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Genesis 4:7

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7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

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Arcana Coelestia #327

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327. The state of those who belonged to separated faith altered to a state that was evil. This is described as Cain's anger blazing and his face 1 falling, verses 5-6.

Footnotes:

1. literally, faces

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.