This is a privilege so little known to most men, that it seems almost incredible to those who, after the ordinary way, measure all others by themselves; but yet, when considered, may help us to enlarge our thoughts towards greater perfections of it, in superior ranks of spirits.

For this of Monsieur Pascal was still with the narrowness that human minds are confined to here,--of having great variety of ideas only by succession, not all at once.

Whereas the several degrees of angels may probably have larger views; and some of them be endowed with capacities able to retain together, and constantly set before them, as in one picture, all their past knowledge at once.

This, we may conceive, would be no small advantage to the knowledge of a thinking man,--if all his past thoughts and reasonings could be ALWAYS present to him.

And therefore we may suppose it one of those ways, wherein the knowledge of separate spirits may exceedingly surpass ours.
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