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 bruary laſt. Were you prefent with us, but inviſible! He anſwered very haughtily; No, Sir, I was not prefent myſelf, I replied, I would not have you angry, Cool; I propoſed this queſtion for my own ſatisfaction, but if you don't think proper to anſwer it, 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, he 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 ſo to do other ſpecial good ſervices to good people; and even the ſpirits of good men departed, are employed on that ſame errand.

Ogil.] And do you not think that every man has a good angel!

Cool.] No, but a great many particular men have, and there are but few houſes of diſtinction eſpecially, but what have at leaſt one attending them, and from what you've already heard of theſe ſpirits, 'tis no difficult matter to underſtand how they may be ſerviceable to each particular member, though at different places, at a great diſtance. Many are the good offices which the good angels do men that fear God, though many times they are not ſenſible of it; and I know aſſurediy, that one powerful angel, or even active, clever ſoul departed, may be ſufficient for ſome villages; but for your great cities, ſuch as London, Edinburgh, or the like, there is one great Angel that has the ſuperintendance of the whole; and there are inferior angels or ſouls departed, to whoſe peculiar care fuch a man of ſuch particular weight or buſineſs is committed. Now, Sir, the kingdom of Satan does ape the kingdom of Chriſt as much, in matters of politics, as can be well known that the courſe of wiſdom is from above; ſo that from hence are ſent out Miſſionaries in the ſame order; but because the kingdom of Satan is much better repleniſhed than the other, inſtead of one devil there are in many inſtances, two or three commiſſioned to attend a particular family of influence and diſtinction. Ogil.]