| John Flavel - Conversion - 1689 - 412 pages
...with Christ advances them far above angels ; for the apostle tells us, they are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation, Heb. 1:14; as the nobles in a kingdom count it no dishonor to perform their service to the heir apparent.... | |
| John Allen - 1802 - 1326 pages
...about them that fear him, therefore, &ays the Apostle, Heb. L 14. Are they not all ministering Spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation? Thus their employment bespeaks their happiness. But, thirdly, their happiness may be argued from their... | |
| Robert Leighton, George Jerment - Theology - 1805 - 504 pages
...hath, is the attending on his Church, and particular elect ones; are they not all mini.string spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation*? They are the servants of Christ, and in him, and, at his appointment, the servants of every believer;... | |
| George Whitefield, Joseph Gurney - Presbyterian Church - 1809 - 334 pages
...angels of God ascending and descending ; what is that for ? to show that they are ministring spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation : therefore we find them attending upon Christ. We do not hear much of them after the canon of scripture... | |
| Samuel Davies - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 390 pages
...also act in concert with angels : for what are these glorious creatures, but " ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them, that shall be heirs of salvation ?"| An angel once condescended to call a minister of the gospel his fellow-servant. " I am thy fellow... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1842 - 502 pages
...the Lord. Of good spirits attendant on man, it is written, " Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation ?" These heavenly influences, like the rays of heaven's sun, replete with light and life, passing through... | |
| Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 636 pages
...pious and virtuous man We are indeed taught by the apostle that the angels are " ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation ;" but they are all, however high in rank, nothing more then ministering or serving spirits — not... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 604 pages
...sinner that repenteth ; and the apostle says concerning them, "Are they not " all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to " them that shall be heirs of salvation?" Lord, what is man, that thou art thus mindful of him, and causest him to be visited by celestial spirits?... | |
| George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 600 pages
...sinner that repenteth; and the apostle says concerning them, "Are they not " all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to " them that shall be heirs of salvation ?" Lord, what is man, that thou art thus mindful of him, and causest him to be visited by celestial... | |
| Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 pages
...is the attending on his church and on particular elect ones. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation ? They are the servants of Christ, and in him and at his appointment, the servants of every believer... | |
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