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Genesis 4:5

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5 ἐπί-P δέ-X *καιν-N---DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF θυσία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM οὐ-D προςἔχω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C λυπέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *καιν-N---ASM λίαν-D καί-C συνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN πρόσωπον-N2N-DSN

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Arcana Coelestia #369

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369. From this then it follows that the words “Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him, when they were in the field together” denote that while both faith and charity were from the doctrine of faith, yet faith separate from love could not but disregard and thereby extinguish charity; as is the case at the present day with those who maintain that faith alone saves, without a work of charity, for in this very supposition they extinguish charity, although they know and confess with their lips that faith is not saving unless there is love.

  
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