me the cr-oWtie '(^righteon/n^i , vfhkhthe Lord theri^ht^aus Judge Jh4llgiue me at
that day. â– / -_^ -; : -. â– . â– .'..'â– â– -â– . ^
luffJce indcwdfe^^^hatfe^>w!l^ch'het5ith^rdifpi:^th orVewdrde&.
- Gods dif|K>fe^- iufticlfyistbarbywhi<^hc,as a rrujftfrc^
f 1 ghth' all things in'h^S'aif^'ions Pfal. / 4f^ vi-j.The Lord is Vi^KMiti m -klhis waies,
Gods rewarding iuftiwre, is that by which he rendrcA to Hb crc^tareaccOr-
dino- to his wotke. i .THeff. t . 6 .Jpismflke T»ith God, to render kffii&iontofuchas
afthfiyoH , but to you which are afjiiSled, r^Ua/in^mth'vs.i.Vct.i.ij.T'herefoht if
you (*afl hiih Father,lvhf^h withmt-r^eSl of per/on i»dgeth ac)i^ingtoeuery
woj^ifJijfethe time^efy^eltik'lliftg^he^nf&.i^^^ v^^7:hi^rdthat
TiCdmpenfethJhall/HrelyrecompCfice^,
-^i"" ^ \ The
offalvation and damnation.
The lufticc of God,is cither his Gentlcnes, or Anger.
Gods Gcntlenes, is that by which he freely beftoweth vpon his creature a
reward . 2 .Thefl". i . J . fyhuh is a token of the righteous iudgement of God, that ye
may be counted wort hie the ki»gdonjeofGod,forthe whichyeealfofuffer. Mattn,
I o. 4 1 , 42. He that receiueth a "Prophet in the name of a T^rofhet,fhallhaHe'a
*Prophets reward: and he that receiueth a right eow man in the name of a righteous
'•V man,JhallreceiHe the reward of a righteotti man.Andwhofoeuer Jhallgiuevnto one
^ ofthefe little ones to drmke a cup ofcoldrvater onely in the name of a Difciple, vere-
iy I fay vntoyou,he /hall not loofe his reward.
Go^^ Anger , is that by which he puni/lieth the tranfgreffion of his crea-
ture.Rom. i . 1 8 . For the wrath of God is reuealedfom heauen againfiallvngodli-
nes^ndvnrighteoufnes of men , which withhold the truth in vnrighteoufnes. loh.
5 . ; <5. Hf that obeyeth not the Sonne,Jhalnotfee lfe,but the wrath of Godabideth
on him.
Thus much concerning the will of G O D. Now followeth his omnipo-
tencie.
Gods omnipotencic , is that by which he ismoftabic toperformeeuery
WOrke-Math. 1 9 . 2 gJVith men this is impoffible.with God all things are fojjtble.
Somethings notwithftanding are here to be excepted. Firft , ihofe thino-s
whofe aftion argueth an impotencie, as to lie , to denie his word. Titus 1.2.
rt^hich God, that cannot lie, hath promifed. 2. Tim.2. i 3 . He cannot denie himfelfe.
Secondly , fuch things as are contrarie totheNatureof God,astodeftroy
himfclfe, and not to beget his Sonne from etcrnitic. Thirdly, fuch thinsjs as
imploy contradi^ion. For God cannot make a truetbfalfe, or that which is,
when it is, not to be.
Gods power, may be didinguilLed into an abfolute and aftuall power,
, Gods abfolute power , is that by which he can Aot more, then he either
dothjOr will doc. JMatth. \.g.l fay vntoyou,Godis able of thefejiones to raife vp
children to Abraham. Philip. 3.21. According to the working^whereby he is able
tofubdue euen all things vnto himfelfe.
Gods a^luall power, is that by which he caufeth all things to be, which he
freely will. Pfal. 1 ? "> • <^' All things whichGodwill, thofe he doth in heauen and in
earth,andina/l depths.
OfGodsglorie, and ble(fednejfe.
CVt of the forma- attributes, by which the true lehouah is diftinguillied
Trom a fained god, and from idols , arife the glorie of God, and his blef-
fednefle.
Gods glorie ox maieftie, is the infinite excellencie of his mofl: fimple and
mofl: holy diuine Nature.Hebr. i .; . fVho beeing the brightnejfe of his glorie, and
the ingraued forme ofhisperfon,^cJ^3n. 3 . Thou art onely God, and qlorioni vp-
on the earth.
By this we{ee,thatGod onely can know himfelfe perfeftly.Ioli.^. 4*?. Not
that any mahath feene the Father, faue he which is ofGod,he hathfeen the Father.
1 .Tim. 6 . T 6 who onely hath immortalitie,and dwelleth in the light, that none can
attaine vnto^whom neuer manfaw,mither canfee.Exod' 53.18 .Thou canji not fee
mjface. A3 Notwith-
o;
$ The order of the caufes
Notwithftanding there is a cert^ne manifeflation ofgodsgloricrpartly
more obrcurc,parttyjxiore.apparant.
The more obfcure manifeftation, i$thc vifion of Gods maieftie in tliis life
by the eJes of the mind,through the help of thing? percciued by the outward
fenfes. E(a.6. 1 Jfaw the Lordjittin^ vppon an high throyje,and lifted vp , and the
lorver parts thereof filled the temple.^Kodif^.Z 2. And rphile myglone pajfeth bjy
I will put thee in a-cleftoftherockeyandroillcoHer theervith my hand whiles Ipajfe
^y .-after Imlltake away mine hand, and thoHfhnltfee my bache parts ^but my face
piullnot befeene. i .Cor. 1 5 . 1 2.Nm>e voefe as through a glajfe darkely.
The more apparant manifeftation of.G od,is the contemplation of him in
jheauen face to ficc. 1 .Connth. .15.1 2. But then Jhallvpe fee face toface.D^in.j.
9 , 1 o.Ibeheldtillthe thrones were fetvp^cind the ancient ofdaies didJit,rs>hofe gar-<-
went was white as fnow,&c. lAattli. 19.1^.
Gods bleflednesjis that by which God is in himfelfe,andofhimi(elfeaU
(ufhcientjGen. 17.1 .lam ^odallff4Jjicient,wal^ before me,and be thou vpright,
QoX.z.i.g.forinhimdwellethall thefulnejfeofthe godhead bodily . i .Tim^'^h
which in due time hejhalljhew,that is hle^edand Prince onely^'&c,
CH AP. /,
Concerning iheperfons of the >^i|T:*f' *'
Godhead.
THe perfons are they,which fubfifting in one Godhead, are diftinguifh-
ed by incommunicable properties. 1 . loh. 5.7. There are three that beare
record in hsaHsn,theFather,the JVord,andthe holy Ghofi,andthefe three are one^
Gen. I g.i^.Then lehouah raignedvpon Sodom and vpon CJomorrah,brimflone,
and fre from lehouah in heauenJoh. i .l.Tn the beginning was the Word, and the
fVordwas with God,and that JVordwa^ God.
They therefore are coequal! , and aie diftinguifhed not by degrcc,but by
order.
The Conf Htution of a perfbn is, when as a perfonall proprietie ,or the pro-
per manner of (ubfifting is adioyned to the Dietie,or one diuine nature.
, Di(hn
fame perfe£lGod,yet the Father is not the Sonne or the holy Ghofl:,but the
Father alone;and the holy Ghoft is not the Father or the Sonne,but the ho,-
lyGhofl: alone: neither can they bedeuided, byreafbnoftheinfinitnefTcof
their moli fimple elfence, which is all one in number,and the fame in the Fa-
ther , the fime in the Sonne , and the fame in the holy Ghort:{b that in thefe
there is diuerfitie of perfbns,but ynitie in eflence.
The communion of the per{bns,or rather vnion,is that by which each'one
is in the refl:,and with the reft,by reafon of the vnitie of the Godlieaci:(?c ther-
foreeuerie each one doth pofieife, loue> and glohfie another, and worke the
iame thing.I0h.14. i o.BeleeueFi tlrou^ net that lam tn the Father,andthe Father
is in me?thc wordes that Iffake vnto youjjpeake not of my relfe,bm the father that
dwelleth in me, he doth the workes^xOM-. 8.22.. The Lord hath pojfep-d me in the
beginning of his way: [was before the works of old . And verf ? o.Then was I with
him as a nouriJher,and [was daily his de light, reioicing alwaie before him. Toll . i . f .
hi the begmningypai the JVord^ and she. Word wai veith God, andthat WordwAs
Ccd..
tffdhathn and damnAtion» j
gdzTi^ chap. 5 . 1 p .The Sonne can doe nothing of hirnfelfeyptue that hefeeth the
father do: for vphatfoener things he doth ^the fame doth the Sonne alfo.
There be three perfonsrtne Father,the Sonnc,and the holy Ghoft,Matth,
2 . 1(5, 1 '].
the heanens were opened vnto him,and lohnfhtv the Spirit of^odydefcending like a
doffe,Andltghti'/:g vpon hitrj:andloe^a voyce came from heauen^ faying , Thti is my
belooHed fonne,in vphome I am weilpleafed.
Thefather,isa perfon without beginning, who from all etemitic bcgatc
the Sonne,Hcb.i . j JVho being the hrightnes oftheglorie,and the ingraftedforme
of his perfon Vi^dX. i.'j.Thou art my Sonne,this dayhaue I begotten thee.
In the generation of the Sonne,thefe properties mufl: be noted;!. Hee that
begettethjanci he that is begotten are togither , and not one before another in
time.l I.He that bcgetteth doth communicate with him that is begotten , not
fome one part, but his whole eflcncc. 1 1 L The Father begot the Sonne not
out of himfelfejbut within in himfelfe.
The incommunicable propertieof the Father,is to be vnbegotten , to be a
Father,and to beget. He is the beginning of a
uery aftion of himrelfe,effe
^.6.iretvnto vs , there is but one (fod^vchkh is the Father ofti'home are all things
and we inh'rm,andone Lord lefts (^hrtfl , bywhome are all things ^and wee by him.
]^OTr\.\U-^ 6. For ofhim,and through him,and for him are allthings.
The other two perfbns hauc the Godhcad,or the whole diuine eflence, of
the Father by communication,namely,the Sonne and the holy Ghoft.
The Sonne is the fecond perfon , begotten of the Father from all eternitic.
Jr{eh.^. '<: .For vnto which of the a^ngelsfiid he at any time. Thou art my Sonne,
this day begat Itheef Col.1 . 1 5 .l^^ho is the image oftheinuifible Cjod^thefrfl borne
ofeuery creature. \o\\.\.i^^ And wefaw the glory thereof as the glory of the only be-
gotten fonne of tk>e father.Kom.^. :? 2 He who (parednot his ownefonne.
For this caufe he is faid to be fent from the father . loh. 8.47. I proceeded
forth and camefrorrtj GoA^neither came Iofmjfelfe,but he fent Wif.This fending
taketh not away the equalitie of effence and power,but dedareth the order of
the perfbns. loh. 5.18, Therefore the Icwes fought the more to hill him ^not onely
bccaufe he had broken the Sabbcth:but faid alfo that Godwai his Father, andmade
himfelfe ecjmllwith God. Phil. 2.(5. f^J-''ho beingin the forme ofGod^thought it no
robber if to be e quail with God.
Although tlie Son be begotten of his Fadier, vet neuertheles he is of & by
himfelfe very God:for he muft be confidcred cither according to his cfTence,
or according to his filiatio or Sonlliip. In regard of his effence, he is(&J]c;'d?of)
i.of andby himfelfe very Godrfor the Deitie which is commo to all the three
perfons is'not bef!;otten .But as he is a perfoUjand the fbnne of the Fathcr,he is
not of himGlfe, but from another : for he is the eternall Sonne of hisfither, „
And thus he is truely faid to be very God of very God vcrj Cjc^ ■of Z»^/^ ^•' '''/gf 'j^ \
For this caufe alfo he is the WO %fD ofthef^.ther,not a vanifhing, but an^T ^^^
cffentiall wordjbecaufeasaword!S,asitwere,bep:ottenofthemmd,fo is the t^,^^^^ ^
Sonne begotten of the Father; and alfo , becaufe hee bringeth glad ty - ^^^^ ^
din^sfiom the bofome of his Vither-NaKkn. in his Oration of the Sonne. //
A 4 "S^^
g The order of the CMtfes
!?4/;/inhis prcfece before lohm Gofpel.
Thcpropcrtie of the Sonne, is to be begotten."
His proper manner of working, is to execute actions from the Father, by
the holy Gnoft. i . Cor.S. 6. Our Lordlefiu Chriflybywhome are all things , and
we hy himA^oh. 5.19 .fVhatfoeHer things he doth,thefame doth the Sonne alfo.
The holy Ghoft , is the third perfon , proceeding from the Father and the
Sonnc.Ioh, 1 5. 26. But when the Comforter Jhall come, whom 1 will fend vntdyo»
from the Father, euen the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth of the Father, hejhalt
teflife ofme.Kom. 8. 9. 'But ye are not in theji€fh,but in the fpirit, feeing the jpirit
ofGoddwelleth in you. 'But if there he any that hath not the jpirit of Chrif , he if
net his. loh. 16.15 yX^.But when the Spirit of truth Jhall come , heJhattcondnByoH
into all truth :for he Jhallnot jpeake ofhimfelfcbut whatfoeuer he heareth, hepjxll
^eahe,and [hall declare vntoyonfuch things a^ are to come. He-fhaU glorife me, for
he Jhalt receive of mine, and /hew it vntoyoti.
WhatmaybetheelTentiall ditference betwixt proceeding,and begetting,,
neither the Scriptures determine,nor the Church knoweth.
The mcommunicable propcrtie of the holy Ghoft:,is toproceed.
His proper manner ofworking, is to finiHi an aftion, eflfe^ng it , asfromv
the Father and the Sonne.
And albeit the Father and the Sonne are two diftinft perfons, yet are they
both but one beginning of the holy Ghoft.
CH^T. 6.
Of^ods worhes,and his decree,
1''Husfarrc concerning the firft part of Theologie: the fecond fi>llowcth^
of the workes of God.
The workes of God,are all thofe, which he doth out ofhimfelfe,thatis,out
of his diuine cffence.
Thefe are common to the Trinitie,alwaiesre(emed the peculiar manner
ofworking to euery pei-fon.
The end of all thefe,is the manifellation of the glorie ofGod.Rom. 1 1 .3 6,
For him are allthings,to him be glorie for euer.
^ The workc , or action of God, is either his decree, or the execution of his
decree.
The decree ofGod,is that by which God in himfelfc, hath neceffarilyjandr
yet freely,from all eternitie determined all things. Eph. 1.11. In whome alfo we
are chofen when we voerepredeflinate, according to thepttrpofe of him', which wor-
keth all things after the counfellofhis owne will.^inA verf 4. e>^ he hath chofen vs^
inhim before the foundation of the world.y\sX.^. \o.^g. Are not two ffarr craves-
fold for afarthing,and not one ofthemfatlsth on the ground without your Father ?'
Rom.,9. 2 1 . Hath not the potter power en the clay, to make of the fame bmtpe one
ve{felltodifhonour,and another to honour.
Therefore the Lord, according to his good plcafure , hath mofl: certainely
decreed txkQty both thing and aftion,whetherpafl:, prcfent, or to comc,toge-
ther with their circumflances of place,nme,meanes,and cnde.
Yea , he hath moft lulHy decreed the wicked workes of the wicked. For if
k had not fb pleafed him^they had neuer beene at all. And albeit they of their
owns.
of falvAtion and damnation, g
cmne haturc,are and rcmaine wicked *, yet in refpeft of Gods decree, they are
to be accounted good.For there is not any thing abfolutely euilly i .Pet. ? . 1 7.
For it is better ( tf the roillof (jodbefo)thatyefHferfor rs>ell doing, then for entll
doinj^.
The thing which in the owne nature is euill,in Gods eternal counfel comes
in the place of a good thing j in that it is fome occafion and way to manifeft
the glorie of God in his iufl:ice,and his mercie.
God his foreknowledge,is conioyned with his decree*,and indeede is in na-
ture before it: yet not in regard of God,but vs ; becaufe knowledge goeth be-
fore the will,5cthe effefting ofa worke.For we doc nothing,but thoCe things
that we haue before willed,neither doc we will any thing which we know not
before.
God his foreknowledge in it felfe, is not a caufe why things arejbut as it is
conioyned with his decree . For things doe not therefore come to pafTe, be-
caufe that God did foreknow diem ; but becaufe he decreed and willed them:
therefore they come to pafle.
The execution of Gods decree, is that by which all things in their time are
accomplilhed which were foreknowne,or decrced,and that eucn as tli ey were
foreknowne and decreed.
The fime decree of G O D, is the firft and principall working caufe of all
things, which alfb is in order,and time before all other caufes . For with Gods
decree is alwaies his will annexed, by the which he can willingly effed that he
hath decreed. Andit were a figne of impotenGie,to decree any thing which he
could not willindycompafTe.And with Gods will is conioyned an efteftu-
all power, by which the Lord can bring to palTe, whatfoeuer he hath freely
decreed.
This firft and principall cau(e,howbeit in it felfe it be nece{Iarie,yet it doth
not take away freedome of will in cle
cond caufes , but onely brings them into a certame order, that is, it dire^^eth
them [o die determinate endc: whereupon the eHects and euents of things arc
contingent or necefTariejas the nature ofthe fecond caufe is . So Chrift accor-
ding to his Fathers decree died necellarily, A
25. ?p. And if we refpeft thetempcramreofChriftsbodie, he might haue
prolonged his life; and therefore in this refpcft may be (aid to haue died con-
tingently.
The execution of Gods decree, hath two branches, his operation, and his
operatiuc permiflion.
Gods operation,is his cffeftuall producing of all good things,which either
haue beeing or moouing,or which are done.
Gods opcratiue permiffion, is that by which he onely permitteth one and-
the {ame vvorke to be done of others,as it is euilUbut as it is good Jie eflPeiflual-^
iy worketh the fame. Gen. 5 o. 2 o. Ton tndeede hadpurpofcd emllagainfl me, but
pk aime.Knd Gen.^^. J.C/od hath fint me before you toprefcrttejour pofleritie in:
this /and.ECai 10.5, <5, f.Woe vnto (LAffhar, the rod of my wrath , andtheftajfe iw
their hands is mine indigitation. I rpill find htm.to a. diffemb ling nation, ana Iv;>ill:
f o The order of the eanfet
gtue him A chargeagainflthefeopkofmyyvrathtotak^the jpotie y(^ to take the
frMe,anci to tread them vnderfeete like the mjre in theflreete.But he dnnketh not
fi, neither doth his heart ejieeme itfoibnt he imagtneth to deflrop and to cut off not
a few nations.
God pcrmittcth cuill,by a certainc voluntarie permiiIion,in that lie forfa-
kcth the (cGondcaule in working cuill.Andhcforfaketh his creature, either
by detracting the grace it had,or not beftowing that which it wantcth. Rom.
1^26 .Forthis cat-tfe^odfraHe them vpvntovile affeSlisns.z. Tim.i. is •»'^■6 'In-
firuBingthemyvith meekenes that are contrarie minded , ^roouing if ^od at any
time will ffine themrepentance,that they may k^ovp thetrueth-, and that they may
come to amendment out of the fnare of the diue II, which are taken of him at hi6 reilL
Neither mufl: we thinke God vniufl:,who is indebted to none, Rom. 9. i 5,
Irpillhaue mercy on htm to rvhome IvpUI pjerv mercie. Yea,it is in Gods pleafiirc
to b eftowe how much grace and vpon whome he will.JMatth. 2 o. 1 5 . // ;> not
lawful' for me to doe Oi Iwillreith mine owne?
That which is euilljhath (bme refpe«^ of goodnes with God: firft, in that
it isthe punifhment of finnc: and punilliment is accounted a morall good,in
that It is the part of a iuft ludge to punifli finne.Secondly,as it is a meere afti-
on or aft.Thirdly, as it is a chaftifement, a triall of ones faith, mart)Tdome,
propitiation for unne,as the death and paffion of Chrift. Aft.2.2 ^ .and 4.24.
And if we obferue thefe caueat«,Godis not onely a bare pcrmiffiue a^ent in
an euill worke,but a powerful! effeftour of the lame, yetfo,asheTieitherin-
ftiHethan aberration into the a£lion,nor yet fupporteth,or intedeth thelamc,
but that he moft freely fuffereth euill,and befl: difpofeth of it to his ovV;n glo-
rie.The like we may (ee in this iimilitudc:Leta man fpurre forward a lame
horfe; in that he mooueth forward,the rider is the caufcibutthat he halteth,he
himfelfe is the can{e. And againe,wee fee the (unne beames gathering them-
felues into a funne glafTejthey burne fuch things as they light vpon;now,that
they burne,thc caufe is not in the funne , but in tlie glafle. The like may bee
•(aid of Gods a£lion in an euill fubieCt.
CHAP. 7.
OfPredcflination and Creation^
Gods decreCjin as much as it concerneth man , is called Predeftination:
whicli is the decree of God,by the which he hath ordained all men to a
certaine and cuerlaflins; eftate: that is, either to faluation or condemnation,
for his ownc gloric. 1 .Thef ^ . ^.For (jodkath net appointed vs vnto rvrath, but
to obtaine falt'tation by the meanes of our Lord lefm Chrift. B,on\.g.\^.Asitls
Tvritten^Ihaue loved Iacob,and hated SJax.^nd verf. 2 2.JVhat andif^odwould,to
/hew e his vprath,and to make his power kno^,vne,fu{fer mth longpatience the vejfels
•of wrath prepared to de(lruBion,and that he might declare the riches of his glorie
"jpon theveffells of mercie, which he hath prepared vnto qloriel
The meanes of accomplifhing Gods Predcftinauon are two fold:
The creation, and the fall.
The creation,!s that by which God made all things very good,of nothing,
that iSjof no matter which was before the creation ,(jcn. I . i . In the beginning
^od created the heaiieny^c,\o the end of the chapter .
(Qods
offaln4tidH4tHddammtion, 1-^
Gods manner of crcating,as alfo of goucrning, is fuch as that by hb word
aIone,he,without any inftruments,meancs,afliftance,or motion produced al
forts ofthin^s.For to will any thin^ with God , is both to Jae ablcand to per-
forme it,Heb. 1 1.5 My faith we vnderflaHd, that the yporld rvas ordained h the
rvordofCfodyfo that the things which wee fee , are not made of things which didap-
pearePC3ili^S.^.Letthempraifethena?neofthe Lord, for he commanded and
they were created.
The goodnes of the creature, is a kind of excellencie.by which it was void
of all finnCjthat is,free from puniihmcnt and tranfgreffion.
The creation,is of the world,or inhabitants in the world.
The world,is a mod beutifull palace/raraed out of a deformed fublhncc,
and fit to be inhabited.
The parts of the world, are the heauens and earth.
The heauens are threefold: the firfl is the aire,the fecond the skie,the third
an inuifible and incorporall eflence, created to bee the feate of all the bleiled
both men,and Angels.This third heauen is called Paradife,2 . Cor. i % .4.
The inhabitours of the world,are reafonable creatures made accordino- to
Gods owne imagcrthey are either Angels or men, Gen. r . 2 6. Turthermore,
^odfaidyLetvs make man in our owne image ^accordinj to our Itkenes, lob. 1. 6.
when the children of god came and fiood before the Lord,Satan came alfo among
them.
The image ofGod^is thcintegritie of the reafonable creature, refemblino-
God in holines,Eph.4. i^.Andfut on thenew man which after Cod iscreatedm
right eoHfhejfe and true ho/inejfe.
CHAT, 8.
Ofo^ngels.
THe Angels each of them beeing created in the beginning,were (etled in
an vpright eftate.In whome thefe things are to be noted . Firll: their na-
ture. Angels are (pirituall and incorporall elTences.Heb. 2. 1 6. For he in no fort
tookethe Angels, but be too^ the fee de of Abraham. Heb. i .7. And of the Anqcls
he faith, he maketh the jfirits his me(fengers, and hts minifiers aflame of fire.
Secondly,their qualities.FirO:,they are wife, 2 .Sam. 1 4. 1 8. My lord the l^ng
is euenat an Angel of Cjodinhearinggoodand badde. 2Thcy are of o-reat might,
2 .Thef 1 . 7 .when the Lord lefusfballjhew himfelfe from heauen with his mighty
Angels. 2.S2Lm.2/\.T)auidfawe the Angelthat fmote the people. 2. King. 19.55-
The fame night the Angel of the Lordwent omandftnote in the campe ofAfjur, an
hundrethfourefcore, and flue thoufand. 1 .They are fwift and of great a^ilitie, E-
fay,5.6 . Then flewe one of the Seraphims vnto me with an hotte cole in his h.tnd.
\^'AVl.().1\ The man Cjabrielrchome I had feene before in a vifion^came flyinir and
toHchedme.'Y\i\%\% the reafon why the Cherubiiis in the Tabernacle were
painted with wiu'J-es.
Thirdly-jthcy are innumenible,Gen. 1 .i.Now Jacob wet forth onhis tourney^ -
and the angel of Cfodmet him.V/an. 1 0.7. Thouflind thoufands miniflredvntohun, â–
andtenthoufandthoufands flood before himi^\iX^.'!i.6.-\ '^.ThinkeH thou I cannot '
praie to mj father, and he willguie memoe then tweltte ■legions of Angels?sr{ch'l 2« -
%2To the cor/ipany of innumerable angels, .
Fburtlily.-
I^ The order of the caufes
Fourthly ,thcy arc in the hi^heft hcaucn^whcrc they cuer atted vpon God,
and hauefocietie with hini. Mark: 18.10. In heauen their jingels ahvaies be-
hold the face of my Tether which is m heauen.V(3\.6S. i j.The chariots of God are
tpoentie thoufandthoufandc^ngels, and the Lord is among /^^w.Mark. 1 2.25.
But are
Fiftly , their degree.That there are degrees of Angclsjitismofl: plaine.Co-
\o{.\,i6.Byhim were all things created which are in heauen and w earth^things
vifible and inruijible: whether they be thrones or dominions y or frincifalities., or ^0-
»fy/.Rom.8. 3 %. Neither Angels, nor p'incifalities, nor powers ^c. i.Thef 4. 1 6.
The Lord Jhall defcendwith the voice of the Aarchangel , and with the trumpet of
god.^\xx. it is not for vs to fearch , who, or how many bee ofeach order,nci-
ther ought we curioufly to enquire howe they are diftingui{hed,whether in
«{TencejOrqualities.Colofr.i.iS.Z^/wtfw^»/*/ hispleafure beare rule otter you
hyhumblenes of mindCi and worjhipfing of Angels, advancing himfelfe in thofe
things which he neuerfarv,
Sixtly,their office.Their office is partly to magnify God, & partly to per-
forrae his commandements.Pfalme 1 05 .verf. 20.21. Traife the Lordye his
j4ngels that excell inflrength , that doe his commandement in obeying the voice
of his vvorde, Praifethe Lord, all ye his hojies , ye his ferttants that doe his