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gift which God hath fevcrally diflributed to every one of them. One hath the power of the fword ; another, of the peflilence; and another,of inflitting famine upon the people, as it is ordained by God. Some are deftroyers of Cities, as thofe two were, who were fenc to overthrow Sodom and Cjomorrha y and the places adjacent, examples whereof the the holy Scripture witnefleth. Some are the watch-men over Kingdoms ; othcrs,the keepers of private perfons j and from thence, anyone may eafily form their names in his own language : fo that he which will, mayaskaphyficalAngel, mathematical, or philofophical, or an Angel or civil wifdom, or of furpematural or natural wifdom, or for any thing what- foeverj andlethimaskferioufly, with agreatdefirc ofhis minde, and with faith and conftancy ; and without doubr, that which he asketh he fliall receive from the Father and God of all Spirits. This faith furmounteth all feals, and bringeth them into fubje&iontothewillof man. TheCha- rafteriflical maner of calling Angles fucceedeth this faith, which dependeth onely on divine revelation ; But without the faid faith preceding it,it lieth in obfeurity. Neverthelefs, if any one will ufe them for a memorial, and no otherwife, and as a thing (imply created by God to this purpofe,to which fuch a fpiritual power or efience is bound ; he may ufe them without any offence unto God. But let him beware, left that he fall into idolatry, and the fnares of the devil, who with his cunning forceries, eafily deceiveth the unwary. And he is not taken but onely by the finger of God, and xs appointed to the fervice of man ; fo that they unwillingly ferve the godly ; but not without temptations and tribula- cions,becaufe the commandment hath it, That he fhall bruife the heel of Chrift , the feed of the woman. We are there- fore to exercife our felvs about fpiritual things, with fear and trembling, and with great reverence towards God, and to be converfant in fpiritual effences with gravity and juftice. And he which medlerh with fuch things , let him beware of all levity, pride, covetcufnefs, vanity, envy and ungodlinefs, unlefs he wil miferabiy perifh.

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