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unto you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And the angels were gone away into heaven.-St. Luke ii. 8, &c.

He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.-Psalm Xci. II, 12.

The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him. But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young Child's life.-St. Matthew ii. 13, &c.

The devil leaveth Him, angels came and ministered unto Him.-St. Matthew iv. 11.

The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. The Son of Man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend. At the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire.—St. Matthew xiii. 39, &c.

A pool called Bethesda . . . . An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water

stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

-St. John v. 2, 4.

These little ones; their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven.-St. Matthew xviii. 10. Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God: but he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.-St. Luke xii. 8, 9.

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.-St. Luke xv. 10.

The beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom.-St. Luke xvi. 22.

When they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.—St. Mark xii. 25.

The Son of Man... shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven.-St. Matthew xxiv. 3°, &c.

The Son of Man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him.-St. Matthew xxv. 31.

There appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him.-St. Luke xxii. 43.

Behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said

unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead; and, behold, He goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see Him: lo, I have told you.— St. Matthew xxviii. 2, &c.

Entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: He is risen; He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him. But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see Him, as He said unto you.-St. Mark xvi. 5, &c.

Two men stood by them in shining garments. They said unto them, Why seek ye the Living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.-St. Luke xxiv. 4, &c.

Mary stood without: and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the Body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?-St. John xx. 11, &c.

Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him.-1 St. Peter iii.

21, 22.

While they looked stedfastly toward heaven as He went

up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.—Acts i. 10, 11.

The angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. Acts v. 19, 20.

The angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.—Acts viii. 26.

Cornelius saw in a vision an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.—Acts x. 1, &c.

Peter was kept in prison. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison : and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out, and followed him. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.-Acts xii. 5, &c.

Herod made an oration. And the people gave a shout,

It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.-Acts xii. 21, &c.

There stood by me this night the angel of God, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.-Acts xxvii. 23, 24.

Us the apostles: we are made a spectacle to angels.— I Corinthians iv. 9.

The woman is the glory of the man. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.-1 Corinthians xi. 7, 10.

Unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God.-Ephesians iii. 10.`

I charge thee before the elect angels.-1 Timothy v. 21. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?—Hebrews i. 14. Unto the angels hath He not put in subjection the world to come.-Hebrews ii. 5.

Ye are come to an innumerable company of angels.— Hebrews xii. 22.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.-Hebrews xiii. 2.

The things, which are now reported by them that have preached the Gospel; which things the angels desire to look into.-1 St. Peter i. 12.

The unjust not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might,

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