When =Iohn Baptist= did baptise our Sauiour in _Iordan_, the holy Ghost was séene in the shape of a Doue. The holy scriptures in many places do testifie, that good Angels haue oftentimes appeared to Gods Ministers. That euill spirits are often séene, and that at this day they shewe themselues in diuers formes, to Inchaunters and Coniurers, and to other men also, as wel godly as wicked, both histories and daily experience doth witnesse. Truly we reade not, that soules haue appeared on this fashion. By these we may easily gather, that the Apostles, when they thought they sawe a spirit, did not beléeue they sawe a soule. Could they not thinke I pray you, they sawe an euill spirit? Or rather that they sawe a good spirit, or a good Angel? For it may be shewed by many examples, that euen the faithfull haue bene troubled, and feared at the appearing of good Angels. [Sidenote: _Dan.8.10._] In the eight and tenth Chapter of =Daniel=, we read that the Prophet fel into a sicknesse at the sight of Angels. The Virgin =Mary= her selfe was afraide when she sawe the Angell =Gabriel=. So was =Zachary= the Priest, & many others. [Sidenote: _Acts 12._] [Sidenote: _Mat.18._] [Sidenote: _Psal.19._] In the 12. of yͤ Acts, we reade, that =Herode= killed =Iames= the Apostle with the sword, and when he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, hée caught =Peter= also, and when hée had put him in prison, hée deliuered him to .16. Souldioures to be kepte, entending after the feast of Passeouer to kill him. But the Angell of the Lorde led S. =Peter= out of the prison by night through the Souldiours watch, and sette him in the right way to the house of =Mary=, the mother of =Iohn=, whose surname was =Marke= (where many were gathered togither and prayed.) And when he had knocked at yͤ entrie doore, a maid came forth to harken, named =Rhode=. But when she knew =Peters= voice, she opened not the entrie doore for gladness, but ran in and tolde howe =Peter= stood before the entrie, but they said vnto hir thou art mad: yet she affirmed constantly that it was so. Then said they it is his Angell, but =Peter= continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him they were astonied. In like maner, now also when the Apostles saw Christ, peraduenture they thought they sawe a good Angel. For there are Angels giuen of God vnto men to kéepe them. Of this matter there is somwhat red in the .18. of S. Matthew, & in the 19. Psal. & we will note somwhat more of it hereafter. The Gentiles also beléeued (as may bee gathered by their writings) that euery man had a good & an euil Angel, and that the good Angel did stir men vp to vertue, & defend them, but that the euil Angell did hurt men wheresoeuer he could, and did prouoke them to wickednesse.