Verse 15. You shall take care that your ruling principles of action are those appointed by the Lord, and in accordance with the Love and Wisdom which flow from the Lord's Humanity, and charity must be the ruling principle therein: you must not be governed by principles or doctrines which have not charity (or mutual love) as their ruling principle.

5812. 'The boy cannot leave his father' means that that truth cannot be separated from spiritual good. This is clear from the meaning of 'leaving' as being separated; from the representation of 'Israel' as spiritual good from the natural, dealt with in 4286, 4598, 5807; and from the representation of 'Benjamin' as new truth, dealt with in 5804, 5806. This truth is called 'the boy' because it is born last; for this truth is not born until a person has become regenerate. At this point he receives newness of life through this new truth joined to good, which also is why this truth is meant by 'a child of his old age, the youngest one', 5804.