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says that the damned
will be able to remember
all the subjects of natural knowledge which they
acquired here on earth, for this acquired knowledge
will remain in their souls after death. This
is evident from Sacred Scripture as well, from the
response of Abraham to the rich man buried in Hell: "Son, remember that thou
didst receive good
things in thy lifetime." (Lk. 16:25). This, then, is the conclusion of the
Angelic Doctor:
Just as in the elect there will be nothing that is not a
subject of happiness to them, so also in the
damned there will be nothing which will not be
a subject of torment to them. Hence, the damned will preserve in their memories
the things which
they knew here on earth, not, it is true, for their consolation, but solely to
increase their
torment. Moreover, during this life the soul is frequently prevented from
considering thoughts
which would be disagreeable to it, because of corporeal sufferings and
anxieties; but in Hell
the soul will no longer be subject to this influence of the body. Hence, in Hell
the soul will no
longer be prevented from considering those things which can be a cause of
torture to it. Likewise,
in Hell the soul of a man will have constantly in its memory all the divine
appeals made to it
during life, as well as the number of sins which he committed, each of which
will procure for
him a new Hell.
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Moreover, says Estius, just as God will procure the satisfaction of the blessed
by making them