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THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS
INCREASE MATHER (1639-1723) edited by Don Kistler
Very little has been written about the ministry of angels. And what little has been written can often be described as bizarre and without biblical foundation.
And to help us once again, here is a noted Puritan author, Increase Mather, father of Cotton Mather. Increase Mather lived from 1639-1723 and was president of Harvard College for a time. He also pastored the Old North Church in Boston until his death.
In this very rare work, Mather addresses such questions as: Does every person have a guardian angel? Is there an order among the angels?
How do the angels serve us and minister to us? What happened to the angels that fell? And what are we to make of angelic apparitions?
This is the first publishing of this important work since its original printing in 1696, three years after the Salem Witch Trials had ended.
TABLE OF CONTEXT
Introducing Increase Mather (1639-1723) by Phil Johnson
The Epistle Dedicatory
The Epistle to the Reader
Chapter 1. The Doctrines Stated - Psalm 34:7
DOCTRINE 1: The Great God has an Army of Holy Angels at His Disposal
Chapter 2. There is an Order Among the Angels in Heaven
Chapter 3. The Second Doctrine Disclosed
DOCTRINE 2: They who truly Fear God have many deliverances and receive many benefits by the ministry of Holy Angels.
Chapter 4. Objections Answered
Chapter 5. Use of the Information
Inference 1. Hence, although angelic apparitions are not to be expected in these days, nevertheless the ministry of holy angels continues still.
Inference 2. For men to despise and abuse those who fear the Lord must be an evil and dangerous thing for they have angels to guard them.
Inference 3. Hence they who fear God should be above the fears of outward evils since they have God and His angels to care for them.
Inference 4. We may here see that the angels are not to be adored, although they are to be loved and honored.
Inference 5. It is very angelic and therefore an honorable thing to be serviceable. This is to be as the angels of heaven are.
Inference 6. If the angels of the Lord encamp round about those who fear Him, here is uncomfortable news for those who do not fear God.
Chapter 6. Use of Exhortation
Chapter 7. The Sin and Misery of the Fallen Angels: Explained and Improved According to Scripture Revelation- 2 Peter 2:4 "God spared not the angels that sinned."
Chapter 8. A Disquisition Concerning Angelic Apparitions: In answer to a case of conscience showing that demons often appear like angels of light, and what is the best and only way to prevent deception by them. All considered according to the Scripture, reason, experience, and approved history.
2 Corinthians 11:3
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