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that_o we_o shall_v become_v partaker_n of_o their_o blessedness_n therefore_o they_o be_v to_o be_v honour_v for_o imitation_n but_o not_o worship_v for_o religion_n and_o after_o speak_v of_o the_o augel_n he_o add_v this_o we_o honour_v they_o in_o our_o charity_n but_o not_o in_o any_o servility_n neither_o do_v we_o build_v any_o temple_n unto_o they_o for_o they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o honour_v of_o we_o know_v that_o we_o ourselves_o if_o we_o be_v good_a man_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o ever_o live_v god_n for_o our_o instruction_n therefore_o it_o be_v write_v that_o the_o angel_n forbid_v man_n to_o bow_v to_o he_o but_o to_o give_v all_o worship_n and_o reverence_n to_o that_o great_a god_n to_o who_o he_o with_o he_o be_v a_o fellow_n servant_n god_n use_v their_o ministry_n and_o service_n not_o only_o to_o the_o celebrate_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n angel_n as_o psal._n 103._o vers_fw-la 20_o 21._o praise_v the_o lord_n you_o his_o angel_n that_o excel_v in_o strength_n that_o do_v his_o commandment_n in_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o word_n praise_v the_o lord_n all_o you_o his_o host_n you_o his_o servant_n that_o do_v his_o pleasure_n but_o also_o when_o he_o employ_v they_o to_o deliver_v any_o message_n unto_o man_n as_o numb_a 22._o vers_fw-la 32._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o why_o have_v thou_o strike_v thinâ—_n ass_n now_o thrice_o etc._n etc._n as_o also_o genes_n 19_o &_o 13._o for_o we_o will_v destroy_v this_o place_n because_o the_o cry_n of_o they_o be_v great_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v we_o to_o destroy_v it_o 1.16_o he_o employ_v they_o likewise_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n for_o by_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n creâ—ted_v which_o be_v in_o heaven_n or_o which_o be_v in_o earth_n thing_n visible_a and_o invisible_a whether_o they_o be_v throne_n or_o dominion_n or_o principality_n or_o power_n all_o thing_n be_v create_v by_o he_o and_o for_o he_o etc._n etc._n he_o use_v they_o in_o the_o deliverance_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o faithful_a peter_n act_n 5.19_o but_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o night_n open_v the_o prison_n door_n and_o bring_v he_o forth_o etc._n etc._n by_o their_o care_n and_o employment_n some_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o have_v the_o gospel_n propagate_v act_v 16.9_o where_o a_o vision_n appear_v to_o paul_n in_o the_o night_n there_o stand_v a_o man_n of_o macedonia_n and_o pray_v he_o say_v come_v into_o macedonia_n and_o help_v we_o etc._n etc._n they_o comfort_v the_o saint_n in_o affliction_n as_o well_o in_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o this_o bodily_a as_o spiritual_a life_n they_o strengthen_v they_o when_o they_o faint_v sometime_o cherish_v and_o at_o other_o time_n chastise_v they_o reg._n 2.1.3_o then_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o elijah_n the_o tishbyte_v arise_v and_o go_v up_o to_o meet_v the_o messenger_n of_o the_o king_n of_o samaria_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o be_v it_o not_o because_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o you_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o eckron_n etc._n etc._n act_v 27.23_o 24._o paul_n say_v for_o there_o stand_v by_o i_o this_o night_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n who_o i_o be_o and_o who_o i_o serve_v say_v fear_v not_o paul_n for_o thou_o must_v be_v bring_v before_o caesar_n and_o loe_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o thou_o free_o all_o that_o sail_n with_o thou_o they_o be_v god_n avenger_n of_o the_o reprobat_fw-la and_o such_o as_o oppose_v his_o church_n &_o people_n isaiah_n 37.36_o then_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v out_o and_o smite_v in_o the_o camp_n of_o assur_n a_o hundred_o fourestore_v and_o five_o thousand_o so_o when_o they_o arise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n behold_v they_o be_v all_o dead_a corpse_n of_o their_o several_a apparition_n and_o sundry_a employment_n much_o more_o may_v be_v say_v but_o these_o few_o may_v serve_v to_o illustrate_v the_o rest_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o great_a be_v their_o power_n and_o excellence_n and_o that_o god_n use_v their_o ministry_n in_o preserve_v and_o protect_v we_o and_o bestow_v many_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n upon_o we_o yet_o as_o well_o by_o their_o own_o say_n as_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v manifest_a no_o divine_a worship_n be_v to_o be_v confer_v upon_o they_o but_o upon_o god_n only_o before_o i_o come_v by_o several_a history_n to_o enlarge_v that_o argument_n handle_v in_o the_o premise_n namely_o that_o even_o by_o dream_n it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n i_o will_v speak_v something_o of_o dream_n in_o general_n aristotle_n define_v they_o thus_o somnium_fw-la est_fw-la phantasmain_fw-fr somno_fw-la factum_fw-la i._n vigil_n a_o
of_o issue_n the_o saturnine_n to_o dissuade_v from_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a such_o be_v that_o socraticum_fw-la daemonium_fw-la demonium_fw-la or_o genius_n of_o socrates_n which_o still_o continue_v and_o encourage_v he_o in_o the_o study_n a_o practice_n of_o virtue_n who_o condition_n be_v to_o dissuade_v he_o from_o many_o thing_n but_o to_o persuade_v he_o to_o nothing_o of_o this_o daemonium_fw-la strange_a thing_n be_v report_v in_o history_n as_o that_o it_o be_v ever_o at_o his_o elbow_n to_o divert_v he_o from_o do_v evil_a and_o to_o advise_v he_o to_o shun_v and_o avoid_v danger_n to_o remember_v he_o of_o thing_n past_a to_o explain_v unto_o he_o thing_n present_a and_o reveal_v unto_o he_o thing_n future_a socrates_n himself_o confess_v that_o he_o see_v it_o sometime_o but_o seldom_o yet_o hear_v it_o often_o he_o dissuade_v charmiades_n the_o son_n of_o glaucus_n charmiades_n from_o go_v to_o the_o grove_n of_o nemaea_n and_o to_o excuse_v himself_o from_o that_o journey_n who_o despise_v his_o counsel_n perish_v in_o the_o adventure_n upon_o a_o time_n sit_v at_o the_o table_n of_o timarchus_n where_o a_o great_a banquet_n be_v serve_v in_o timarchus_n offer_v twice_o to_o rise_v from_o the_o board_n but_o be_v hold_v by_o socrates_n yet_o watch_v his_o opportunity_n while_o the_o other_o be_v in_o serious_a discourse_n he_o steal_v away_o private_o and_o meet_v with_o nyceus_fw-la who_o he_o slay_v for_o which_o fact_n be_v condemn_v and_o lead_v to_o death_n he_o confess_v unto_o his_o brother_n clitimachus_fw-la that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v sway_v by_o the_o double_a advertisement_n of_o socrates_n he_o have_v not_o undergo_v so_o sad_a a_o disaster_n the_o same_o socrates_n in_o a_o great_a defeat_n which_o the_o athenian_n have_v fly_v from_o the_o victorious_a enemy_n with_o lachetes_n the_o praetor_n and_o come_v to_o a_o place_n where_o three_o way_n meet_v he_o choose_v one_o path_n to_o himself_o contrary_a to_o the_o advice_n 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thunder_n and_o lightning_n at_o their_o pleasure_n as_o also_o that_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o spirit_n wild_a beast_n become_v either_o rebellious_a or_o serviceable_a to_o man_n use_n in_o another_o place_n he_o ascribe_v the_o operation_n of_o all_o thing_n seasonable_a or_o unseasonable_a unto_o they_o but_o not_o as_o author_n and_o maker_n but_o minister_n and_o servant_n to_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o command_n according_a with_o that_o in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la cap._n 39_o vers_fw-la 28._o there_o be_v spirit_n that_o be_v create_v for_o vengeance_n which_o in_o their_o rigour_n lie_v on_o sure_a stroke_n in_o the_o time_n of_o destruction_n they_o show_v forth_o their_o power_n and_o accomplish_v the_o wrath_n of_o he_o that_o make_v they_o fire_n haile_o famine_n and_o death_n all_o these_o be_v create_v for_o vengeance_n the_o tooth_n of_o the_o wild_a beast_n and_o the_o scorpion_n and_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o sword_n execute_v vengeance_n for_o the_o 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spirit_n rabbi_n avot_n nathan_n a_o learned_a jew_n affirm_v that_o spirit_n have_v three_o thing_n common_a with_o man_n namely_o procreation_n food_n and_o death_n porphirius_fw-la as_o proclus_n witness_v of_o he_o hold_v all_o spirit_n to_o be_v mortal_a and_o that_o he_o among_o they_o who_o be_v the_o long_a live_v do_v not_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr oraculorum_fw-la defectu_fw-la recite_v a_o story_n that_o about_o the_o island_n call_v echinades_n news_n be_v bring_v to_o one_o thamus_n be_v then_o a_o ship_n board_n that_o god_n pan_n be_v dead_a and_o this_o happen_v just_a at_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ._n but_o because_o i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o this_o history_n heretofore_o in_o a_o book_n common_o entitle_v the_o history_n of_o woman_n to_o insert_v the_o same_o here_o likewise_o may_v be_v taste_v as_o cibus_fw-la bis_fw-la coquo_fw-la but_o to_o answer_v that_o learned_a rabbi_n and_o 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