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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    of the preparation of the Gofpell of peace ) inables us for | acting, and the truth is, whilewee doe nothing good, wee are not fecure againft doing ill ; But if hopeferve to any thing, it ferves to incourage to labour, and worke, wee ufe to fay ina proverbe,, take away hope, and take away endeavour, no workeis done or can be }done without hope, hee that ploweth {hould plow zn hope, and that hee that thre{heth in hope , {hould be partaker of has hopes, 1.Cor.9.10. A man would be loath to plow the ground,or threfh rhe corne without hope, you will not |. doe actions of the loweft forme without it: Againeas youcan do nothing without hope , fo ye attempt the greateft things by hope, the hopes of victory ; the hope of fucceffe, the hope of gaine, whither doth it | DOt ingage men, our ftrength depends upon our hope, and therefore Jeremy complaines , my firength and my- hope a pert{hed , Lam.3.18. Nomore hope, no more {trength , they ftand and fall together, they arealike in their birth and death: On the other fide, when Paul was tO give an account to Agrippa of his actions, Acts 26.6,7. Lamjudged ({ayes hee) for the hope of the pro- mife made unto our fathers , unto which promife our twelve tribes inflantly ferving God day and might hope to come. Doe you wonder why they ferved God, with that in- ftance , and intenfeneffe , day and might , why they doe that which none of the world doe befides , they hope to attaine the promife of God, that is, the thing pro- mifed , that ingageth them to a continual] and a moft intenfe labour ; fo the Apoftle when‘hee gives ina very few words all that is to be forborne and done for God, and our good, makes hope to be the rife ofall his courage and activity, Tit.2.13. lookemg fer that bleffed viour Lefus Chrift , compared with the former verfes 11. and