A89503:726
A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude
A practical commentary, or An exposition with notes on the Epistle of Jude. Delivered (for the most part) in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex. By Thomas Manton, B.D. and minister of Covent-Garden.
London: printed by J.M. for Luke Fawn, 1658
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION WITH NOTES On the EPISTLE of JUDE. › Verse 9 › Question and answer 4
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5. As no Saints are excepted from receiving the benefit of their Ministry, so no Angels are excepted from being employed in i•: Michael contendeth with Satan, and the Apostle saith, [Greek or Hebrew], Are they not all, &c. Heb. 1. 14. The Arch-Angels themselves are ministering spirits; 'tis a rash boldness in the Schoolmen to exempt any from this Office, what an instance is here of Gods love, that the highest Angel should not be exempted from a care of the lowest Saint.
5. As no Saints are excepted from receiving the benefit of their Ministry, so no Angels are excepted from being imployed in i•: Michael contendeth with Satan, and the Apostle saith, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Are they not all, &c. Heb. 1. 14. The Arch-Angels themselves are ministring spirits; 'tis a rash boldness in the Schoolmen to exempt any from this Office, what an instance is here of Gods love, that the highest Angel should not be exempted from a care of the lowest Saint.
6. That every single believer hath his proper and allotted Angel to attend him from his birth to his death, is rather matter of problem and dispute, than positive assertion; there are some Scriptures make it probable▪ but not certain; sometimes we read of one Angel attending many men▪ and at other times of many Angels attending one man, as Jacob had many, Gen. 32. 1, 2. Gods Host, &c. so Elisha, 2▪ Kings 6. 17. Elisha prayed and the Mountains were full of Chariots and Horses of fire, that is, that is of Angels coming to offer help in that ⟨p. 367⟩