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Genesis 26

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1 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X λιμός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF χωρίς-P ὁ- A--GSM λιμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM πρότερον-D ὅς- --NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM χρόνος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM πρός-P *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM εἰς-P *γεραρα-N2--AS

2 ὁράω-VVI-API3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μή-D καταβαίνω-VZ--AAS2S εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF καταοἰκέω-VA--AAD2S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X σύ- P--DS εἶπον-VBI-AAS1S

3 καί-C παραοἰκέω-V2--PAD2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF οὗτος- D--DSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS σύ- P--DS γάρ-X καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ὅρκος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅς- --ASM ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI1S *αβρααμ-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM πατήρ-N3--DSM σύ- P--GS

4 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ὡς-C ὁ- A--APM ἀστήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ἐνεὐλογέω-VC--FPI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

5 ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ὑποἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSF ἐμός-A1--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF καί-C φυλάσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN δικαίωμα-N3--APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--GS

6 καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM ἐν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

7 ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM περί-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S φοβέω-VCI-API3S γάρ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAN ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μήποτε-D ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAS3P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM περί-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὅτι-C ὡραῖος-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--DSF ὄψις-N3I-DSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

8 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X πολυχρόνιος-A1B-NSM ἐκεῖ-D παρακύπτω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *γεραρα-N2--NP διά-P ὁ- A--GSF θυρίς-N3D-GSF ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM παίζω-V1--PAPASM μετά-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

9 καλέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἄρα-X γέ-X γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S τίς- I--ASN ὅτι-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI2S ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S γάρ-X μήποτε-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1S διά-P αὐτός- D--ASF

10 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP μικρός-A1A-GSM κοιμάω-VCI-API3S τις- I--NSM ὁ- A--GSN γένος-N3E-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ἄγνοια-N1A-ASF

11 συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἅπτομαι-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM θάνατος-N2--GSM ἔνοχος-A1B-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

12 σπείρω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM ἑκατοστεύω-V1--PAPASF κριθή-N1--ASF εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASM κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καί-C προβαίνω-V1--PAPNSM μέγας-A3C-NSMC γίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ἕως-P ὅς- --GSM μέγας-A1P-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S σφόδρα-D

14 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM κτῆνος-N3E-NPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-NPN βοῦς-N3--GPM καί-C γεώργιον-N2N-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN ζηλόω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM

15 καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN φρέαρ-N3T-APN ὅς- --APN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM χρόνος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐνφράσσω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APN ὁ- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM καί-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APN γῆ-N1--GSF

16 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πρός-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C δυνατός-A1--NSMC ἐγώ- P--GP γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S σφόδρα-D

17 καί-C ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM καί-C καταλύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF φάραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D

18 καί-C πάλιν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN φρέαρ-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ὅς- --APN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐνφράσσω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APN ὁ- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAN *αβρααμ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὄνομα-N3M-APN κατά-P ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὅς- --APN ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM

19 καί-C ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF φάραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ζάω-V3--PAPGSN

20 καί-C μάχομαι-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM *γεραρα-N2--GP μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM ποιμήν-N3--GPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φάσκω-V1--PAPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰμί-V9--PAN ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSN φρέαρ-N3T-GSN *ἀδικία-N1A-NSF ἀδικέω-VAI-AAI3P γάρ-X αὐτός- D--ASM

21 ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ἐκεῖθεν-D ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN κρίνω-V1I-IMI3P δέ-X καί-C περί-P ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ἐχθρία-N1A-NSF

22 ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X ἐκεῖθεν-D ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN καί-C οὐ-D μάχομαι-VAI-AMI3P περί-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *εὐρυχωρία-N1A-NSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM διότι-C νῦν-D πλατύνω-V1I-IAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--DP καί-C αὐξάνω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

23 ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X ἐκεῖθεν-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ὅρκος-N2--GSM

24 καί-C ὁράω-VVI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM σύ- P--GS μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMD2S μετά-P σύ- P--GS γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI1S καί-C εὐλογέω-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--AS καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS διά-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM σύ- P--GS

25 καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἐπικαλέω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C πήγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φρέαρ-N3T-ASN

26 καί-C *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἀπό-P *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM νυμφαγωγός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C *φικολ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀρχιστράτηγος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF δύναμις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

27 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *ισαακ-N---NSM ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN ἔρχομαι-VAI-AAI2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS σύ- P--NP δέ-X μισέω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS ἀπό-P σύ- P--GP

28 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM ὁράω-VX--XAI1P ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1P γίγνομαι-VB--AMD3S ἀρά-N1A-NSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C διατίθημι-VF--FMI1P μετά-P σύ- P--GS διαθήκη-N1--ASF

29 μή-D ποιέω-VF--FAN μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP κακός-A1--ASN καθότι-D ἐγώ- P--NP σύ- P--AS οὐ-D βδελύσσω-VAI-AMI1P καί-C ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM χράω-VAI-AMI1P σύ- P--DS καλῶς-D καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI1P σύ- P--AS μετά-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF καί-C νῦν-D σύ- P--NS εὐλογητός-A1--NSM ὑπό-P κύριος-N2--GSM

30 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM δοχή-N1--ASF καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P καί-C πίνω-VBI-AAI3P

31 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM *ισαακ-N---NSM καί-C ἀποοἴχομαι-V1I-IMI3P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P σωτηρία-N1A-GSF

32 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF καί-C παραγίγνομαι-VB--AMPNPM ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSN φρέαρ-N3T-GSN ὅς- --GSN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1P ὕδωρ-N3--ASN

33 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN *ὅρκος-N2--NSM διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF *φρέαρ-N3T-NSN ὅρκος-N2--GSM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

34 εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δέ-X *ησαυ-N---NSM ἔτος-N3E-GPN τεσσαράκοντα-M καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S γυνή-N3K-ASF *ιουδιν-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *βεηρ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χετταῖος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF *βασεμμαθ-N---ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *αιλων-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM *ευαῖος-N2--GSM

35 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἐρίζω-V1--PAPNPF ὁ- A--DSM *ισαακ-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSF *ρεβεκκα-N---DSF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3379

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3379. 'And I will give to your seed all these lands' means derivative Churches. This is clear from the meaning of 'seed' as truths, and so those who possess truths and are consequently called 'the sons of the kingdom', dealt with above in 3373, and from the meaning of 'lands' as rational concepts which, when enlightened from the Divine, are appearances of truth, also dealt with above, in 3368, and so those with rational concepts enlightened from the Divine, or what amounts to the same, those who dwell in heavenly light. Since none but those who are in the Lord's kingdom in the heavens, that is, in heaven, and those who are in the Lord's kingdom on earth, that is, in Churches, dwell in that heavenly light, it is evident that 'these lands' means Churches. For Churches are not Churches on account of their being called such and of their confessing the Lord's name, but on account of the good and truth of faith that exist in them. Good and truth of faith themselves are what make a Church, indeed they are the Church, for present within the good and truth of faith there is the Lord, and where the Lord is, there is the Church also.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #3310

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3310. 'A man of the field' means the good of life that has its origin in matters of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the field'. In the Word reference is made in many places to the earth (or the land), the ground, and the field. When used in a good sense 'the earth' means the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth, and so the Church, which is the Lord's kingdom on earth. 'The ground' is used in a similar though more limited sense, 566, 662, 1066-1068, 1262, 1413, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 2928; and the same things are also meant by 'the field', though in a more limited sense still, 368, 2971. And since the Church is not the Church by virtue of matters of doctrine except insofar as these have the good of life as the end in view, or what amounts to the same, unless matters of doctrine are joined to the good of life, 'the field' therefore means primarily the good of life. But in order that such good may be that of the Church, matters of doctrine from the Word which have been implanted within that good must be present. In the absence of matters of doctrine the good of life does indeed exist, but it is not as yet that of the Church, and so not as yet truly spiritual, except in the sense that it has the potentiality to become so, like the good of life as this exists with gentiles who do not possess the Word and therefore do not know the Lord.

[2] That 'the field' is the good of life in which the things of faith, that is, spiritual truths existing with the Church, are implanted, becomes quite clear from the Lord's parable about the sower in Matthew,

A sower went out to sow, And as he sowed some fell on the pathway, and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil, 1 and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil 2 , but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. Some fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them. But some fell on good soil 2 and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has an ear to hear let him hear. Matthew 13:4-9; Mark 4:3-9; Luke 8:5-8.

This describes four types of land or ground within the field, that is, within the Church. The fact that here 'the seed' is the Lord's Word, and so the truth which is called the truth of faith, and that 'the good soil' is the good which is called the good of charity is evident to anyone, for it is the good in man that receives the Word. 'The pathway' is falsity, 'rocky ground' is truth which is not rooted in good, 'thorns' are evils.

[3] With regard to the good of life which has its origin in matters of doctrine being meant by 'a man of the field', the position is that those who are being regenerated first of all do good as matters of doctrine direct them, for they do not of themselves know what good is. They learn to do good from matters of doctrine concerning love and charity; from these they know who the Lord is, who the neighbour is, what love is, and what charity is, and so what good is. Those who have come into this stage are stirred by the affection for truth and are called 'men (vir) of the field'. But after that, once they have been regenerated they do good not from matters of doctrine but from love and charity, for the good itself which they have learned about through matters of doctrine exists with them, and they are in that case called 'men (homo) of the field'. It is like someone who is by nature inclined to commit adultery, steal, and murder but who learns from the Ten Commandments that such practices belong to hell and so refrains from them. In this state he is influenced by the Commandments, for he fears hell and learns from those Commandments and similarly from much else in the Word how he ought to conduct his life. In his case when he does what is good he does it from the Commandments. But when good exists with him he starts to loathe adultery, theft, and murder to which he was previously inclined. In this state he no longer does what is good from the Commandments but from the good which by now resides with him. In the first state the truth he learns directs him to good, but in the second state good is the source of truth taught by him.

[4] The same also applies to spiritual truths which are called doctrinal and are more interior Commandments still. For matters of doctrine are interior truths which the natural man possesses, the first truths there being sensory ones, the second truths being factual, and interior truths matters of doctrine. The latter are based on factual truths inasmuch as a person can have and retain no idea, notion, or concept of them except from factual truths. But the foundations on which factual truths are based are sensory truths, for without sensory truths nobody is able to possess factual ones. Such truths, that is to say, factual and sensory, are meant by 'a man skilled in hunting', but matters of doctrine are meant by 'a man of the field'. Such is the order in which those kinds of truths stand in relation to one another in man. Until a person has become adult therefore, and through sensory and factual truths possesses matters of doctrine, he is incapable of being regenerated, for he cannot be confirmed in the truths contained in matters of doctrine except through ideas based on factual and sensory truths - for nothing is ever present in a person's thought, not even the deepest arcanum of faith there, which does not involve some natural or sensory idea, though generally a person is not aware of the essential nature of such ideas. But in the next life the nature of them is revealed before his understanding, if he so desires, and also a visual representation before his sight, if he wants it; for in the next life such things can be presented before one's eyes in a visual form. This seems unbelievable but it is nevertheless what happens there.

Fußnoten:

1. literally, ground

2. literally, earth or land

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.