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with_o sing_v i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n 39_o rom._n 8.38_o 39_o nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a to_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o if_o he_o rest_v in_o his_o love_n if_o he_o will_v not_o remove_v his_o lovingkindness_n from_o they_o notwithstanding_o their_o sin_n and_o infirmity_n if_o nothing_o can_v separate_v they_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n then_o the_o hope_n that_o believer_n have_v in_o god_n be_v both_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a second_o god_n have_v choose_v elect_a and_o predestinate_v believer_n in_o christ_n unto_o eternal_a life_n for_o who_o he_o do_v foreknow_v he_o also_o 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hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maleac_n by_o interpretation_n a_o messenger_n or_o legate_n one_o send_v and_o employ_v in_o any_o work_n whether_o of_o god_n or_o man._n and_o those_o send_v of_o god_n be_v sometime_o man_n as_o haggai_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n angel_n or_o messenger_n hag._n 1.13_o and_o john_n baptist_n mat._n 3.1_o and_o general_o the_o lord_n priest_n under_o the_o law_n mal._n 2.7_o and_o christ_n minister_n under_o the_o gospel_n rev._n 1.20_o unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o minister_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n but_o in_o special_a angel_n be_v those_o heavenly_a spirit_n and_o fiery_a flame_n that_o be_v wise_a 2_o sam._n 14.20_o excel_v in_o strength_n psal_n 103.20_o which_o be_v all_o minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v unto_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1.7_o 14._o the_o hebrew_a doctor_n opinion_n of_o angel_n be_v that_o they_o be_v essential_a form_n create_v without_o any_o material_a substance_n or_o body_n and_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o see_v a_o angel_n like_o fire_n and_o with_o wing_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v also_o speak_v of_o prophetical_a vision_n and_o by_o way_n of_o dark_a parable_n also_o that_o the_o angel_n be_v low_a and_o high_a one_o than_o another_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o highness_n of_o place_n as_o when_o one_o man_n sit_v high_a or_o above_o another_o but_o as_o we_o speak_v of_o two_o wise_a man_n which_o excel_v one_o another_o in_o wisdom_n that_o that_o man_n be_v high_a than_o this_o likewise_o that_o there_o be_v ten_o name_n that_o angel_n be_v call_v by_o and_z according_o ten_o degree_n of_o they_o and_o the_o ten_o call_v man_n be_v the_o angel_n which_o speak_v with_o the_o prophet_n and_o appear_v to_o they_o in_o vision_n for_o which_o they_o be_v call_v man_n as_o maimon_n show_v in_o misneh_n jesudei_fw-la haâ—ovah_n chap._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v be_v ten_o degree_n of_o angel_n the_o holy_a scripture_n show_v not_o but_o degree_n there_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n mention_v rom._n 8.38_o col._n 1.18_o angel_n principality_n power_n throne_n dominion_n etc._n etc._n howbeit_o we_o be_v warn_v not_o to_o intrude_v into_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v not_o see_v col._n 1.18_o sometime_o the_o word_n angel_n be_v give_v to_o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n face_n or_o presence_n isa_n 63.1_o in_o who_o god_n name_n be_v exod._n 23.20_o thus_o ainsworth_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v that_o one_o of_o the_o two_o angel_n that_o appear_v to_o abraham_n be_v jesus_n christ_n who_o abraham_n call_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n gen._n 18.2_o who_o be_v call_v jehovah_n v._o 13._o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a that_o every_o particular_a saint_n have_v a_o angel_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o 18.10_o mat._n 18.10_o which_o they_o gather_v from_o that_o passage_n take_v heed_n you_o despise_v not_o one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o in_o heaven_n their_o angel_n always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o that_o in_o act_n 12.15_o then_o say_v they_o it_o be_v his_o angel_n but_o other_o rather_o conclude_v that_o the_o saint_n have_v many_o angel_n to_o watch_v over_o they_o and_o continual_o to_o minister_v to_o they_o that_o the_o godly_a be_v under_o the_o guardianship_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n be_v not_o doubt_v or_o question_v by_o any_o worthy_a writer_n the_o holy_a angel_n compare_v to_o watcher_n dan._n 4.13_o i_o see_v in_o the_o vision_n of_o my_o head_n and_o behold_v a_o watcher_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 17._o this_o matter_n be_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o watcher_n and_o the_o demand_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o metaphor_n parallel_n a_o watcher_n or_o watchman_n import_v such_o as_o sleep_v not_o or_o but_o little_a their_o business_n be_v to_o watch_v which_o they_o can_v do_v unless_o they_o keep_v themselves_o awake_a angel_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o sleep_v as_o man_n be_v they_o always_o be_v awake_a behold_v the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a hence_o say_v to_o be_v full_a of_o eye_n 1.18_o ezek._n 1.18_o ii_o watcher_n import_v such_o as_o have_v a_o charge_v commit_v to_o they_o of_o great_a importance_n which_o they_o be_v continual_o to_o look_v after_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o care_n of_o minister_n 13.17_o heb._n 13.17_o say_v they_o watch_v for_o our_o soul_n etc._n etc._n ii_o angel_n have_v a_o great_a charge_n commit_v to_o they_o they_o be_v employ_v about_o great_a and_o weighty_a affair_n and_o that_o first_o in_o reference_n unto_o god_n second_o in_o reference_n unto_o saint_n three_o in_o reference_n unto_o wicked_a men._n first_o in_o reference_n unto_o god_n 1._o they_o be_v his_o courtier_n attend_v upon_o he_o continual_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o to_o set_v 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