Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.

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Title: Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.
Author: Church, Hen. (Henry), fl. 1636-1638.
Publication: London :: Printed [by J. Norton and J. Okes] for John Rothwell, and are to be sold at the Sunne, in Pauls Church-yard,; M.DC.XXXVII. [1637]
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Subject terms: God -- Early works to 1800.; Nature -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.
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[Sect. 3] Thirdly, which are his Hoasts.

1. IN generall all creatures; God is the great generall, and all creatures are his hoasts to execute his will. Gen. 2.1.

2. In particular, Angels are his hoast: Gen. 32.2. The Angels met Iacob, and he said, This is Gods Hoast. Psal. 103.21. Blesse the Lord all yee his Hoasts. 1. Kings 22.19. The Hoasts of heaven stand round about the Lord: These are exercituum Caelestium, heavenly Soul∣diers.

3. The Sun, Moone, and Starres are his Hoast. Deut. 4.19. Herein Manasses transgressed. 2. King. 21.3. This is Gods Hoast to serve us, we are not to serve them.

4. Men are his Hoast: Exod. 12.41. The same day departed the armies of the Lord from the Land of E∣gypt, the same day, in the body of the day, openly: for God had said to Moses and Aaron; Bring out the sons of Israel according to their armies, Numb. 33.3. Exod. 6.26. 1. Sam. 17.45. Goliah railed against the hoast of the living God.

5. The unreasonable creatures are his hoast, as Frogs, Lice. Exod. 8. So Caterpillars, and Cankar-wormes, Grashoppers, &c. are his hoast.