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Genesis 1:19

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19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

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Marriage #20

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20. (7) Heavenly joy is founded upon conjugial love.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #7489

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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.

  
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