Deuteronomy 22:29

Verse 29. The false shall be removed as far as possible, and be replaced by genuine truth in accordance with the good from which the affection for truth was derived; and this truth so purified shall be legitimately conjoined to the affection of truth in the soul, because it has brought about the conjunction of good and truth in the soul, which is the primary of the Church and the principle by which regeneration is effected, therefore they cannot be separated in the succeeding states of the regenerate life. [Note.— Regeneration is effected by carrying out in the life the truths which the soul has accepted and believed after having arrived at years of maturity, and this forms the marriage of good and truth in the soul; and though the truths are imperfect, or were at first adopted from inferior motives, such as the fear of punishment, or the hope of advantage either in this world or the next, still they are the means by which regeneration is effected, and if sincerely believed in, they must be followed out throughout the whole regenerate life, and what is false and imperfect will be as far as possible removed from them.]