Militia spiritualis. Or a treatise of angels handling the nature, power, substance and existence of good [and] evill angels. Wherein is likewise shewed: what incredible power, secret influences, wiles and wayes, methods and moods the good and bad angels doe daily exercise in the hearts of men. Though they little mind it : all tending to the saints inward peace and heart-communion with Jesus Christ / by Henry Lawrence.

  • Lawrence, Henry, 1600-1664.
Date:
1652
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Credit: Militia spiritualis. Or a treatise of angels handling the nature, power, substance and existence of good [and] evill angels. Wherein is likewise shewed: what incredible power, secret influences, wiles and wayes, methods and moods the good and bad angels doe daily exercise in the hearts of men. Though they little mind it : all tending to the saints inward peace and heart-communion with Jesus Christ / by Henry Lawrence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    —~hit @ - aE 2, OP Se es And Warre with Angels. Lsy the great thing about which faith and hope is conver- fant, fo faithPaul, recezveng the end of your faith, the falvation Simbolicall head, being the principall and rife ofall our actions, that which gives vigour and activity to i : | of your foules, {o the hope of falvation 5 becaufe, that , as the a greateit , conteynes all other inferiour goods , and in Fy the eyeing and profecution of which by taith and hope i wee fecure our felves the moft abundantly. | tl But how doththis Armour fit the part , it is defti-| “4 ned for, and doe the worke of an Helmet. on q The head is as it were the principle of action, and fe of ourintentions, as the head governes and directs i | | the members, fo our end and intention , which is our 7 ¢ | them , had need of fome peece of armour for its de- * | |fence, which the Apoftle heere makes to be the hope of y Salvation. a al) Now this Helmet doth its worke thus, the world and | Sathan that they might poyfon the fountaine, corrupt our ends , and our intentions , would bribeus with aly fomething outward, and fenfuall , and therefore holds | | over our heads many things to tempt and allure us, fu- vy itable to our fences , and corrupted nature, offers us pl | crownes of applanfe, allures us with pates of pleafure tg | (falfely fo called) and to makes thefe rellith, to take the te) | better, terrifies us with thorny paths , and ill condi- ty | |tions,in holy wayes, with perfecutions , and {cornes, 0) | gives youthe choice of crownes ofthornes , and gold, ~/ but both flefhly and carnall' ; the Holy Ghoft now | th) |] | gives you for an Helmet the hope of Salvation, holds that % Wj over your head toward of thefe blowes , and thofe | chi § a affaults, and what is that ? The affured expectation and | ! waiting for of eternall glory , for fo it is cailed in other | places , The hope of eternall life, the hope of glory, Rom. 5.2. and Tit.3.7. Virft,hope in its nature and definition 1s | | en Se - So ne Oe Oe a Sate OR rl a lec a NE a cen i aa ain at dang — Saenger eS m2 Ss a