The Practice of Piety

And howsoever sin and corruption makes a man in this state of mortality, lower then Angels;^a yet surely when God shall thus Crown him with glory and honour, I cannot see, how man shall be any thing inferior to Angels. For are they Spirits? So is Man also in respect of his soul: yea more then this, they shall have also a spiritual Body Fashioned like unto the glorious body of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom,² mans nature is exalted by a ⟨p. 160⟩personal union, into the glory of the Godhead, and individual society of the blessed Trinity. ³An honour which he never vouchsafed Angels. And in this respect man hath a prerogative above them.⁴ Nay they are but spirits appointed to be ministers unto the Elect and as many of them who at the first disdained this office and would not keep their first standing were for their pride, hurled into hell. This lesseneth not the dignity of Angels: but extols the greatness of Gods love to Mankind.

And howsoeuer sinne and corruption makes a man in this state of mortality, lower then Angels;^a yet surely when God shall thus Crowne him with glory and honour, I cannot see, how man shall be any thing inferiour to Angels. For are they Spirits? So is Man also in respect of his soule: yea more then this, they shall haue also a spirituall Body Fashioned like vnto the glorious body of the Lord Iesus Christ, in whom,² mans nature is exalted by a ⟨p. 160⟩personall vnion, into the glory of the Godhead, and indiuiduall society of the blessed Trinity. ³An honor which he neuer vouchsafed Angels. And in this respect man hath a prerogatiue aboue them.