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Genesis 20:4

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4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou also slay a righteous nation?

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Arcana Coelestia #2530

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2530. That 'I also withheld you from sinning against Me' means that nothing harmful had taken place, that is to say, where the doctrine of faith was concerned, the rational was not consulted - also the meaning in what follows next - becomes clear without explanation.

  
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