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1 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲈⲒ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϬⲒ ϨⲈⲚⲤⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲄⲢⲀⲘⲘⲀⲦⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲐⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲞⲖⲨⲘⲀ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.

2 ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲤⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀ ⲚⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ. ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲒⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲨϬⲒϪ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲨⲞⲈⲒⲔ.

3 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲦⲎⲨⲦⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.

4 ⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϪⲞⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈⲠⲈⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲚ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲀⲨ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲀϪⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈϤⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲀⲨ ϨⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.

5 ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲀϪⲞⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲎⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲰⲢⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀϮϨⲎⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.

6 ⲚⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲒⲰⲦ. ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲚⲦⲤⲦⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠϢⲀϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.

7 ⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲔⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲚ ⲚϬⲒ ⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.

8 ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲚ ⲚⲈⲨⲤⲠⲞⲦⲞⲨ. ⲠⲈⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.

9 ⲈⲨϢⲘϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚϪⲎ. ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲈⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

10 ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲰⲦⲘ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ⲚⲞⲒ.

11 ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲂⲎⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ. ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲎⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

12 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲤⲞⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲘ ⲈⲚⲈⲒϢⲀϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈ.

13 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲦⲰϬⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲘⲠⲈⲠⲀⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲚ ⲘⲠⲎⲨⲈⲦⲞϬϤ ϤⲚⲀⲠⲰⲢⲔ.

14 ⲀⲖⲰⲦⲚ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚϪⲀⲨⲘⲞⲈⲒⲦ ⲚⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲚⲈ. ⲞⲨⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϢⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲞⲈⲒⲦ ϨⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲈ ⲈⲨϨⲒⲈⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲚⲀⲨ.

15 ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ. ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ.

16 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲦⲎⲨⲦⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲀⲐⲎⲦ.

17 ⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ⲚⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲔⲀ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲚⲀⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ. ⲚϢⲀϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲎ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲎ.

18 ⲚⲈⲦⲚⲎⲨ ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ. ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠϨⲎⲦ. ⲚⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

19 ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲐⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚϨⲰⲦⲂ ϨⲈⲚⲘⲚⲦⲚⲞⲈⲒⲔ ϨⲈⲚⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲒⲀ ϨⲈⲚϪⲒⲞⲨⲈ ϨⲈⲚⲘⲚⲦⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲀ.

20 ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ. ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲈⲒⲀⲦⲞⲞⲦⲔ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

21 ⲀϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲈⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲘⲞⲞϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲚ ⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ.

22 ⲈⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲎⲦⲈ ⲈⲒⲤⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ ⲚⲬⲀ ⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒⲀ ⲀⲤⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲚⲦⲞϢ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ. ⲀⲤϪⲒϢⲔⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠϪⲞⲈⲒⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲈ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲈⲒⲆ ⲦⲀϢⲈⲈⲢⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈ ⲈⲘⲀⲦⲈ.

23 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϪⲈ. ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲤⲠⲤⲰⲠϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲤϪⲒϢⲔⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲠⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.

24 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲦⲚⲚⲞⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲖⲀⲀⲨ ⲈⲒ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲚⲈⲤⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖ.

25 ⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲤϮⲠⲈⲤⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϪⲞⲈⲒⲤ ⲂⲞⲎⲐⲈⲒⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.

26 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲀⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲈⲒⲔ ⲚⲚϢⲎⲢⲈ ⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈⲨϨⲞⲞⲢ.

27 ⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲠϪⲞⲈⲒⲤ. ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨϨⲞⲞⲢ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲚⲈⲤⲢⲈϤⲢⲒⲂⲈ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲚⲈⲨϪⲒⲤⲞⲞⲨⲈ.

28 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲰⲦⲈⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϬ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲚⲐⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲀϢⲤ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀⲤⲖⲞ ⲚϬⲒ ⲦⲈⲤϢⲈⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲒⲚⲦⲈⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ.

29 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲠⲰⲰⲚⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲚ ⲐⲀⲖⲀⲤⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲀⲒⲀ. ⲀϤⲀⲖⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈϪⲘ ⲠⲦⲞⲞⲨ. ⲀϤϨⲘⲞⲞⲤ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ.

30 ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒ ϨⲈⲚⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲚⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲘⲠⲞ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚϬⲀⲚⲀϨ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲞⲨⲈ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲞϪⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲈϤⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲦⲈ.

31 ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲢⲈⲚⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲢϢⲠⲎⲢⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲞϢⲈ ⲘⲚ ⲚϬⲀⲚⲀϨ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲖϬⲎⲨ ⲘⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲞ ⲈⲨϢⲀϪⲈ ⲘⲚ ⲚⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖ.

32 ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲚϨⲦⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈϪⲘ ⲠⲈⲒⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲒⲤϢⲞⲘⲚⲦ ⲚϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϬⲈⲈⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲘⲚ ⲦⲀⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲘϤ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲔⲀⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϨⲔⲀⲈⲒⲦ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲰⲤⲘ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲚ ⲦⲈϨⲒⲎ.

33 ⲠⲈϪⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀϨⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲒⲀϢⲎ ⲚⲞⲈⲒⲔ ⲦⲰⲚ ϨⲘ ⲠⲈⲒϪⲀⲒⲈ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲒⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒϬⲞⲦ.

34 ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲈⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲎⲨⲦⲚ. ⲚⲦⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀϢϤ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚϢⲎⲘ ⲚⲦⲎⲂⲦ.

35 ⲀϤⲠⲀⲢⲀⲄⲄⲈⲒⲖⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲘⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲈⲦⲢⲈⲨⲚⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈϪⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨ.

36 ⲀϤϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲤⲀϢϤ ⲚⲞⲈⲒⲔ ⲘⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲂⲦ ⲀϤϢⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲠⲞϢⲞⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ. ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲘⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ.

37 ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀⲨⲤⲈⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲖⲀⲔⲘ ⲤⲀϢϤ ⲚⲂⲒⲢ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ.

38 ⲚⲈⲦⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲨⲚⲀⲢⲀϤⲦⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ϢⲎⲢⲈ ϢⲎⲘ ϨⲒⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ.

39 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲔⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲘⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲀϤⲀⲖⲈ ⲈⲠϪⲞⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲦⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲄⲈⲆⲀⲚ.

   

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Divine Providence # 79

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79. We say that whatever we do freely and in keeping with our thought is permanent because nothing we make part of ourselves can be eliminated. It has become part of both our love and our reasoning, part of both our volition and our discernment, that is, and therefore part of our life. Actually, it can be displaced, but it still cannot be ousted. When it is displaced, it is moved from the center to the periphery, and there it dwells. This is what "being permanent" means.

[2] For example, suppose that in youth and early maturity we have taken into ourselves a pattern of doing something wrong because of the pleasure it gives to our love--cheating, perhaps, or blasphemy, or revenge, or promiscuity. Since we have done so freely, in keeping with our thought, we have made this part of ourselves. Later, though, if we repent, turn away from this behavior, and regard it as sin that is to be rejected, and therefore refrain from it freely and rationally, then we make part of ourselves the good behavior that is opposite to the evil. This good behavior then takes its place in the center and moves the evil toward the periphery, farther and farther out depending on our distaste for and rejection of it. The evil still cannot be ousted to the point of being uprooted, even though it may seem to be so. What is happening is that the Lord is restraining us from the evil behavior and keeping us in the good. This is what happens with all the evil we inherit and with all the evil we act out.

[3] I have seen things that bore witness to this in some people in heaven, people who thought they were free of evils because the Lord was keeping them involved in what is good. To prevent them from thinking that they actually owned the good qualities they were enjoying, they were let down from heaven and back into their evils until finally they recognized that on their own, they were immersed in evils, but were being held in what is good by the Lord. Once they recognized this, they were brought back into heaven.

[4] It is important to know also that these good qualities are made part of us only as long as they are the Lord's within us. To the extent that we recognize this, the Lord allows us to experience the goodness as our own, so that it seems to us as though we ourselves love our neighbor or are truly considerate, as though we ourselves have faith, and do what is good and understand what is true, as though we ourselves are therefore wise. Such examples help us see the nature and the strength of the appearance the Lord wants us to enjoy for the sake of our salvation; for without this appearance, none of us could be saved.

On this subject, see also 42-45 above.

  
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