Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 1:14

14 Are they not all ministring spirits , sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation ?

The Apostle here proves, that Angels are but Ministers to the great Gospel-Minister, and to the Members of his Body the Church, and so must be meaner than him for State, Nature, and Name. This Negative Interrogation is a vehement Assertion. The Nature, Dignity and Office of Angels were well known to these Hebrews out of the Old Testament, and which he repeats: they were for Nature Spirits, intellectual, active, incorporeal and incorruptible Creatures, yet tho so excellent, were still Creatures; whereas Christ was an uncreated Spirit, and they were but Servants to him their Lord; and tho there be Degrees and Orders among them from the Archangel to the lowest Angel, they are every one of them single, and all of them together Servants to Christ, and so they own themselves to be, Rev. 19.10. and 22.9.

And so they move all at his Order; and go and come at his Command. Their Imployment directed by him; he sends them forth to deliver his Errands, Acts 5.19. and 12.7, 11. to reveal his Will to them, Rev. 1.1. Psalm 103.21. &c. All the parts of Ministry to which he appointeth them, they chearfully, swiftly, and effectually perform.

Such as God hath chose and called to be Children to himself, and Joynt-heirs with his only Son, as have a Right to, are fitting for, and shall be at last possest of eternal Glory; these Angels are to serve and help them on for to attain it, they themselves being elect in and by Christ unto this end, 1 Tim. 5.21 and 2 Tim. 2.10. All which demonstrate him to be a more excellent Person, and to have a more excellent Name than they.

Marginal references: Psal. 34.7. [illegible: 1 word] 91.11. Da[illegible: 1 letter]. 7.10.