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Arcana Coelestia #7082

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7082. Sunt duo in mundo naturali quae faciunt ibi vitam, nempe calor et lux; et sunt duo in mundo spirituali 1 quae faciunt 2 ibi vitam, nempe amor et fides; calor in mundo naturali correspondet amori in mundo spirituali, et lux in mundo naturali correspondet fidei in mundo spirituali; inde est cum dicitur calor seu ignis spiritualis, quod intelligatur amor; et cum dicitur lux spiritualis, quod intelligatur fides; etiam amor actualiter est calor vitalis hominis, quod enim ex amore incalescat homo, notum est; et fides actualiter est lux hominis, quod enim ex fide illuminetur homo, 3 notum esse potest.

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1. The following word or phrase is crossed out in the Manuscript, but it does appear in the first edition.

2. The following word or phrase is crossed out in the Manuscript, but it does appear in the first edition.

3. The Manuscript inserts etiam.

  
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This is the Third Latin Edition, published by the Swedenborg Society, in London, between 1949 and 1973.

The Bible

 

Psalms 31:21

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21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.