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 men that fear God, though many times they are not ſenſibie of it, and I know aſſuredly, 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 fouls departed, to whoſe peculiar care ſuch a man of ſuch particular weight or buſineſs is committed. Now, Sr, 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 Millionaries 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.] I read, that there are ten thouſand times ten thouſands of angels that wait upon God, and ſing his praiſe, and do his will, and I cannot underſtand how the good angels ſhould be inferior in number to the evil.

Cool.) Did I not ſay, that whatever the number be, the ſpirits departed are employed in the ſame buſineſs, ſo that as to the number of original deities, whereof Satan is chief, I cannot determine, but you need not doubt, but there are more ſouls departed to that