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Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Genesis 3:18
Arcana Coelestia #237
237. The Church is described further still by the woman. This Church so loved itself, that is, the proprium, that it could no longer apprehend any truth at all, even though the rational which was to have dominion was granted to them, verse 16.
