Verse 6. And the scientifics of perverted religion (or the system of dogmas passing current for religion) were inimical to real truth, and harassed the mind, and brought it into a state of slavery—that is, truths were subservient to dogma:

5327. 'And without you shall no man lift up his hand' means that all power in the spiritual was received from the celestial of the spiritual. This is clear from the meaning of 'hand' as power, dealt with in 878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5296. Consequently 'no man lifting up his hand without you' means that they had no power at all except from this, thus that all power rested with this, that is to say, with the celestial of the spiritual. As regards power in the spiritual being meant by 'hand', this will be seen in the next paragraph.