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

2 λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M κριος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN κανουν-N2N-ASN ο- A--GPN αζυμος-A1B-GPN

3 και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF εκκλησιαζω-VA--AAD2S επι-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

4 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C εκεκκλησιαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

5 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--DSF συναγωγη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSN ρημα-N3M-NSN ος- --ASN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VA--AAN

6 και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C λουω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM υδωρ-N3T-DSN

7 και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASM χιτων-N3W-ASM και-C ζωννυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASF ζωνη-N1--ASF και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASM υποδυτης-N1M-ASM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF και-C συνζωννυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM κατα-P ο- A--ASF ποιησις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF και-C συνσφιγγω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P αυτος- D--DSF

8 και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASF δηλωσις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF αληθεια-N1A-ASF

9 και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF μιτρα-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF μιτρα-N1A-ASF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN πεταλον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN χρυσους-A1C-ASN ο- A--ASN κατααγιαζω-VT--XPPASN αγιος-A1A-ASN ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

10 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF

11 και-C ραινω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSN επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN επτακις-D και-C χριω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σκευος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSN και-C ο- A--ASM λουτηρ-N3--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN και-C χριω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

12 και-C επιχεω-V2I-IAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF *ααρων-N---GSM και-C χριω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

13 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM χιτων-N3W-APM και-C ζωννυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM ζωνη-N1--APF και-C περιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM κιδαρις-N3I-APF καθαπερ-D συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

14 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF

15 και-C σφαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM και-C καθαριζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-V2I-IAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--GSN εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMN επι-P αυτος- D--GSN

16 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GPN ενδοσθια-N2N-GPN και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM επι-P ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN και-C αμφοτεροι-A1A-APM ο- A--APM νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN

17 και-C ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF βυρσα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN κρεας-N3--APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF κοπρος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C κατακαιω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN πυρ-N3--DSN εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

18 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM εις-P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM

19 και-C σφαζω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM και-C προςχεω-V2I-IAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυκλος-N2--DSM

20 και-C ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM κρεανομεω-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P μελος-N3E-APN και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APN μελος-N3E-APN και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN

21 και-C ο- A--ASF κοιλια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM πλυνω-VAI-AAI3S υδωρ-N3T-DSN και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ολος-A1--ASM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF καρπωμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM καθαπερ-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

22 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM κριος-N2--ASM τελειωσις-N3I-GSF και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM

23 και-C σφαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ους-N3T-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM ο- A--GSN δεξιος-A1A-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF δεξιος-A1A-GSF και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSM πους-N3D-GSM ο- A--GSM δεξιος-A1A-GSM

24 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN επι-P ο- A--APM λοβος-N2--APM ο- A--GPN ους-N3T-GPN ο- A--GPN δεξιος-A1A-GPN και-C επι-P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GPF δεξιος-A1A-GPF και-C επι-P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GPM δεξιος-A1A-GPM και-C προςχεω-V2I-IAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυκλος-N2--DSM

25 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF οσφυς-N3U-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF κοιλια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASM βραχιων-N3N-ASM ο- A--ASM δεξιος-A1A-ASM

26 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSM κανουν-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSM ειμι-V9--PAPGSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αρτος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM αζυμος-A1B-ASM και-C αρτος-N2--ASM εκ-P ελαιον-N2N-GSN εις-A3--ASM και-C λαγανον-N2N-ASN εις-A3--ASN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN και-C ο- A--ASM βραχιων-N3N-ASM ο- A--ASM δεξιος-A1A-ASM

27 και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S απας-A3--APN επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF *ααρων-N---GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN αφαιρεμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

28 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN *μωυσης-N1M-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S οσμη-N1--NSF ευωδια-N1A-GSF καρπωμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

29 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASN στηθυνιον-N2N-ASN αποαιρεω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN επιθεμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S *μωυσης-N1M-DSM εν-P μερις-N3D-DSF καθα-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

30 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN επι-P ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C προςραινω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

31 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM εψω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APN κρεας-N3--APN εν-P ο- A--DSF αυλη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM αγιος-A1A-DSM και-C εκει-D εσθιω-VF--FMI2P αυτος- D--APN και-C ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DSN κανουν-N2N-DSN ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VK--XMI3S εγω- P--DS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM εσθιω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--APN

32 και-C ο- A--NSN καταλειπω-VV--APPNSN ο- A--GPN κρεας-N3--GPN και-C ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN κατακαιω-VC--FPI3S

33 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF θυρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN ου-D εκερχομαι-VF--FMI2P επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF εως-C ημερα-N1A-NSF πληροω-VC--APS3S ημερα-N1A-NSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GP επτα-M γαρ-X ημερα-N1A-APF τελειοω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF συ- P--GP

34 καθαπερ-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN ποιεω-VA--AAN ωστε-C εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMN περι-P συ- P--GP

35 και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN καταημαι-VF--FMI2P επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C νυξ-N3--ASF φυλασσω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APN φυλαγμα-N3M-APN κυριος-N2--GSM ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS2P ουτως-D γαρ-X εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S εγω- P--DS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM

36 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ος- --APM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 1153

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1153. And fine flour and wheat.- That these signify worship from truths and goods that are from a spiritual origin, profaned, is evident from the signification of fine flour, which denotes truth from a spiritual origin, of which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of wheat, which denotes good from a spiritual origin (concerning which see above, n. 374, 375). The reason why these things also signify worship is, that the meat offering, which, together with the sacrifices, was offered up upon the altar, was composed of them, similarly the wine and oil; for the meat offerings were prepared with oil, and the drink offerings with wine. On account of the gathering in of these things, festivals also were instituted in which they rejoiced on account of their produce. Fine flour signifies truth from spiritual good, because it is prepared from wheat, which signifies spiritual good, as truth is derived from good.

[2] Since this truth of the church was signified by fine flour, therefore the quantity to be used in the cakes that were called the meat offerings and were offered with the sacrifices upon the altar, was prescribed (concerning which see Exodus 29:5-7, 13; Numbers 18, 28, 29). Similarly the quantity of fine flour in the cakes of proposition, or shew-bread, was prescribed (Leviticus 23:17; chap. 24:5), for it was commanded, that "the meat offering which was to be offered upon the altar should be prepared from fine flour, and oil and frankincense poured thereon" (Leviticus 2:1). On account of this signification of fine flour, when Abraham spoke with the three angels, he said to Sarah his wife, "Hasten and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes" (Genesis 18:6).

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

"Fine flour, honey, and oil hast thou eaten, whence thou art become exceeding beautiful, and hast prospered unto a kingdom. My bread which I gave thee, fine flour, honey, and oil, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast set before" idols "for an odour of rest" (16:13, 19).

This treats of Jerusalem, by which the church as to doctrine is signified; and in that chapter its quality at its beginning is described, and what it became afterwards. Fine flour and oil signify truth and good from a spiritual origin, while honey signifies good from a natural origin. By becoming exceedingly beautiful is signified to become intelligent and wise; by prospering unto a kingdom is signified even to become a church, a kingdom signifying a church. By setting those things before idols for an odour of rest, is signified the idolatrous worship into which the true worship of the church was afterwards converted.

[4] By the meal of barley, however, truth from a natural origin is signified, for barley signifies natural good just as wheat signifies spiritual good.

Thus in Isaiah,

"Take thee a mill-stone and grind flour, make thyself bare" (47:2).

This refers to Babel. By taking a millstone and grinding flour is signified to falsify the truths of the Word, and by making herself bare or naked is signified 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 meal, and if it do yield, strangers shall devour it" (8:7).

Here also meal (farina) signifies truth from a natural origin.

[5] Continuation concerning the Athanasian Creed.- The fifth law of the Divine Providence is, That man should not know from feeling and perception in himself how good and truth from the Lord enter by influx, and how evil and falsity enter by influx from hell; nor see how the Divine Providence operates in favour of good against evil; for in such case man would not act as of himself from freedom according to reason. It is sufficient for him to know and acknowledge these things from the Word, and from the doctrine of the church. This is meant by the Lord's words in John:

"The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, or whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit" (3:8);

and also by these words in Mark:

"The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed upon the earth, and should sleep and rise night and day; but the seed springeth up and groweth he knoweth not how; for the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then the ear, at length the full corn in the ear; and when the fruit is brought forth, he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come" (4:26-29).

The reason why man does not perceive the operation of the Divine Providence in himself is, that such perception would take away his freedom, and consequently the power of thinking as if from himself, and with it also all the enjoyment of life, so that a man would be like, an automaton, in which there is no power of reciprocation as means by which conjunction is effected; and he would also be a slave, and not a free man.

[6] The reason why Divine Providence moves so secretly, that scarcely any vestige of it appears, although it operates in the most minute things of man's thought and will that regard his eternal state, is, that the Lord continually desires to impress His love on him, and His wisdom by means of it, and thus to create him into His image. The Lord, therefore, acts upon man's love, and from it upon his understanding, and not from his understanding upon his love. Love together with its affections, which are manifold and innumerable, is not perceived by man except by a most general feeling, and consequently in so small a degree as scarcely to amount to anything; and yet man is to be led from one affection of his loves into another, according to the connection in which they are from order, so that he may be reformed and saved, which is incomprehensible, not only to men, but also to the angels.

[7] If man knew any thing of these secret operations (arcana) he could not be withdrawn from leading himself, even though it were continually from heaven into hell, notwithstanding that he is constantly led by the Lord from hell towards heaven; for from himself he constantly acts in opposition to order, but the Lord constantly acts according to it. For, in consequence of the nature derived from his parents, man is in the love of himself, and in the love of the world, and consequently from a feeling of delight he perceives the whole of these loves as good; and still those loves as ends must be removed. This is effected by the Lord by an infinity of ways which appear like labyrinths, even before the angels of the third heaven.

[8] From these considerations it is evident, that it would be of no advantage to a man to know any thing of this from feeling and perception, but that on the contrary it would be hurtful to him, and would destroy him for ever. It is sufficient for him to be acquainted with truths, and by means of them with the nature of good and evil, and to acknowledge the Lord and His Divine government in every thing; then so far as he knows truths, and by means of them sees what good and evil are, and does truths as if from himself, so far the Lord, by love, introduces him into wisdom and the love of wisdom, conjoining wisdom with love, and making them one because they are one in Himself. The ways by which the Lord leads man may be compared with the vessels through which his blood flows and circulates; and also with the fibres and their foldings within and without the viscera of the body, especially in the brain, through which the animal spirit (spiritus animalis) flows and imparts life.

[9] Man is not aware how all these things enter by influx and flow through him; and yet he lives, provided he knows and does what is conducive to his well being. But the ways by which the Lord leads him are much more complicated and intricate, both those by which He leads man through the societies of hell, and away from them, and those by which He leads man through the societies of heaven, and interiorly into them. This, therefore, is what is meant by the words: "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou knowest not whence it cometh and whither it goeth" (John 3), also, by the seed springing up and growing, a man knowing not how (Mark 4:27). Of what importance is it for a man to know how the seed grows, provided he knows how to plough the earth, to harrow it, to sow the seed, and when he reaps the harvest, to bless God?

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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