4144. And now going thou hast gone. That this signifies that acting from its own it had separated itself, is evident from the signification of “going thou hast gone,” as being to be separated. That it is from its own is manifest.

2234. That a “way” denotes doctrine, is evident from the signification of a “way.” A “way” in the Word is predicated of truths, because truths lead to good and proceed from good ((627) as is evident from the passages adduced in Part First,n. 627); and as a “way” is predicated of truths, it denotes doctrine, because doctrine comprises in one complex all the things which lead to good, that is, to charity.