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Concerning the Angels converse amongst themselves, the Schools speak very rationally, when they say, it is by the opening of their wills one to another; when ever they would communicate their minds, and notions, and meanings one to another, it is done; when they would be understood by one another, they are understood. And the same way they converse with one another, it is most probable, they converse with the Saints, and the Saints with them; the Saints may more rationally be conceived to communicate their thoughts to the Angels, by opening their minds than by opening their mouths; partly because the Angels have no corporeal organs to receive what the Saints express by their corporeal instruments of speech, and partly because the superior part of the Saints, their glorified souls being of so spiritual and cognate a nature to the Angels, that way of communication which is most agreeable to divine Spirits, we may well conceive to be common to those heavenly Inhabitants. Whatever the way or manner be, this we may be sure of, sc. that the communion and converse with the Angels in Heaven, will be no small augmentation ⟨p. 17⟩of their happiness, and of their joy; if we consider their Angelical perfections, especially those two of Knowledge and Zeal, therefore called in Scripture, flaming fire, flames for brightness of illumination; and fire for the ardency of their love and zeal.

Concerning the Angels converse amongst themselves, the Schools speak very rationally, when they say, it is by the opening of their wills one to another; when ever they would communicate their minds, and notions, and meanings one to another, it is done; when they would be understood by one another, they are understood. And the same way they converse with one another, it is most probable, they converse with the Saints, and the Saints with them; the Saints may more rationally be conceived to communicate their thoughts to the Angels, by opening their minds than by opening their mouths; partly because the Angels have no corporeal organs to receive what the Saints express by their corporeal instruments of speech, and partly because the superiour part of the Saints, their glorified souls being of so spiritual and cognate a nature to the Angels, that way of communication which is most agreeable to divine Spirits, we may well conceive to be common to those heavenly Inhabitants. Whatever the way or manner be, this we may be sure of, sc. that the communion and converse with the Angels in Heaven, will be no small augmentation ⟨p. 17⟩