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

But then again 2ly. fittest they are for this employment in regard of the Saints; for who more fit to be employed in this protection under God, the protection of the Saints, than those that are in some respect above the Saints, and in some respect beneath them; if a nurse be above the child, she may despise it, if the child be altogether above the nurse, the nurse cannot ⟨p. 9⟩rule it. Now the Angels they are in some respect beneath, and in some respect above the Saints; they are above the Saints in regard of their nature, as you all know; but in some respects they are beneath the Saints, and below the Saints: for the second person did not come into their nature, as he did into the nature of the Saints; he took not on him the nature of Angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham; and in that respect the Saints are above them: and the Saints are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, such a garment as never came upon the back of an Angel, herein the Saints are above the Angels: and the Saints and people of God, they are members of Christ, and therein above the Angels; Christ is the Lord of Angels, but you don't read that the Angels are the members of Christ. So that I say, in some respects the Angels are beneath the Saints, and in some respects above them; and so the more fit for this employment. Ye see how 'tis with a mean man that sits at dinner at a Noble man's table; he sits down at the table with the Noble man, and the servants of the Noble man, they attend upon him; it may be the servants are better men than he, but because he sits down at the Noble mans table, these servants attend upon him, as upon their master. Now the Saints and people of God are members of Christ, they have communion with Christ, and sit down at his table; and therefore his followers the Angels, they attend upon the Saints and people of God; and thus now ye see why the Angels are in a special manner called to this work of protection of the Saints and people of God.

But then again 2ly. fittest they are for this employment in regard of the Saints; for who more fit to be employed in this protection under God, the protection of the Saints, than those that are in some respect above the Saints, and in some respect beneath them; if a nurse be above the child, she may despise it, if the child be altogether above the nurse, the nurse cannot ⟨p. 9⟩rule it. Now the Angels they are in some respect beneath, and in some respect above the Saints; they are above the Saints in regard of their nature, as you all know; but in some respects they are beneath the Saints, and below the Saints: for the second person did not come into their nature, as he did into the nature of the Saints; he took not on him the nature of Angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham; and in that respect the Saints are above them: and the Saints are cloathed with the righteousness of Christ, such a garment as never came upon the back of an Angel, herein the Saints are above the Angels: and the Saints and people of God, they are members of Christ, and therein above the Angels; Christ is the Lord of Angels, but you don't read that the Angels are the members of Christ. So that I say, in some respects the Angels are beneath the Saints, and in some respects above them; and so the more fit for this employment. Ye see how 'tis with a mean man that sits at dinner at a Noble man's table; he sits down at the table with the Noble man, and the servants of the Noble man, they attend upon him; it may be the servants are better men than he, but because he sits down at the Noble mans table, these servants attend upon him, as upon their master. Now the Saints and people of God are members of Christ, they have communion with Christ, and sit down at his table; and therefore his followers the Angels, they attend upon the Saints and people of God; and thus now ye see why the Angels are in a special manner called to this work of protection of the Saints and people of God.