9070. 'And if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past' means if the affection for evil has existed for a long time. This is clear from the meaning of 'an ox accustomed to gore' as an affection for evil, dealt with above in 9065; and from the meaning of 'in the past' as the previous state and time, dealt with in 6983, 7114, thus that which has existed previously and for a long time.
Arcana Coelestia #3143
3143. And there is room for the camels. That this signifies a state for all things that would be serviceable to Him, is evident from the signification of “room,” as being state (see above, n. 1273-1277, 1376-1381, 2625); and from the signification of “camels,” as being general memory-knowledges (see n. 3048, 3071). That these are things for service may be seen above (n. 1486, 3019, 3020); for all things that belong to the natural man are for no other use than to serve the spiritual; wherefore also menservants, maidservants, camels, and asses, in the internal sense chiefly signify the things which belong to the natural man.