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1 ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πρᾶσις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN ῥᾳθυμέω-V2--PAI2P

2 ἰδού-I ἀκούω-VX--XAI1S ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S σῖτος-N2--NSM ἐν-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF καταβαίνω-VZ--AAD2P ἐκεῖ-D καί-C πρίαμαι-VH--AMD2P ἐγώ- P--DP μικρός-A1A-APN βρῶμα-N3M-APN ἵνα-C ζάω-V3--PAI1P καί-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1P

3 καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM ὁ- A--NPM δέκα-M πρίαμαι-VH--AMN σῖτος-N2--ASM ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

4 ὁ- A--ASM δέ-X *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM οὐ-D ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM ἀδελφός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S γάρ-X μήποτε-D συνβαίνω-VZ--AAS3S αὐτός- D--DSM μαλακία-N1A-NSF

5 ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀγοράζω-V1--PAN μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM ἔρχομαι-V1--PMPGPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM λιμός-N2--NSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S

6 *ιωσηφ-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἄρχων-N3--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF οὗτος- D--NSM πωλέω-V2I-IAI3S πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

7 ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁ- A--APM ἀδελφός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S καί-C ἀλλοτριόω-V4I-IMI3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM σκληρός-A1A-APN καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM πόθεν-D ἥκω-V1--PAI2P ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *χανααν-N---GS ἀγοράζω-VA--AAN βρῶμα-N3M-APN

8 ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁ- A--APM ἀδελφός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM αὐτός- D--NPM δέ-X οὐ-D ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM

9 καί-C μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁ- A--GPN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-GPN ὅς- --GPN ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM κατάσκοπος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P κατανοέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APN ἴχνος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSF χώρα-N1A-GSF ἥκω-V1--PAI2P

10 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὐ-D κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM σύ- P--GS ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1P πρίαμαι-VH--AMN βρῶμα-N3M-APN

11 πᾶς-A3--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI1P υἱός-N2--NPM εἷς-A3--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM εἰρηνικός-A1--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI1P οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM σύ- P--GS κατάσκοπος-N2--NPM

12 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM οὐ-D ἀλλά-C ὁ- A--APN ἴχνος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἔρχομαι-VAI-AAI2P ὁράω-VB--AAN

13 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δώδεκα-M εἰμί-V9--PAI1P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM σύ- P--GS ἀδελφός-N2--NPM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP σήμερον-D ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X ἕτερος-A1A-NSM οὐ-D ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAI3S

14 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM οὗτος- D--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN εἶπον-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--DP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὅτι-C κατάσκοπος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P

15 ἐν-P οὗτος- D--DSN φαίνω-VF2-FMI2P νή-X ὁ- A--ASF ὑγίεια-N1A-ASF *φαραώ-N---GSM οὐ-D μή-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAS2P ἐντεῦθεν-D ἐάν-C μή-D ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὧδε-D

16 ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2P ἐκ-P σύ- P--GP εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP σύ- P--NP δέ-X ἀποἄγω-VQ--API2P ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN φανερός-A1A-APN γίγνομαι-VB--AMN ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GP εἰ-C ἀληθεύω-V1--PAI2P ἤ-C οὐ-D εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D νή-X ὁ- A--ASF ὑγίεια-N1A-ASF *φαραώ-N---GSM ἦ-D μήν-X κατάσκοπος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P

17 καί-C τίθημι-VEI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P φυλακή-N1--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF τρεῖς-A3--APF

18 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF τρίτος-A1--DSF οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VA--AAD2P καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--NS φοβέω-V2--PMI1S

19 εἰ-C εἰρηνικός-A1--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP εἷς-A3--NSM καταἔχω-VC--APD3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF φυλακή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--NPM δέ-X βαδίζω-VA--AAD2P καί-C ἀποἄγω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASM ἀγορασμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF σιτοδοσία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GP

20 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM νέος-A1A-ASMC ἄγω-VB--AAD2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C πιστεύω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPN ῥῆμα-N3M-NPN σύ- P--GP εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI2P ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X οὕτως-D

21 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ναί-I ἐν-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-DSF γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI1P περί-P ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C ὑπεὁράω-VBI-AAI1P ὁ- A--ASF θλῖψις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτε-D καταδέω-V2I-IMI3S ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C οὐ-D εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P αὐτός- D--GSM ἕνεκεν-P οὗτος- D--GSN ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὁ- A--NSF θλῖψις-N3I-NSF οὗτος- D--NSF

22 ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM δέ-X *ρουβην-N---NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM οὐ-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--DP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM μή-D ἀδικέω-VA--AAS2P ὁ- A--ASN παιδάριον-N2N-ASN καί-C οὐ-D εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSN αἷμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκζητέω-V2--PMI3S

23 αὐτός- D--NPM δέ-X οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3P ὅτι-C ἀκούω-V1--PAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X ἑρμηνευτής-N1M-NSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

24 ἀποστρέφω-VD--APPNSM δέ-X ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM κλαίω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM καί-C πάλιν-D προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *συμεων-N---ASM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐναντίον-P αὐτός- D--GPM

25 ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ἐνπίμπλημι-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APN ἀγγεῖον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM σῖτος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AAN ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἕκαστος-A1--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM σάκκος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAN αὐτός- D--DPM ἐπισιτισμός-N2--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DPM οὕτως-D

26 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VE--AAPNPM ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ὄνος-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκεῖθεν-D

27 λύω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X εἷς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--ASM μάρσιππος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM δίδωμι-VO--AAN χόρτασμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--DPM ὄνος-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM οὗ-D καταλύω-VAI-AAI3P ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM δεσμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSN ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπάνω-P ὁ- A--GSN στόμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM μάρσιππος-N2--GSM

28 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM ἀδελφός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποδίδωμι-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN καί-C ἰδού-I οὗτος- D--NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM μάρσιππος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐκἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ταράσσω-VQI-API3P πρός-P ἀλλήλω- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--DP

29 ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X πρός-P *ἰακώβ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S καί-C ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN συνβαίνω-VZ--AAPAPN αὐτός- D--DPM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM

30 λαλέω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AP σκληρός-A1A-APN καί-C τίθημι-VEI-AMI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐν-P φυλακή-N1--DSF ὡς-C κατασκοπεύω-V1--PAPAPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

31 εἶπον-VAI-AAI1P δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM εἰρηνικός-A1--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI1P οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI1P κατάσκοπος-N2--NPM

32 δώδεκα-M ἀδελφός-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI1P υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM οὐ-D ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X μικρός-A1A-NSMC μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP σήμερον-D ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S

33 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐν-P οὗτος- D--DSN γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI1S ὅτι-C εἰρηνικός-A1--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P ἀδελφός-N2--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM ἀποἵημι-VB--AAD2P ὧδε-D μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASM δέ-X ἀγορασμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF σιτοδοσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM σύ- P--GP λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNPM ἀποἔρχομαι-VA--AAD2P

34 καί-C ἄγω-VB--AAD2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM νέος-A1A-ASMC καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI1S ὅτι-C οὐ-D κατάσκοπος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P ἀλλά-C ὅτι-C εἰρηνικός-A1--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ἀποδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐνπορεύομαι-V1--PMI2P

35 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κατακενόω-V4--PAN αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--APM σάκκος-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἕκαστος-A1--GSM ὁ- A--NSM δεσμός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSN ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM σάκκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APM δεσμός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSN ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GPM αὐτός- D--NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3P

36 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐγώ- P--AS ἀτεκνόω-VAI-AAI2P *ιωσηφ-N---NSM οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *συμεων-N---NSM οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2P ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πᾶς-A3--NPN οὗτος- D--NPN

37 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ρουβην-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM πατήρ-N3--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--APM δύο-M υἱός-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAD2S ἐάν-C μή-D ἄγω-VB--AAS1S αὐτός- D--ASM πρός-P σύ- P--AS δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἀναἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM πρός-P σύ- P--AS

38 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D καταβαίνω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--GP ὅτι-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM μόνος-A1--NSM καταλείπω-VP--XMI3S καί-C συνβαίνω-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--ASM μαλακίζομαι-VS--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X πορεύομαι-V1--PMS2P καί-C καταἄγω-VF--FAI2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN γῆρας-N3--ASN μετά-P λύπη-N1--GSF εἰς-P ᾅδης-N1M-GSM

   

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5432. Ye are spies. That this signifies only to seek gain, is evident from the signification of “spies,” as being to seek gain. That nothing else is signified in the internal sense by “spies,” is evident from the series, for in the internal sense the truths of the church are treated of, that they are to be appropriated to the natural, and that they cannot be appropriated to it except by means of influx from the celestial of the spiritual through an intermediate. These truths of the church are the “sons of Jacob,” or “Joseph’s brethren;” the celestial of the spiritual is “Joseph;” and the intermediate is “Benjamin.” How the case herein is has been told above (n. 5402), that the truths of faith of the church, which are called doctrinal things, when learned in early life, are taken into the mind and committed to memory just like any other memory-knowledges, and remain as such until the man begins to view them with his own eyes, and see whether they are true, and after seeing that they are true, wills to act according to them. This viewing of them, and this will, make them no longer memory-knowledges, but precepts of life, and finally life; for in this way they enter into the life to which they are appropriated.

[2] They who have arrived at maturity, and still more they who have arrived at old age, and have not viewed with their own eyes the truths of the church, which are called doctrinal things, and seen whether they are true, and then been willing to live according to them, retain them merely as they do all other memory-knowledges; they are in their natural memory only, and thence on their lips; and when they utter them, they utter them not from their interior man or from the heart, but only from the exterior man and from the mouth. When a man is in this state he cannot possibly believe that the truths of the church are true, although it seems to him that he so believes. The reason why it seems to him that he believes them to be true, is that he relies on others, and has confirmed in himself the teachings of others. It is very easy to confirm things taken from others, whether true or false; for this needs nothing but ingenuity.

[3] These truths of the church, or they who are in this manner in the truths of the church, are signified by “spies coming to see the nakedness of the land.” For they do not believe the doctrinal things of their church from any affection of truth, but from an affection of winning honors or getting gain; wherefore in themselves they believe scarcely anything, for the most part denying at heart, and regarding these doctrinal things as a merchant does his merchandise; and they appear to themselves learned and wise when from themselves they see that truths are not truths, and yet can persuade the common people that they are truths. That many of the church dignitaries are of this character, is very manifest from them in the other life; for wherever they go there, they are in the sphere of their affections and derivative thoughts, which sphere is plainly perceived by others, and it causes the quality of their affection of truth, and the quality of their faith, to be known to the very senses. In the world this is not made manifest, for there is not there any spiritual perception of such things; and this being so they do not expose themselves, for they would lose their gain.

[4] That they are spies may be evident enough from the fact that such persons seek nothing but faults in those who are in truths from good, in order that they may accuse and condemn them. Are such persons anything but spies, whether they belong to the so called Papists, or the Reformed, Quakers, Socinians, or Jews, when they have once confirmed in themselves the doctrinals of their church? They ridicule and condemn the veriest truths, if any such are to be found; for they do not comprehend that truths are true. The reason of this is that they have no affection of truth for its own sake, still less for the sake of life, but only for the sake of gain. Moreover, when such men read the Word they search it with the sole end of confirming doctrinal memory-knowledges for the sake of gain; and many of them search the Word that they may see the nakedness of the land, that is, may see that the truths of the church are not truths, but only serviceable for persuading others that they are truths, for the sake of gain.

[5] But they who are in the affection of truth for the sake of truth and of life, consequently for the sake of the Lord’s kingdom, have indeed faith in the doctrinal things of the church; but still they search the Word for no other end than the truth, from which their faith and their conscience are formed. If anyone tells them that they ought to stay in the doctrinal things of the church in which they were born, they reflect that if they had been born in Judaism, Socinianism, Quakerism, Christian Gentilism, or even out of the church, the same would have been told them; and that it is everywhere said, Here is the church! Here is the church! Here are truths and nowhere else! And this being the case the Word should be searched with devout prayer to the Lord for enlightenment. Such do not disturb anyone within the church, nor do they ever condemn others, knowing that everyone who is a church lives from his faith.

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