1483. that after death they think almost as they had done in the life of the body - for similar ideas remain - and that all the spirits who are around them perceive what they are thinking much more clearly than man perceives the speech of another, nor can they withdraw themselves anywhere without all the thoughts of their heart being laid open. But the Lord has care for those who have been in faith, so that their interiors are not exposed to evil spirits, who would then at once endeavor to rush in, for they desire nothing more than to inflict punishment wherever they hear or perceive anything of falsity or of evil. 1748, Mar. 17.