The righteous man's habitation in the time of plague and pestilence being a brief…

2ly. As they are an exceeding strong and potent people; so they are a very knowing and a wise people: and who so fit to manage the affairs and concerns of the Saints, and people of God, and to protect and defend them, as a knowing and understanding people? such are the Angels: the devils indeed, they are called knowing? but the Angels, good Angels, they are called intelligencers: you know what Joab said to David; Thou art for wisdom as an angel of God: says our Saviour, no man knoweth that day and time, no not the angels ⟨p. 7⟩in heaven; as if the Angels in heaven knew every secret, and were acquainted with every hidden thing, they are an exceeding knowing people, very prudent, and very wise.

2ly. As they are an exceeding strong and potent people; so they are a very knowing and a wise people: and who so fit to manage the affairs and concerns of the Saints, and people of God, and to protect and defend them, as a knowing and understanding people? such are the Angels: the devils indeed, they are called knowing? but the Angels, good Angels, they are called intelligencers: you know what Joab said to David; Thou art for wisdome as an angel of God: sayes our Saviour, no man knoweth that day and time, no not the angels ⟨p. 7⟩in heaven; as if the Angels in heaven knew every secret, and were acquainted with every hidden thing, they are an exceeding knowing people, very prudent, and very wise.

3ly. As they are an exceeding knowing and wise people, so they are also exceeding active and expeditious, quick in dispatches; who more fit to defend and protect the Saints and people of God, than those that are active, expedite and quick in their dispatches? such are the Angels. In the first of Ezekiel ye read, that every one had four wings; why? because of their great activity and expedition, and the quick dispatch they make in all their affairs.