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

the thee of the promise concerns thee as certainly as the thou of the Commandment: and thus now ye see I have gone through the Doctrine. The Lord hath a singular care and providence over his people, especially in the time of the Plague and pestilence, which is managed by the hands of angels. God will take special order with the angels for the safety of his people in the time of the Plague and pestilence.

Now I come to the Application.

If these things be so; first, great is the dignity of the Saints, of the Saints here on earth, though never so much despised by the world; they are attended with angels, they have angels for their attendants; is it not an honour to have such attendants as these? the great ones of the earth think it an honour to have a company of glittering fellows attending upon them, and following them in reds and ribbands, and gold and silver laces. Oh the beggarly attendants of this earth, unto the attendants the Saints have, glorious angels attend them; 'twas much that Paul spake: All things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, all are yours: Paul's, or Apollo's, or Cephas's; why what were they? they were Ministers, and Ministers are called angels, angels of the Churches; but not only these angels are the Saints attendants, but heavenly angels are the Saints attendants; ah what dignity, what honour is here? who dare despise any of the Saints or people of God, although they be never so mean? you ⟨p. 15⟩see what our Saviour saith, Mat. 18. ver. 10. Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven: that's the first.