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Prologue — On the knowledge of angels

1. Whether the angels see God through his essence?

    1. Whether the intellects of beatified angels and men comprehend the divine essence?
    1. Whether an angel, by means of his own natural powers, attains the vision of God through his essence?
    1. Whether an angel, seeing God through his essence, knows all things?
    1. Whether the vision of things in the Word is through likenesses of them existing in the angelic intellects?
    1. Whether an angel knows himself?
    1. Whether one angel knows another?
    1. Whether an angel knows material things through forms or by knowing his own essence?
    1. Whether the forms by which angels know material things are innate or received from things?
    1. Whether higher angels know more through universal forms than those by which lower angels know?
    1. Whether angels know singulars?
    1. Whether angels know the future?
    1. Whether angels know the heart’s secrets?
    1. Whether angels know many things at the same time?
    1. Whether angels’ knowledge of things is discursive?
    1. Whether morning knowledge be distinguished from evening knowledge in angels?
    1. Whether an angel’s knowledge is adequately divided into morning and evening knowledge?

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