A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

1 Their creation, which though it be not precisely specified by Moses, is most certainly included, Col. 1.16. By him were all things created that are in earth or is heaven. who were created in heaven but the Angels? Whether thrones, or domin••••, or principalities, or powers. Which though some understand of Empires, orders, and ⟨p. 484⟩governments: others, the Palaces of Gods Majesty, and seats of immortality. But the opinion approved of the most, and the most approved opinion; conceives all there spoken of Angels. Creat Angelos spiritus, Psal. 104.4. He maketh his Angels spirits. Some Philosophers conceited that Angels had their beginning of the souls of men. Ex bonorum animabus nasci bonos daemones, ex malorum cacodaemones. That good souls became Angels, and bad souls devils. And some would father this opinion upon Plato but inconsiderately. Plato, indeed thought and taught a metempsychosis, a transmigration of souls into new bodies; morè Pythagorico. Such was that Homerical fiction of Ulysses his companions turned into Hogs and Bears. But he said never, that of souls were made Angels.

1 Their creation, which though it be not precisely specified by Moses, is most certainely included, Col. 1.16. By him were all things created that are in earth or is heaven. who were created in heaven but the Angels? Whether thrones, or domin••••, or principalities, or powers. Which though some understand of Empires, orders, and ⟨p. 484⟩governments: others, the Palaces of Gods Majestie, and seates of immortalitie. But the opinion approved of the most, and the most approved opinion; conceives all there spoken of Angels. Creat Angelos spiritus, Psal. 104.4. He maketh his Angels spirits. Some Philosophers conceited that Angels had their beginning of the soules of men. Ex bonorum animabus nasci bonos daemones, ex malorum cacodaemones. That good soules became Angells, and bad soules divells. And some would father this opinion upon Plato but inconsiderately. Plato, indeed thought and taught a metempsychosis, a transmigration of soules into new bodies; morè Pythagorico. Such was that Homerical fiction of Vlisses his companions turned into Hogs and Beares. But he said never, that of soules were made Angels.