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4 Mose 23:12

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12 Er antwortete und sprach: Muß ich nicht das halten und reden, das mir der HERR in den Mund gibt?

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Arcana Coelestia #140

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140. That 'a help suitable for him' means the proprium becomes clear from the nature of the proprium, and from what follows. But because the member of the Church dealt with here was inherently well-disposed, he was granted a proprium. But it [only] appeared to be his own, which is why it is called 'a help suitable for him'.

  
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