Verse 1. The state of the soul when it ceases to be led by Divine truth.

Verses 2-5. The Lord by obedience to the Divine law raised His Humanity even to the Divinity, whence is all the Divine life of the regenerate.

Verse 6. The understanding of the Word illuminated from heaven is the life of the soul.

Verse 7. Of good thence derived in the natural principle.

Verses 8-11. Concerning the genuine love of good or charity.

Verse 12. Of truth thus brought down into the life.

Verses 13-17. Of the internal good thus acquired in the rational mind.

Verses 18-19. Of the marriage between good and truth in the said.

Verses 20-21. Of a good life thence derived, and (verse 22) the consequent confirmation of truth in the soul, and (verse 23) victory in temptations, and (verses 24-25) happiness even to external and worldly things.

Verses 26-29. There is no help like the Lord, and none are so blessed as those who suffer themselves to be regenerated by Him.

7489. This being so it is evident that to the extent that a person is moved by self-love and love of the world he is not moved by love towards the neighbour, still less by love to the Lord. For the former kinds of love are the opposite of the latter.