I ' 150. Cre~tion. ~nExpojition Of Ang~ ' fmltlnfl the.m wtth plagues and pumibments A •compared to nources, which carry little cUl- ~ forthe1roftence~. \ dren in theirarmes,feed them,nndare al waics Thtrdly, feemg Angels are about vs, and \ •ready athand, to ClUe them from fals & many ferue for the good ofmen, we mu!t doe wha~- o:her dangers, When the king of Syria fent foeuer we doem reuereot and feemely man- \ hts horfes and chariots to take Elifh• the ,,K;n 6, ner, asP ••I gJUes counfell to the Phthpptans, Lords Prophet, bccaufe he reuealed his couu- , 7 • Pbi!. 4 s. Bmhrtn (faithhee) lth<tfoeotr rhingt•rttrut, feU to the King oflfracl: his feruant Ctwthem 'WhAtjotuerthiNgsarebonejl,iHjl,pure,'4ndpertlline round abount Dothan where he was,& he critoloNt,o{g••dreport:ifthtre bt •nJV<rtue,ifthtre ed, v/ltU,m4f/"- wh4tJh•O,.ttdoc? then elifh• be ~"!P~trift, ~hinktonthtfothings: !D~ny mt:ndo ani\vered, Ft4rtntJt,f"the; thatbe with v.r, 11 re all their aff.ures ordetly for auoidrng !hame, '!'"' thtntheyth41 bt with them: & he bcfought but wee mu!t doe the fame vpon a further the Lord to open his feruants eyes, & he looground, namely, becaufeGo'ds holy Angels i ked, and behold, the mour.taincs were full of wane onvs. And conGdering that men haue I hcrfesaod chariots offire round about el.fh•· care to behaue themfelues well when rhey are So lrkewifc not many yeeres aooe, our land beforemen, wh 1ta!hame is it for a manto bewas prefcrued from the inuofio';, ofthe Spanihaue himfelfe vufeemely eirherinopenorin , B ard, whofe hugo Nauie lay vpon our Sea fecret, he then beiug before tbc glorious Ancoafrs:buthow werewede!iuered from them? t.Cor.u gels? P4Rlfaith, r::dt the womAn cught toh~u~ furely by no flrength, no.r power, nor cunning poweron herht4el;_b:c•ufeofthe Angels; that IS, ofman; but ~twas the lord, no doubt, byhis not onelythe mmi!ttts of the Church, but angels rhatdidkeepeourcoafrs, and did featGodsheauenly angels, whichdaily wait vp<)n rer our eoemies, and drowne them. Let ent· htschrldren, and guard them in al their waies. · ~ies rage, and let them doe that they win Fourthly, this mu!tteach vs mode!tie, and tf·a man keepe himfelfe in the wayos which humilltle:for the angles ofGod , are very noGod prefcriheth, hee hath Gods Angels to table & excellent creatures, & therefore they guide and preferue him: which .thing mu!! arecalled in the Pfalines Elohim, Gods: yet Riooue me.nroloue and embrace thctme reilhow oxcellet foeuer they be,they abafe themgion, and to conforme them (dues in all good felues,tobecomeguardiansandkeepersvnto confcience to the rule of Gods word. For finnefil! men. Now if the angels doe fo abafe when a man doth not fo, nll the Angels of themfelues; then much more ought cuery God are his enemies;and at all rimes rtady to man to abafe and humble himfelfe in modeexecute Godsvengeance vpon him: but when !tieand humilitie before God:and whatfoeuer c men carry themfelnes as dutilitll children to ourcalling is,we mu!tnot be puffed vp,but be God, they haue this prerogatiuc, thatGnds cement. This is anecelfarie ducie for all, but holy Angels doe watch abuutthem, & defend efpecially for thofe which a~einthefchooles them day and night from the power of their of the Propets; whatfoeuer their giftes or enemies, euen in common calamities ~ndmibirthbe, they mu!t not thinke themfeluestoo feries. Before God fends his iudgements on good for the callingofthe mini!terie. And if Hierufalem, an angel! is fc:nr to marke them God haue called vs thereunto, wee mull: be in the foreheads that mourne for the abomi- E•edt 9• content to become feruancs vnto all in the nations of the people. And this priuiledge Etoci,;,. matter offaluation:though the men whomwe no'necan haue, but hee whofe heart is fprink- >l,wuh teach be ncoer fo bafe or fimple; fornornan led with the blood of Chri!t, and that man •. coq.7 doth fo· farre excel! the bafe!t pcrfon in' the !hallh:lUe it vnto the end. world, as the glorious Angels ofGod doe exAnd thus much of the creation of Angtlt. ceede the mo!t excellent man thatis; therforc Now it followes to ·fpeake of the crwion•f feeing they vouchfafe to become fcruants vnM•n:wherin we mullconfider two things: I, to vs, we mu!tuot thinke our felues toogood the points ofdochine. I I. the vfes. For the to ferue our poore br<thren. D points of dottrine.. Fir!t , Man was created And rhus much ofthe duties. Now follow and framed by the hand ofGod, and made afthe c6folations that arife from this, that God rer the image ofGod: For Mufes brings in the hath giuen his glorious angels to feme fOrthe Lord [peaking thus, La "..J m~t,k! m.tlt in tJ!JY i.- Gen.t. prorectianandJafegard ot hi~ Church& peamt~g•.&&. m the im4gt6{ God cret~ted bu them, :6. pie. Ifmens fpirituall eyes were opened,they which a!fo muO: bee vnder!too<i of Angels. lhould fee the diuell and his angels, and all the The Image ofGod , Is nothmg clfe but acon- :vickedofthisworld to fightagainfl:them: & formitieof man vuto God, whereby man is ifthere were no meansofcomfurrinthiscafe, holy as God is holy: for Pau.lf~lth, P:tt_Dnthe then cur eftate were moft miferable. But netvrn~n.whichafl(T9o4,thatts)tnGodstmage E h,•P-t marke asGodsferuanthathallrhefewickcci ucre•ttdinrigbreoufn'ffi ·and ho/l!itJlt. Now I I P onest~ be hisene!J1ies: foh~hathgarrifonsof reafon thus:wherein the renning ?fthc i~agc pf,l.gr, angels that pioch th~ir tents about him& deofGod in mandoth !t~nd, the.;em ':"as It at zI, fend him fro1>1thcm all. SoD•11id faith, {iee the fir(t: but the remung of tc.ods Hnage 111 [liallgiue rhy.<~r.gelsc.hargtou;rthee,•nd theyfo.U I man cloth !land in rightc01rfnc!fe and hdi- , k~epe rheeinallhU way~J, thAt thou d;aj11not thy ne!fe:therfore Go~s I~age wheremm.m V:'~s 1, foott againfla~one:wherethcangds pfGodare created at the bcgmmng, was a conform::ro ! ~----------~-------------------------------------------------------t~
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