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have said you might have understood me, if you had your thoughts about you; But I shall explain myself you. Both the good and the bad angels have stated times of rendezvous, and the principal angels, who have the charge either of towns, cities or kingdoms, not to mention particular persons, villages, and families, and all that is transacted in these several parts of the country, are there made open; and at their re-encounter on each side, every thing is told, as in your parish, in mills, kilns, and smithies, with this difference, that many things false are talked at the living re-encounters, but nothing but what is exact truth, is said or told among the dead; only I must observe to you, that, as I am credibly informed, several of the inferior had angels, and souls of wicked men departed, have told many things that they have done, and then when a more intelligent spirit is sent out upon inquiry, and the report of the former seeming doubtful, he brings in a contrary report and makes it appear truth, the former fares very ill: nevertheless their regard to truth prevents it; for while they observe the truth, they do their business and keep their station, for God is truth.
Ogil.— So much truth being among the good angels, I am apt to think that lies and falsehood will be as much in vogue among the bad.
Cool.— A gross mistake, and it is not alone the mistake which the living folks fall under with respect to the other world for the case plainly is this, an ill man will not stick at a falsehood to promote his design; as little will an evil soul departed, stop at any thing that can make himself successful but in admitting report he must tell the truth, or woe be to him. But besides their monthly, quarterly, or yearly meetings, or whatever they be, departed souls acquainted, may take a trip to see one another yearly, weekly, daily, or
