The invisible world discovered to spirituall eyes and reduced to usefull meditation : in three books : also, the great mystery of godliness laid forth by way of affectuous and feeling meditation : with the apostolicall institution of imposition of hands for confirmation of children, setting forth the divine ground, end, and use of that too much neglected institution, and now published as an excellent expedient to truth and peace / by Jos. Hall.
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- The invisible world discovered to spirituall eyes and reduced to usefull meditation : in three books : also, the great mystery of godliness laid forth by way of affectuous and feeling meditation : with the apostolicall institution of imposition of hands for confirmation of children, setting forth the divine ground, end, and use of that too much neglected institution, and now published as an excellent expedient to truth and peace / by Jos. Hall.
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- Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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- London :: Printed by E. Cotes for John Place,
- 1659.
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- Spiritual life -- Modern period, 1500-
- Sanctification.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
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"The invisible world discovered to spirituall eyes and reduced to usefull meditation : in three books : also, the great mystery of godliness laid forth by way of affectuous and feeling meditation : with the apostolicall institution of imposition of hands for confirmation of children, setting forth the divine ground, end, and use of that too much neglected institution, and now published as an excellent expedient to truth and peace / by Jos. Hall." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A45280.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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The PREFACE.
AS those that flit from their old home, and betake them∣selves to dwell in another countrey, where they are sure to settle; are wont to forget the faces, and fashi∣ons whereto they were formerly inu∣red, and to apply themselves to the knowledge and acquaintance of those, with whom they shall af∣terwards converse; So it is here with me, being to remove from my earthly Tabernacle, wherein I have worn out the few and evil dayes of my pilgrimage, to an abiding City above, I have desired to acquaint my self with that Invisible world, to which I am going: to enter-know my good God, and his blessed Angels and Saints, with whom I hope to passe an happy eternity. And if by often and serious meditation I have attained (through Gods mercy) to any measure of lightsome apprehen∣sion
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of them, and their blisseful con∣dition; I thought it could be no other then profitable to my fellow-pil∣grims, to have it imparted unto them: And, as knowing we can never be sensible enough of our hap∣pinesse, unlesse we know our own dangers, and the woful mis-carria∣ges of others; nor so fully blesse our eyes with the sight of heaven, if we cast not some glances upon hell; I have held it requisite to bestow some thoughts upon that dreadfull region of darknesse, and confusion, that by the former of these, our desires may be whetted to the fruition of their blessednesse; and by the other, we may be stirred up to a care of avoid∣ing those paths that lead down to that second death; and to a continual thankfulnesse unto that mercifull God, whose infinite goodnesse hath delivered us from that pit of hor∣rour, and perdition.