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Genesis 1:9

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9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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Arcana Coelestia #61

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61. Everything that has to do with cognitions of faith is called spiritual, and everything that has to do with love to the Lord and towards the neighbour is called celestial. The former belong to man's understanding, the latter to his will.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #1064

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1064. Verse 19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was overspread.

'These three were the sons of Noah' means these three kinds of doctrines which Churches in general possess. 'And from them the whole earth was overspread' means that from these three all doctrines have been derived, both true and false.

  
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