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Exodus 16

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1 ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐκ-P *αιλιμ-N---GPM καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πᾶς-A1S-NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF *σιν-N---GS ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN *αιλιμ-N---APM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN *σινα-N----S ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X πεντεκαιδέκατος-A1--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM δεύτερος-A1A-DSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VX--XAPGPM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

2 διαγογγύζω-V1I-IAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὀφείλω-VB--AAPNSN ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI1P πλήσσω-VD--APPNPM ὑπό-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF ὅταν-D καταἵζω-VAI-AAI1P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPM λέβης-N3T-GPM ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN καί-C ἐσθίω-V1I-IAI1P ἄρτος-N2--APM εἰς-P πλησμονή-N1--ASF ὅτι-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AP εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἐν-P λιμός-N2--DSM

4 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ὕω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--DP ἄρτος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM καί-C συνλέγω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ὅπως-C πειράζω-VA--AAS1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰ-C πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἤ-C οὐ-D

5 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF καί-C ἑτοιμάζω-VF--FAI3P ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C εἰςφέρω-VA--AAS3P καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C συνἄγω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASN κατά-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C *ααρων-N---NSM πρός-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

7 καί-C πρωΐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--ASF δόξα-N1S-ASF κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI1P ὅτι-C διαγογγύζω-V1--PAI2P κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δίδωμι-V8--PAN κύριος-N2--ASM σύ- P--DP ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF κρέας-N3--APN ἐσθίω-VB--AAN καί-C ἄρτος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D εἰς-P πλησμονή-N1--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὅς- --ASM σύ- P--NP διαγογγύζω-V1--PAI2P κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI1P οὐ-D γάρ-X κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM γογγυσμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀλλά-C ἤ-C κατά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

9 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM εἶπον-VA--AAD2S πᾶς-A1S-DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM προςἔρχομαι-VA--AAD2P ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM εἰςἀκούω-VX--XAI3S γάρ-X σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM

10 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM πᾶς-A1S-DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VDI-API3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VVI-API3S ἐν-P νεφέλη-N1--DSF

11 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

12 εἰςἀκούω-VX--XAI1S ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λαλέω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P ἑσπέρα-N1A-ASF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P κρέας-N3--APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D πίμπλημι-VS--FPI2P ἄρτος-N2--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP

13 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἑσπέρα-N1A-NSF καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὀρτυγομήτρα-N1A-NSF καί-C καλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καταπαύω-V1--PMPGSF ὁ- A--GSF δρόσος-N2--GSF κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF

14 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF λεπτός-A1--NSN ὡσεί-D κόριον-N2N-NSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὡσεί-D πάγος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

15 ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASN ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἕτερος-A1A-NSM ὁ- A--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S οὗτος- D--NSN οὐ-D γάρ-X οἶδα-VXI-YAI3P τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄρτος-N2--NSM ὅς- --ASM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σύ- P--DP ἐσθίω-VB--AAN

16 οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --ASN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM συνἄγω-VB--AAD2P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPM γομορ-N---ASN κατά-P κεφαλή-N1--ASF κατά-P ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ψυχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP ἕκαστος-A1--NSM σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN συσκήνια-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GP συνλέγω-VA--AAD2P

17 ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X οὕτως-D ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐλαχύς-A3C-ASN

18 καί-C μετρέω-VA--AAPNPM ὁ- A--DSN γομορ-N---DSN οὐ-D πλεονάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐλαχύς-A3C-ASN οὐ-D ἐλαττονέω-VAI-AAI3S ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPM παρά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P

19 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μηδείς-A3--NSM καταλείπω-VB--AAD3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

20 καί-C οὐ-D εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM ἀλλά-C καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P τις- I--NPM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C ἐκζέω-VAI-AAI3S σκώληξ-N3K-APM καί-C ἐπιὄζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C πικραίνω-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM

21 καί-C συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASN πρωΐ-D πρωΐ-D ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASN καταἥκω-V1--PAPASN αὐτός- D--DSM ἡνίκα-D δέ-X διαθερμαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM τήκω-V1I-IMI3S

22 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN δέω-V2--PAPAPN διπλοῦς-A1C-APN δύο-M *γομορ-N----S ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σάββατον-N2N-NPN ἀνάπαυσις-N3I-NSF ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὔριον-D ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C πέσσω-V1--PAS2P πέσσω-V1--PAD2P καί-C ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C ἕψω-V1--PAS2P ἕψω-V1--PAD2P καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN καταλείπω-VB--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P ἀποθήκη-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

24 καί-C καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καθάπερ-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιὄζω-VAI-AAI3S οὐδέ-C σκώληξ-N3K-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM

25 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐσθίω-VB--AAD2P σήμερον-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S γάρ-X σάββατον-N2N-NPN σήμερον-D ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN

26 ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF συνλέγω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF σάββατον-N2N-NPN ὅτι-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

27 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P τις- I--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM συνλέγω-VA--AAN καί-C οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P

28 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἕως-P τίς- I--GSN οὐ-D βούλομαι-V1--PMI2P εἰςἀκούω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM νόμος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS

29 ὁράω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X κύριος-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN αὐτός- D--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF ἄρτος-N2--APM δύο-M ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καταἧμαι-VF--FMI2P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM οἶκος-N2--APM σύ- P--GP μηδείς-A3P-NSM ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMD3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF

30 καί-C σαββατίζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF

31 καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSN *μαν-N---ASN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δέ-X ὡς-C σπέρμα-N3M-NSN κόριον-N2N-GSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X γεῦμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSN ὡς-C ἐγκρίς-N3D-NSF ἐν-P μέλι-N3T-DSN

32 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --NSN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πίμπλημι-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASN γομορ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN μαν-N---GSN εἰς-P ἀποθήκη-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἵνα-C ὁράω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASM ἄρτος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI2P σύ- P--NP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὡς-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--AP κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

33 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S στάμνος-N2--ASM χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ἐνβάλλω-VB--AAD2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASM πλήρης-A3H-ASN ὁ- A--ASN γομορ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN μαν-N---GSN καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM εἰς-P διατήρησις-N3I-ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP

34 ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VEI-AMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN εἰς-P διατήρησις-N3I-ASF

35 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN μαν-N---ASN ἔτος-N3E-APN τεσσαράκοντα-M ἕως-P ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF οἰκέω-V2--PMPASF ὁ- A--ASN μαν-N---ASN ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P ἕως-P παραγίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P εἰς-P μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF *φοινίκη-N1--GSF

36 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X γομορ-N---NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέκατος-A1--NSN ὁ- A--GPN τρεῖς-A3--GPN μέτρον-N2N-GPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

   

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Psalms 81:8

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8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

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Arcana Coelestia #3563

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3563. 'And said, The voice is Jacob's voice, and the hands Esau's hands' means that the understanding consists in this case of truth existing inwardly, while the will consists in this case of good existing outwardly, so that an inversion of order exists with them. This is clear from the use of 'voice' to refer to truth and of 'hand' to refer to good. For 'voice' is used in reference to truth, as is evident from the places introduced in Volume One, in 219, 220, and from the fact that the actual words used are 'the voice is Jacob's voice', Jacob representing natural truth, as shown in various places above. And the reason why 'hand' is used in reference to good is that 'the hand' means power and ability, 878, 3541, the source of which is nothing other than good. All the power and ability that truth possesses comes from good, even though it seems to come from truth. This likewise is evident from the fact that the actual words used are 'the hands are Esau's hands', Esau representing natural good, as also shown above. The consequent existence of an inversion of order with them is evident from the consideration that proper order requires good, which belongs to the will, to exist inwardly, and truth, which belongs to the understanding, to exist outwardly. But these matters, as stated above, are such as can hardly be explained in any intelligible way because few have any knowledge of such things. For even if a perfectly clear explanation of them were given they would still not be understood if knowledge of them is lacking. Nevertheless the matter must be discussed since it is the subject at this point.

[2] The only source of the good of the natural which manifests itself in a person is interior good, that is, the good of the rational. Natural good can have no other source, though that which flows in from the one determines the nature of the good in the other. And since the good of the natural comes from no other source, neither does the truth of the natural, for where good is, so also is truth. Both must be present if they are to be anything at all. And again, that which flows in determines the nature of the truth there. Influx is such that the good of the rational flows into the natural along two different routes - one a very short and thus direct route into the good itself of the natural, and then on through the good of the natural into the truth there, this good and this truth being represented by Esau and his venison. In addition to this, the good of the rational flows into the natural along a second route which is less short, that is to say, through the truth of the rational, by means of which influx it forms something resembling good, but which in fact is truth.

[3] Everything is thus taking place according to order when the good of the rational flows directly into the good of the natural and at the same time into the truth there, and also indirectly by way of the truth of the rational into the good of the natural, and in a similar way both directly and indirectly into the truth of the natural. When all this is taking place the influx is according to order. Such is the influx with those who have been regenerated. But a different influx exists prior to regeneration, as has been stated above. That is to say, the good of the rational does not flow into the good of the natural directly but indirectly, by way of the truth of the rational, and so manifests something resembling good in the natural, which is not genuine good nor consequently genuine truth. Instead it is something such as does indeed possess good inmostly by virtue of influx through the truth of the rational; but there is nothing more. Therefore good too presents itself there under a different form, that is to say, outwardly as good represented by 'Esau' but inwardly as truth represented by 'Jacob'. And as this is not in accordance with order an inversion of order is said to exist with them. Yet insofar as nobody can be regenerated in any other way it is according to order.

[4] I realize that no matter how clearly these matters are stated and as a consequence are able to be perceived clearly by those who have a knowledge of the existence of such things, they still remain obscure to those who do not know what influx is, more so to those who do not know that the rational is distinct and separate from the natural, and more so still to those who do not have any distinct and clear idea of what good is or of what truth is. But the nature of natural good and of natural truth in the state prior to regeneration is plain to see only from the desires present at that time. When a person desires truth not because he has life in view but some other ends, such as to become learned, and to become this because of some desire to outdo others, which amounts to childish envy, and also because of some desire for glory, the order existing with the good of the natural and the truth of the natural is akin to that represented here by Jacob. As these two exist in relation to each other, there is a reversal of order, that is to say, the will, to which good belongs, exists outwardly, while the understanding, to which truth belongs, exists inwardly.

[5] But in the state following regeneration the situation is different. In this case the person desires truth not only because he has life in view but more still because he desires the good itself which constitutes that life. Previous desires, that is to say, those connected with outdoing, with childish envy, and with glory, now break away, so much so that they seem so to speak to have been dispelled. At this point good which belongs to the will exists inwardly, and truth which belongs to the understanding exists outwardly. The result then is that truth acts as one with good since it stems from good. This order is genuine order. The order existing previously also serves to bring this order about, for the will which at that time occupies an external position allows many things to come in which contribute to regeneration, like a sponge which absorbs water, clear or muddy, so that it absorbs such things as would otherwise be rejected. Indeed these things serve as means and also as ideas that have to be formed concerning genuine goods and truths, besides other uses which they serve.

  
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