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who_o be_v those_o minister_a spirit_n speak_v of_o heb._n 1.14_o and_o be_v in_o scripture_n more_o common_o call_v by_o a_o name_n of_o office_n than_o of_o nature_n because_o god_n delight_v in_o their_o service_n and_o they_o themselves_o be_v more_o glad_a of_o obey_v god_n than_o of_o their_o very_a be_v in_o regard_n of_o office_n that_o christ_n himself_o accept_v the_o name_n and_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n they_o be_v by_o god_n send_v forth_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n hence_o they_o be_v call_v watcher_n minister_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o heir_n of_o salvation_n they_o minister_v three_o way_n 1._o in_o their_o life_n 1._o by_o defend_v they_o from_o their_o enemy_n their_o angel_n say_v christ_n always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n 12.23_o matt._n 18.10_o apoc._n 12.7_o 2_o kin._n 6.16_o psal_n 91.11_o dan._n 10.20_o psal_n 34.7_o isai_n 37.36_o act._n 12.23_o michael_n and_o his_o 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ex_fw-la justitia_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la estius_n in_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 3._o §_o 4._o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o angel_n be_v inferior_a to_o man_n if_o man_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v holy_a why_o not_o angel_n and_o as_o body_n can_v be_v say_v to_o fall_v but_o from_o a_o high_a place_n than_o be_v that_o into_o which_o they_o fall_v so_o neither_o can_v there_o be_v a_o fall_n of_o spirit_n but_o from_o the_o height_n of_o some_o good_a which_o former_o they_o have_v which_o fall_n from_o good_a be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o local_a motion_n as_o of_o their_o defection_n from_o righteousness_n to_o sin_n whereof_o their_o change_n of_o place_n be_v afterward_o a_o punishment_n and_o how_o can_v any_o but_o most_o impious_o imagine_v that_o he_o who_o be_v perfect_o and_o absolute_o good_a and_o goodness_n itself_o shall_v create_v evil_a and_o if_o god_n do_v righteous_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o angel_n than_o god_n do_v not_o create_v they_o sinful_a 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