3. To shew also that they shall continue in their Station, being therein Confirmed by Jesus Christ, by whom all things consists; Col. 1.
7. 'Tis said, their Faces were inward, looking one to another, yet withal, somewhat ascending, to shew that the Angels both behold, and wonder at the Mysteries of Grace, as 'tis displayed to Vs∣ward, from off the Mercy-seat. The Faces of the Cherubims shall look one to another; toward the Mercy-seat shall the Faces of the Cherubims be. Exo. 25.20. 2 Chron. 3.13. 1 Pet. 1.12. Ephesi. 3.10.
1. Towards the Mercy-seat: They are desirous to see it, and how from thence (I say) Mercy doth look towards us.
2. They look one towards another, to shew that they agree to Rejoyce in the Salvation of our Souls, Luke 15.10.
3. They are said to stand above the Mercy-seat (perhaps) to shew that the Angels have not need of those Acts of Mercy and Forgiveness as we have, who stand below, and are Sinners. They stand above it, they are Holy. I do not say, They have NO need that the goodness of God should be ex∣tended to them, for 'tis by that they have been, and are preserved: but they need not to be for∣given, for they have committed no Iniquity.
4. They stand there also with Wings stretched out, to shew how ready, if need be, the Angels are to come from Heaven to Preach this Gospel to the World; Luke 2.9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
5. 'Tis said in this, their thus standing, their Wings did reach from Wall to Wall; from one side of this holy House, to the other, to shew, that ALL the Angels within the boundaries of the Heavens, with one Consent, and one Mind, are ready to