Verse 2. Then too, the Lord is acknowledged by worship from the holy principle of love which is grateful and acceptable to Him, as to innocence in the natural affections, in the spiritual affections, and in the celestial affections, which are holy, which are embodied or expressed in truths, which are purified from sin, and which are perfect according to the state;

276. THE STATE OF INNOCENCE OF THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN

What innocence is and its nature, few in the world know, and those who are in evil know nothing at all about it. It is, indeed, visible to the eyes, as seen in the face, speech and movements, particularly of little children. Yet it is not known what innocence is, and still less that it is that in which heaven is stored up in man. In making this known I would proceed in order, and speak first of the innocence of childhood, then of the innocence of wisdom, and lastly of the state of heaven in regard to Innocence.