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 credibly informed, ſeveral of the inferior bad angels or ſouls of wicked men, departed, have told many things that they have done, and when a more intelligent ſpirit is ſent out upon enquiry, and the report of the former ſeeming doubtful, he brings in a contrary report, and makes it appear truth, the former fares very ill. Their regard for 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 the alone miſtake which living folks fall under, with reſpect to the other world, for the caſe plainly is this, an ill man will not ſtick at any falſehood to promote his deſign, ſo, as little will an evil ſoul departed, ſtand at any thing that can make him ſucceſsful, but in making report, he muſt tell the truth, or woe be to him; but beſides their monthly, quarterly, yearly, or weekly meetings, or what ever they he, departed ſouls acquainted, may take a trip to ſee and converſe with one another yearly, weekly, daily, or oftener if they pleaſe. Thus then I anſwer your queſtion, that you were ſo much concerned about, for my information was from no leſs than three perſons, viz. Andrew Aikman, who attends Thurſton's