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1 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S προς-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NPF εορτη-N1--NPF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --APF καλεω-VF--FAI2P αυτος- D--APF κλητος-A1--APF αγιος-A1A-APF ουτος- D--NPF ειμι-V9--PAI3P εορτη-N1--NPF εγω- P--GS

3 εξ-M ημερα-N1A-APF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εργον-N2N-APN και-C ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF εβδομος-A1--DSF σαββατον-N2N-NPN αναπαυσις-N3I-NSF κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2S σαββατον-N2N-NPN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM εν-P πας-A1S-DSF κατοικια-N1A-DSF συ- P--GP

4 ουτος- D--NPF ο- A--NPF εορτη-N1--NPF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM κλητος-A1--NPF αγιος-A1A-NPF ος- --APF καλεω-VF--FAI2P αυτος- D--APF εν-P ο- A--DPM καιρος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GPM

5 εν-P ο- A--DSM πρωτος-A1--DSMS μην-N3--DSM εν-P ο- A--DSF οςτεσσαρεσκαιδεκατ-A1--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GPM εσπερινος-A1--GPM πασχα-N---NSN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

6 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF πεντεκαιδεκατος-A1--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ουτος- D--GSM εορτη-N1--NSF ο- A--GPM αζυμος-A1B-GPM ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF αζυμος-A1B-APN εσθιω-VF--FMI2P

7 και-C ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF ο- A--NSF πρωτος-A1--NSFS κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN λατρευτος-A1--ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P

8 και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI2P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C ο- A--NSF εβδομος-A1--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN λατρευτος-A1--ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P

9 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

10 ειπον-VB--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S προς-P αυτος- D--APM οταν-D ειςερχομαι-VB--AAS2P εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF εγω- P--NS διδωμι-V8--PAI1S συ- P--DP και-C θεριζω-V1--PAS2P ο- A--ASM θερισμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF και-C φερω-VF--FAI2P δραγμα-N3M-ASN απαρχη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM θερισμος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP προς-P ο- A--ASM ιερευς-N3V-ASM

11 και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN δραγμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM δεκτος-A1--ASN συ- P--DP ο- A--DSF επαυριον-D ο- A--GSF πρωτος-A1--GSFS αναφερω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM

12 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2P εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εν-P ος- --DSF αν-X φερω-V1--PAS2P ο- A--ASN δραγμα-N3M-ASN προβατον-N2N-ASN αμωμος-A1B-ASN ενιαυσιος-A1A-ASN εις-P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

13 και-C ο- A--ASF θυσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSN δυο-M δεκατος-A1--NPN σεμιδαλις-N3I-GSF αναποιεω-VM--XPPGSF εν-P ελαιον-N2N-DSN θυσια-N1A-NSF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM οσμη-N1--NSF ευωδια-N1A-GSF κυριος-N2--DSM και-C σπονδη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--NSN τεταρτος-A1--NSN ο- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN οινος-N2--GSM

14 και-C αρτος-N2--ASM και-C φρυγω-VM--XPPAPN χιδρον-N2N-APN νεος-A1A-APN ου-D εσθιω-VF--FMI2P εως-C εις-P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF ουτος- D--ASF εως-C αν-X προςφερω-VA--AAS2P συ- P--NP ο- A--APN δωρον-N2N-APN ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM συ- P--GP νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF συ- P--GP εν-P πας-A1S-DSF κατοικια-N1A-DSF συ- P--GP

15 και-C αριθμεω-VF--FAI2P συ- P--NP απο-P ο- A--GSF επαυριον-D ο- A--GPN σαββατον-N2N-GPN απο-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF αν-X προςφερω-VA--AAS2P ο- A--ASN δραγμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSN επιθεμα-N3M-GSN επτα-M εβδομας-N3D-APF ολοκληρος-A1B-APF

16 εως-P ο- A--GSF επαυριον-D ο- A--GSF εσχατος-A1--GSF εβδομας-N3D-GSF αριθμεω-VF--FAI2P πεντηκοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C προςφερω-VF--FAI2P θυσια-N1A-ASF νεος-A1A-ASF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

17 απο-P ο- A--GSF κατοικια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GP προςφερω-VF--FAI2P αρτος-N2--APM επιθεμα-N3M-ASN δυο-M αρτος-N2--APM εκ-P δυο-M δεκατος-A1--GPN σεμιδαλις-N3I-GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3P ζυμομαι-VM--XPPNPM πεπτω-VC--FPI3P πρωτογενημα-N3M-GPN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

18 και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI2P μετα-P ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM επτα-M αμνος-N2--APM αμωμος-A1B-APM ενιαυσιος-A1A-APM και-C μοσχος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM εκ-P βουκολιον-N2N-GSN και-C κριος-N2--APM δυο-M αμωμος-A1B-APM ειμι-VF--FMI3P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--NPF θυσια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPF σπονδη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GPM θυσια-N1A-ASF οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

19 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P χιμαρος-N2--ASM εκ-P αιξ-N3G-GPM εις-A3--ASM περι-P αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C δυο-M αμνος-N2--APM ενιαυσιος-A1A-APM εις-P θυσια-N1A-ASF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN μετα-P ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSN πρωτογενημα-N3M-GSN

20 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSN πρωτογενημα-N3M-GSN επιθεμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM δυο-M αμνος-N2--GPM αγιος-A1A-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM ιερευς-N3V-DSM ο- A--DSM προςφερω-V1--PAPDSM αυτος- D--APN αυτος- D--DSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

21 και-C καλεω-VF--FAI2P ουτος- D--ASF ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF κλητος-A1--ASF αγιος-A1A-NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN λατρευτος-A1--ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF συ- P--GP εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF κατοικια-N1A-DSF συ- P--GP

22 και-C οταν-D θεριζω-V1--PAS2P ο- A--ASM θερισμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF συ- P--GP ου-D συντελεω-VF--FAI2P ο- A--ASN λοιπος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSM θερισμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSN θεριζω-V1--PAN συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--APN αποπιπτω-V1--PAPAPN ο- A--GSM θερισμος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS ου-D συνλεγω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--DSM πτωχος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--DSM προσηλυτος-N2--DSM υπολειπω-VF--FMI2S αυτος- D--APN εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP

23 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSM εβδομος-A1--GSM εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP αναπαυσις-N3I-NSF μνημοσυνον-N2N-NSN σαλπιγξ-N3G-GPF κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP

25 πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN λατρευτος-A1--ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI2P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--DSM

26 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 και-C ο- A--DSF δεκατος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSM εβδομος-A1--GSM ουτος- D--GSM ημερα-N1A-NSF εξιλασμος-N2--GSM κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP και-C ταπεινοω-VF--FAI2P ο- A--APF ψυχη-N1--APF συ- P--GP και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI2P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

28 πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S γαρ-X ημερα-N1A-NSF εξιλασμος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--NSF συ- P--DP εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMN περι-P συ- P--GP εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP

29 πας-A1S-NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF οστις- X--NSF μη-D ταπεινοω-VC--FPI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF εκολεθρευω-VC--FPI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF

30 και-C πας-A1S-NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF οστις- X--NSF ποιεω-VF--FAI3S εργον-N2N-ASN εν-P αυτος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF αποολλυω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εκεινος- D--NSF εκ-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF

31 πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF συ- P--GP εν-P πας-A1S-DPF κατοικια-N1A-DPF συ- P--GP

32 σαββατον-N2N-NPN σαββατον-N2N-GPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP και-C ταπεινοω-VF--FAI2P ο- A--APF ψυχη-N1--APF συ- P--GP απο-P ενατος-A1--GSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM απο-P εσπερα-N1A-GSF εως-P εσπερα-N1A-GSF σαββατιζω-VF2-FAI2P ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP

33 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

34 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--DSF πεντεκαιδεκατος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSM εβδομος-A1--GSM ουτος- D--GSM εορτη-N1--NSF σκηνη-N1--GPF επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

35 και-C ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF ο- A--NSF πρωτος-A1--NSFS κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN λατρευτος-A1--ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P

36 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF προςαγω-VF--FAI2P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF ο- A--NSF ογδοος-A1--NSF κλητος-A1--NSF αγιος-A1A-NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI2P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM εξοδιος-A1B-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S πας-A3--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN λατρευτος-A1--ASN ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P

37 ουτος- D--NPF ο- A--NPF εορτη-N1--NPF κυριος-N2--DSM ος- --APF καλεω-VF--FAI2P κλητος-A1--APF αγιος-A1A-APF ωστε-C προςφερω-VA--AAN καρπωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN και-C θυσια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C σπονδη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASN κατα-P ημερα-N1A-ASF εις-P ημερα-N1A-ASF

38 πλην-P ο- A--GPN σαββατον-N2N-GPN κυριος-N2--GSM και-C πλην-P ο- A--GPN δομα-N3M-GPN συ- P--GP και-C πλην-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF ευχη-N1--GPF συ- P--GP και-C πλην-P ο- A--GPM εκουσιος-A1A-GPM συ- P--GP ος- --APN αν-X διδωμι-VO--AAS2P ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

39 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF πεντεκαιδεκατος-A1--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSM εβδομος-A1--GSM ουτος- D--GSM οταν-D συντελεω-VA--AAS2P ο- A--APN γενημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εορταζω-VF--FAI2P ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF πρωτος-A1--DSFS αναπαυσις-N3I-NSF και-C ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF ογδοος-A1--DSF αναπαυσις-N3I-NSF

40 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF πρωτος-A1--DSFS καρπος-N2--ASM ξυλον-N2N-GSN ωραιος-A1A-ASM και-C καλλυνθρον-N2N-APN φοινιξ-N3K-GPM και-C κλαδος-N2--APM ξυλον-N2N-GSN δασυς-A3U-APM και-C ιτεα-N1A-APF και-C αγνος-N2--GSF κλαδος-N2--APM εκ-P χειμαρρους-N2--GSM ευφραινω-VC--APN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF

41 ο- A--GSM ενιαυτος-N2--GSM νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF συ- P--GP εν-P ο- A--DSM μην-N3--DSM ο- A--DSM εβδομος-A1--DSM εορταζω-VF--FAI2P αυτος- D--ASF

42 εν-P σκηνη-N1--DPF καταοικεω-VF--FAI2P επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM αυτοχθων-N3N-NSM εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM καταοικεω-VF--FAI3S εν-P σκηνη-N1--DPF

43 οπως-C οραω-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NPF γενεα-N1A-NPF συ- P--GP οτι-C εν-P σκηνη-N1--DPF καταοικιζω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εν-P ο- A--DSN εκαγω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--APM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP

44 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APF εορτη-N1--APF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

   

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1153. And fine flour and wheat signifies profaned worship from truths and goods that are from a spiritual origin. This is evident from the signification of "fine flour," as being truth from a spiritual origin (of which presently); also from the signification of "wheat," as being good from a spiritual origin (See n. 374, 375). These also signify worship because the meal offering was composed of them, which was offered with the sacrifices upon the altar the same as the wine and the oil; for the meal offerings were prepared with oil and the drink offerings with wine. And because of the crops of these they had rejoicings in festivals which were instituted to celebrate their harvests. "Fine flour" signifies truth from spiritual good because it is prepared from wheat, which signifies spiritual good, as truth comes from good.

[2] As this truth of the church was signified by "fine flour," it was prescribed what quantity of it should be used in the cakes that were called the meal offerings, which were offered with the sacrifices upon the altar (respecting which see Exodus 29; Leviticus 5 - Leviticus 7, 23; Numbers 18, 28, 29); also the quantity of fine flour in the show bread (Leviticus 23:17; 24:5); for it was commanded that the meal offering that was to be offered on the altar should be prepared from fine flour, and oil and frankincense poured thereon (Leviticus 2:1). Because of this signification of "fine flour," when Abraham talked with the three angels he said to Sarah his wife:

Hasten, knead three measures of flour, of fine flour, and make cakes (Genesis 18:6).

[3] "Fine flour" also signifies the truth of good from a spiritual origin in Ezekiel:

Thou didst eat fine flour, honey, and oil, whence thou didst become exceeding beautiful, and didst prosper even to a kingdom. My bread which I gave thee, fine flour, honey, and oil, with which I fed thee, thou didst offer before idols as an odor of rest (Ezekiel 16:13, 19).

This is said of Jerusalem, which signifies the church as to doctrine, and in that chapter is described what it had been in its beginning and what it became afterwards. "Fine flour and oil" signify truth and good from a spiritual origin, and "honey" good from a natural origin. "Thou didst become exceeding beautiful" signifies to be intelligent and wise; "to prosper even to a kingdom" signifies even to becoming a church, "kingdom" being the church; "to offer these to idols as an odor of rest" signifies the idolatrous worship into which the true worship of the church was afterwards changed.

[4] But "flour" from barley signifies truth from a natural origin, for "barley" signifies natural good, as "wheat" signifies spiritual good. Thus in Isaiah:

Take the millstone and grind flour, make thyself bare (Isaiah 47:2).

This is said of Babylon. "To take a millstone and grind flour" signifies to falsify the truths of the Word, and "to make oneself bare" signifies to adulterate the goods of the Word. In Hosea:

They sow the wind and they reap the whirlwind; he hath no standing corn, the blade shall yield no flour; and if perchance it do, strangers shall devour it (Hosea 8:7).

Here, too, "flour" signifies truth from a natural origin.

(Continuation respecting the Athanasian Faith)

[5] 5. The fifth law of the Divine providence is, That from sense and perception in himself man cannot know how good and truth flow in from the Lord, and how evil and falsity flow in from hell; nor can he see how the Divine providence operates in favor of good against evil; if he did he could not act from freedom according to reason as if from himself. It is sufficient for him to know and acknowledge this from the Word and from the doctrine of the church. This is what is meant by the Lord's words in John:

The wind bloweth where it willeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh or whither it goeth; so is everyone that is born of the spirit (John 3:8).

Also by these words in Mark:

The kingdom of God is like a man that casteth seed upon the earth and then sleepeth and riseth night and day; but the seed springeth up and groweth up when he knows it not, for the earth beareth fruit of herself, first the blade, then the ear, at length the full corn in the ear; and when the fruit is produced, he putteth in the sickle because the harvest is at hand (Mark 4:26, 29).

[6] Man does not perceive the operation of the Divine providence within him, because that would take away his freedom, and thus his ability to think as if of himself, and with it every delight of life; thus man would be like an automaton, in which there is no reciprocal, and by that, conjunction; also he would be a slave and not free. The Divine providence moves so secretly that scarcely a trace of it is seen, although it acts upon the most minute things of man's thought and will, which regard his eternal state, chiefly for the reason that the Lord continually wills to impress His love on man, and through it his wisdom, and thus create him into His image. Consequently the operation of the Lord is into man's love and from that into his understanding, and not the reverse. Love with its affections, which are manifold and innumerable, is perceived by man only by a most general feeling, and thus so slightly that there is scarcely anything of it; and yet that man may be reformed and saved he must be led from one affection of love into another according to their connection from order, a thing that no man and even no angel can at all comprehend.

[7] If a man should learn anything of these arcana, he could not be withheld from leading himself; and in this he would be continually led from heaven into hell, while the Lord's leading is continually from hell towards heaven. For from himself man constantly acts against order, while the Lord acts constantly according to order; for man, from the nature derived from his parents, is in the love of self and the love of the world, and consequently perceives from a feeling of delight everything belonging to those loves as good; nevertheless, those loves as ends must be removed; and this is done by the Lord in infinite ways, that appear like a labyrinth even before the angels of the third heaven.

[8] All this makes clear that man would find no help at all in knowing anything about this from sense or perception, but it would do him harm instead, and would destroy him forever. It is sufficient for man to know truths, and by means of truths to know what is good and what is evil, and to acknowledge the Lord and His Divine auspices in every least thing. Then so far as he knows truths, and by means of them what is good and evil, and does what is good as if from himself, so far the Lord leads him from love into wisdom, conjoining love to wisdom and wisdom to love, and making them to be one, because they are one in Himself. These ways by which the Lord leads man may be compared to the vessels through which the blood in man courses and circulates, also the fibers and their foldings within and without the viscera of the body, especially in the brain, through which the animal spirit flows and gives life.

[9] How all these things flow in and flow through, man knows nothing; and yet he lives if only he knows what he needs to do and does it. But the ways by which the Lord leads man are far more complicated and inexplicable, both those by which the Lord leads man through the societies of hell and away from them, and also those by which he leads him through the societies of heaven and interiorly into them. This, therefore, is what is meant by "the wind bloweth where it willeth, and thou knowest not whence it cometh and whither it goeth" (John 3:8), also by "the seed springeth up and groweth up, the man knoweth not how" (Mark 4:27). Moreover, of what consequence is it for a man to know how seed grows up, provided he knows how to plow and harrow the land, to sow the seed, and when he reaps his harvest to bless God?

  
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