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“The Elizabethans followed Medieval lines of belief with regard to the angels yet confused, omitted, or misunderstood many of the finer details.”
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“They were convinced that the angels, as agents of ‘pure intellect’, acted as intermediaries between the Super-Being and Man, that like man they possessed free will, but unlike Man the angelic free will never conflicted with that of the Super-Being.”
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“Angels apprehended the Super-Being not by figure or symbol, as Man, but directly, and it was by virtue of this ability that they could act as Man’s guardian.”
Stuart France 
Fascinating train of thought. Would be intrigued to hear how and where this theory of the Elizabethans went awry and was “confused, omitted, or misunderstood.”
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‘Then read on, Fair Maid…’
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