We next consider the guardianship exercised by the good angels; and their warfare against the bad angels. Under the first head eight points of inquiry arise:

A[1] Whether men are guarded by the angels?

A[2] Whether to each man is assigned a single guardian angel?

A[3] Whether the guardianship belongs only to the lowest order of angels?

A[4] Whether it is fitting for each man to have an angel guardian?

A[5] When does an angel's guardianship of a man begin?

A[6] Whether the angel guardians always watch over men?

A[7] Whether the angel grieves over the loss of the one guarded?

A[8] Whether rivalry exists among the angels as regards their guardianship?