A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

§. 97. Of the Functions of Angels in relation to Iesus Christ.

THe Functions which Angels perform to the Sonne of God distinctly, are espe∣cially such as they perform to him being incarnate, even as he is also Sonne of man.

In generall it is said, that the Angels ascend and descend upon the Sonne of man, Ioh. 1. 51. Relation is therein had to Gen. 28. 12. By that Ladder Christ is meant, who

by his humane nature touched the earth, and by his divine nature reached up to heaven; The Angels ascending and descending imports the continual service they do to him; and that they are deputed of the father thereunto the Apostle proveth, Heb. 1. 6. and the Psalmist also, Psa. 91. 11.

Particular Functions expressed to be done by Angels to Christ are these.

• 1. To foretell his conception, Luke 1. 30, 31.
• 2. To declare his birth, Luk. 2. 9, 10, 11.
• 3. To prevent his danger, Mat. 2. 13, 14.
• 4. To minister unto him in his need, Mar. 1. 13.
• 5. To protect him from enemies, Mat. 26. 53.
• 6. To confirm and comfort him in his agony, Luk. 22. 43.
• 7. To open his grave at the time of his resurrection, Mat. 28. 2.
• 8. To witnesse his resurrection to them that looked for him, Luk. 24. 5, 6, 23.
• 9. To confirm his ascention into heaven, Act. 1. 10, 11.
• 10. To accompany him into heaven, Psa. 68. 17, 18. Eph. 4. 8.
• 11. To attend and magnifie him in heaven, Rev. 5. 11, 12.
• 12. To reveal what he will have done, Rev. 1. 1. & 22. 16.
• 13. To fight with him against his enemies, Rev. 12. 7.
• 14. To gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, Mat. 13. 49, 50.
• 15. To accompany him at his last coming, Mar. 8. 38. Mat. 25. 31.
• 16. To execute his last judgement, Mat. 13. 49, 50.