2352. Where are the men that came unto thee? That this signifies a denial of the Lord’s Divine Human and Holy proceeding, is evident from the signification of the “two men” (explained above, n. 2320); also from the feeling latent in the words expressive of this anger; and likewise from what immediately follows, where it is said, “Bring them out unto us, that we may know them;” all of which show that denial is involved. (That they who are against the good of charity are against the Lord and deny Him in heart, although they profess Him with the mouth for the sake of the love of self and of the world, may be seen above, n. 2343, 2349)
