A theological discourse of angels and their ministries wherein their existence, nature, number, order and offices are modestly treated of : with the character of those for whose benefit especially they are commissioned, and such practical inferences deduced as are most proper to the premises : also an appendix containing some reflections upon Mr. Webster's displaying supposed witchcraft / by Benjamin Camfield ...

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Author:	Camfield, Benjamin, 1638-1693.
Title:	A theological discourse of angels and their ministries wherein their existence, nature, number, order and offices are modestly treated of : with the character of those for whose benefit especially they are commissioned, and such practical inferences deduced as are most proper to the premises : also an appendix containing some reflections upon Mr. Webster's displaying supposed witchcraft / by Benjamin Camfield ...
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, MY Noble LORD and PATRON, Iohn, Earl of Rutland, &c. As also, To the RIGHT HONOURABLE, Iohn, Lord Roos, His Majesties Lord Lieutenant for the County of Leicester.

To the Reader.

A Table of the chief Contents.

The Contents of the Appendix.

OF ANGELS AND THEIR Ministries.

The Introduction and Partition of the nsuing Discourse.

CHAP. I. Of Angels in the General.

SECT. 1. That there are such real Subsistences.

SECT. II. That thy are for Excellencie above us.

CHAP. II. Of the Nature of Angels.

SECT. I. Spirits.

SECT. II. Created.

SECT. III. Intellectual and Free, Powerful, Agile, and Immor∣tal.

CHAP. III. Of their Number and Distinction.

SECT. I. Of their Multitude.

SECT. II. Of their Order.

CHAP. IV. Of the Offices of Angels.

Sect. I. Their Ministry unto God.

SECT. II. Their Ministry unto Christ.

SECT. III. Their Ministry to the whole world, especially of Man∣kind.

SECT. IV. Their Ministry to the Faithful.

SECT. V. An Objection, touching the superfluousness of Angelic-Ministry, removed.

CHAP. V. The Character of the persons, for whose good especially the Angels are commissioned.

SECT. I. Heirs of Salvation.

SECT. II. A farther account of the same; and therein of things necessary to Salvation.

CHAP. VI. Practical Inferences from the whole.

SECT. I. The Christians great priviledge and Comfort.

SECT. II. The Christian's Dignity not to be despised.

SECT. III. An Account from hence, why no more mischief done in the World: And by the way, why so much too, notwithstanding their presidence.

Sect. IV. No disparagement for any to minister unto and serve others.

SECT. V. Angels to be reverenced, but not adored.

SECT. VI. God in and for them to be admired and glorified.

SECT. VII. Why, and how the Ministry of Angels is to be obli∣ged by us.

The Conclusion.

Collect for the Second Sunday after Trinity.

Collect for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany.

Collect for the sixth Sunday after Epiphany.

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Reflections on Mr. Webster's Discourses against the Incor∣poreity of Angels or Spirits.