Trumpet, antlt~e;y p,aiJ gather to· Mat. •4·P• g<ther
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