48. From these considerations it is now clear that the fifth state is one in which a person speaks from faith which is part of the understanding and in so doing confirms himself in truth and good; and that what he produces at that point are the animate things called 'the fish of the sea and the birds of the air. ¹ It is also clear that the sixth state exists when he utters truths and performs good deeds from faith which is part of the understanding and so from love which is part of the will. What he produces at that point is called a living creature and a beast. And because at that point he begins to act both from faith and from love simultaneously, he becomes a spiritual man, who is called an image; and this is dealt with next.

Footnotes:

8310. Verses 14-16 The peoples heard, they trembled; distress took hold of the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed; the powerful ones of Moab, terror took hold of them; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. Alarm and dread fell on them; by the greatness of Your arm they are cut away, like a stone, till Your people pass over, O Jehovah, till this people pass over [whom] You have possessed.

'The peoples heard' means all everywhere who were ruled by falsity arising from evil. 'They trembled' means terror. 'Distress took hold of the inhabitants of Philistia' means despair of enlarging their dominion, on the part of those upholding faith separated from good. 'Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed' means a like feeling on the part of those leading a life of evil arising from self-love. 'The powerful ones of Moab' means those leading a life of falsity resulting from that love. 'Terror took hold of them' means that they did not dare to attempt a single thing. 'All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away' means a like feeling on the part of those belonging to the Church who adulterated forms of good and who falsified truths. 'Alarm and dread fell on them' means that they were without any hope of dominion. 'By the greatness of Your arm' means as a result of almighty power. 'They will be cut away like a stone' means descent like a heavy object. 'Till Your people pass over' means that therefore without risk of molestation all capable of receiving the truth of good and the good of truth will be saved. 'Till this people pass over' means that in this way those belonging to the Church who are governed by truth and good will be saved. 'You have possessed' means who have thereby become the Lord's.