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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    this world, by the pleafure and joyofhope, unleffe you would be i as aprey to things of fence, and things of this life,againft which this hope of falvation is your armour. ee is vanes But now to anfwere fhortly an objeGion, if hope brings in fo great and {teddy a returne of joy ; what place will you allot for forrow for fin, for wee arefin. ners , and a finfull condition , and that affection fiiites us very well. Anfw. Certainely mee (hould not. forrow 4s thofe without hope, but as thofe which are fullof hope, yet on the other fide, as there is occafion , by renued acts of finnes , our hope and our joy fhould intend our forrow,, and rectify it , God would not have an un- comfortable, or a diff pairing phone » in all forrow, it 1s theforrow of the worldthat workes death,that deftroyes, and hurts, fome inordinacie, fome exceffe, but forrow intended, and relieved alfo by hope, andthe joy of it, as it is often neceflarie,fo it will never hurt you. There is a double ufe of forrow , firft to worke out the ftaine of fin, in fupplying the want of affiiGtions - fin is not onely evill for its tranfcient a@, but for the curfeddifpofition that it leaves behinde , thereis ever fin inthe wombe of fin, forrow ferves to worke out the ftaine of fin, and doe the worke of afflictions, which are to humble and bring low, Prov.20.30. The blewnes of 4 wound cleanfeth away evill, {o doe ftripes the inward parts of the belly , this is applied to correction and cleanfing, cleafing and healein g. _ But then fecondly, forrow for fin ferves whereby to expreffe our affections to Chrift in amanner futable to our condition, andto the pofture wee ftand in to- wards him , fhall wee grieve the Lord, and fhall the Lord be grieved, and thal] wee not grieve >? But hee 7 ! loves Bele ee d , love: that: KC, bis th Ih forto men ally ( Joye Hore the with | Hence