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 the one was immediately after death carried up by the angels to Abraham's boſom, and the other immediately thruſt down to hell.

Cool. Excuſe me, Sir, that does not contradict one word that I have ſaid, but you ſeem not to underſtand the parable, whoſe only end is to illuſtrate the truth, that a man may be very happy and flouriſhing in this world, and moſt wretched and miſerable in the next; and that a man may be miſerable in this world, and more happy and glorious in the next.

Ogil. Be it ſo, Cool, I ſhall yield that point to you and paſs to another, which has afforded me much ſpeculation ſince our laſt encounter; and that is, How you care to know that I talked after the manner that I did concerning Mr. Paton, on the firſt Sabbath of Feuruary laſt : Was you preſent with me, but inviſible? He anſwered very haughtily, No, Sir, I was not preſent myſelf. I anſwered, I would not have you angry, Cool; I propoſed this queſtion for my own ſatisfaction, but if you don't think proper to anſwer, let it paſs. After he had pauſed, with his eyes on the ground, for three or four minutes of time at moſt, with ſome haſte and ſeeming chearfulneſs, ſays,

Cool, Well, Sir, I will ſatisfy you in that point : You muſt know that there are ſent from heaven, angels to guard and comfort and to do other ſpecial good ſervices to good people, and even the ſpirits of good