John Trapp on Ezekiel 1:10
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Ezekiel1:10
Ver. 10. They four had the face of a man, and the face of a Lyon] Hereby is ſet forth the wiſdom, ſtrength, ſerviceableneſſe, and perſpicaciouſneſs of the holy Angels for the Churches good, all things requiſite to great undertakings: neither forbear they to ſerve us, though we have the ſent of the earth, and hell about us: quantumnis cos proh dolor, faetore peccatorum mon raro laedamus, Deumque offendamus, though by the ſtench of our ſins, Polan. Would any great Prince detend a mean man full of fores and vermin? we do frequently annoy them, and offend God.
And they four had the face of an ox] Angels are obſequious, painful, patient, uſeful. The ox is of thoſe beaſts that are ad eſum & ad uſum; and is truely called jumentum à juvando.
They four alſo had the face of an Eagle] Angels are ſhard-ſighted, 2 Sam. 14.20. vigorous and vivacious, ſwift beyond belief, Dan. 9.21. and if they be once upon the wing, there is no eſcaping for any wicked people or perſon.
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