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Show pm 3. or .4 CHRISTI/1N Chay.34. elfe be underflood by the word Angel , but fome image raifed (fu- pe‘rnaturally) in the fancy, to fignifie the prefence of God in the execution of fome fupernaturall work -,_ and therefore in the rel‘t, where their nature is not expreft, it may be underflood in the fame manner. For we read Gen. 16. that the fame apparition is called , not onely an Angel, but 6021-, where that which( verfe 7. )is called the Angel ofthe Lord, in the tenth verfe,faith to Agar3 I m ll multiply thyfeed exceedingly-7 thatis, fpeaL-eth in the perion of God. Neither was this apparition a Fancly figured, but a Voice. By which it is manifefl, that Angel ligni eth there, nothing but G ad himielt, that caufed Agar fupernaturally to apprehend a voice from heaven; or rather, nothing c-lfe butaVoice lupcrnaturall,reflifying Gods fpeciall pre- fence there. Why therefore may not the Angels that appeared to Lot, and are called Gm. 19. 13.Mm-,and to whom,though they were two, Lot fpeaketh( ver. 18. )as but to one , and that one, as Col, ( for the words are, Latflu'a' unto them, Oh notfo m Lord) be under E from {laying Ifaac, there was no Apparition , but a Voice; whith neverthelefle was called properly enough a Meflcnger , or Angel oi God, becaufe it declared Gods will liipcrnaturally , and faves the la- we find in Daniel two names of'Angelsfinhri'el, and Michael 3 yet it is clear out ofthe text it felfe, (Dd/l. 12. I.) that by Michael is meant Chr1jl_, not as an Angel, but as a Prince : and that Geihrie/ ( as the like bour of fup sofing any permanent Ghofis. The Angels which jacoh apparitions made to other holy men in their fleep ) was nothing bur a adder of Heaven ( Gen. 28. 12. ) were a Vifion of his that two Saints being in talke, one ofthem faid to the other Gahriela and {ignsofGods fpeciall prefence, thofe apparitions are not impru- lawmaker/9157mm Imeleijlzmd his Vlflm : For God needeth not to, diflinguiih his Celefliall fervants by names, which are ufefull ofaely tothe ihort memories of Mortalls. Nor in the New Teflament is there any place, out ofwhich it can be proved, that Angels ( except The fame is to be underflood ( Gm. 3 x. 11. , all men call a Drcame , "hither fuch Dreame be natural] , (leep. For an apparition made toa manin his ileep, is that which or fupernaturall: and that which there jacob calleth an Angel , m: Godhimfelfe; for the fame Angel faithu'erfe 13.) lam the (504' of i l. and Miniflers ofhis word,or works) are things permanent and ti'lith3 all lnCOI‘p()l'e.lll. Thatthey are permanent, may bee gatifered from the v» ords ofour Saviour himfelt‘e, ( MAL: 5. 4.1 . ) where he faith ‘ it ihall be laid to the wicked in the hill day, Gaye turfledimo truer/{fling lfrael tothe lied Sea , and then came behind it, is ( vcrfe 19. j, il e fire frey-nrrdfar the Dewl and his Ange/r: which place is manifel't Lordhimfelf, and he appeared not in the formof a beautitiill min, but in form (by dawaapzflnr nf cloud, and l by night ) ln form 01 piflamf/irr; andyctthis Pillar was all the apparition , and Arpi promifed to Mofes Excel. 1.3,. 9. )for the Armies guide: for thl‘ cloudy pillar, is faid, to hate defcended, and flood atthe don ofthc Tabernacle, and to has e talked mth Mofes. for the permanence of Evill Angels , (unlelfe wee might think the name or Dewll and his Angels may be underflood ofthe Churches There you fee Metion,and Sprechgrhich are commonly attributed fayes( 1 Cams. 3. ) Know ye not that wee/brilljuzlge the Aime/5.? tAnd 2 Pet. 2.4. ( For IfGodfparea' hotthe Angel: thatfinmd , hilt mfl them Jemima toflAngels, attributed to a Cloud, becaufe the Cloud 111 red .15 .i inn. 9! thdspreienttgandwasnoleile an Angel, then ifit had had the tort" ota Man, or Child ofneveriiigreatbeauty -, or VVingx 4‘ "luallylllt‘y are painted, forthe falle- inflruenonof emimonpta it‘lb- (Q when they are putfor fuch men, as God hath made the Melfenoers Bethel. Al‘fo( Ind. 14. 9.) the Angel that went before the Armv n! l'lC- for his not theihape; but their life, that makes them A". l fupematurall phanrafme, by which it feemed to Daniel, in his dream Heep; therefore onely liancy, and a Dream-,yct being fupernaturall, i if the making ofthe Golden Calfe,) God did not anfwer, 1 2171/! got, nor Ihm/l[end an Angel! imayfie/rel, but thus , my prejehee jlmll gee ‘Willl 1 er. . To mention all the places ofthe Old'Teflamen‘t where the name of Angel is found, would be too long. Therefore to comprehend them all at once, I flay , there is no text in that part of the Old Teflament, which the Church of England holderh. for Canonicall; from which we can conclude, there is, or hath been created, any ermanent thing ( underliood by the name of Spirit or Angel, )that nth not quantity-7 and that may not be , by the underftanding divided; that is to fay, coniidered by parts 5 fo as one part may bee in one place, and the next partin the next place to it-7 and, in fumme , which is not (taking Body for that, which is fome what , or fome where ) Corporeall-7 butin every place, the fenfe will bear the interpretation ofAngel, for Meffenger, as John Baptilt is called an Angel and Chrill the Angel ofthe Covenant-,and as ( according to the fanie A- wherejacob faith thus, The Angel oft/m Lord appeared to meem rzr, l naturalloperations-7 Aswhen Mofes (Exoel. 33. 14.. ) had delired God to goe along with the Campe,‘( as he had done alwaies before nalogy )the Dove, and the Fiery Tongues, in that they were fignes of Qods fpeciall prefence , might alfo be called Angels. Though l f: clay, 34, as before by Angel was underflood a fancyed Voice 5' When the Angel called to Abraham out of heaven,to {lay his hanleeh. 2 2.1 1.) perlycalled Angels. g. c 0 MM 0 N-WE A L TH. flood ofimages ofmen, fupernaturally formed int 1e Fancy , as well faw on the l pm. 3. But their life is to be iignilicaiions of Gods prefenCe in fizix.H lldlli'uv Advetlaries and their Miniflersgbut then it is repuonant to their Im- materialitr-I becaule Everlafling fire is no puniihiiient to impatible fubilances, luch as are all things lncorporeall. Angels therefore are not thence proved to be Incorporeall. In like manner where St. Paul hell. And ( Imle I, 6. ) Ahdthe Ange/5 that'ltept not their flrflvfilatl,~lmtlefl their mvhe hahlmtian, hee hath refereedin everailing ehames under (lar/mrfle unto the Indgmmt qf the luff day; 11133111123:Rigt‘giitihei-Pcmxncnce ofAngelicall nature , it confirmeth' y. mi (Mat. 22. 3o. )1» the refurree7inh 7am Ec 2 do: |