4765. And said, The child is not. That this signifies that there was no faith in it is evident from the signification of a “child” as being the truth of faith, for truth is signified by a “son” (n. 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 2803, 2813, 3373, 3704), thus by the “child,” who here is Joseph, and who as already shown represents Divine truth. And as all truth is of faith-for what in the ancient churches was called true or truth, in the new church is called faith (see n. 4690)—therefore, by that “the child is not” is signified that there was no faith in it.