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Exodus 32

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1 και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM οτι-C χρονιζω-VX--XAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM καταβαινω-VZ--AAN εκ-P ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN συνιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM επι-P *ααρων-N---DSM και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3P αυτος- D--DSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DP θεος-N2--APM ος- --NPM προπορευομαι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSM γαρ-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI1P τις- I--NSN γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

2 και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *ααρων-N---NSM περιαιρεω-VB--AMD2P ο- A--APN ενωτιον-N2N-APN ο- A--APN χρυσους-A1C-APN ο- A--APN εν-P ο- A--DPN ους-N3T-DPN ο- A--GPF γυνη-N3K-GPF συ- P--GP και-C θυγατηρ-N3--GPF και-C φερω-VA--AAD2P προς-P εγω- P--AS

3 και-C περιαιρεω-VAI-AMI3P πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN ενωτιον-N2N-APN ο- A--APN χρυσους-A1C-APN ο- A--APN εν-P ο- A--DPN ους-N3T-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C φερω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P *ααρων-N---ASM

4 και-C δεχομαι-VAI-AMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C πλασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN εν-P ο- A--DSF γραφις-N3D-DSF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN μοσχος-N2--ASM χωνευτος-A1--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---VSM οστις- X--NPM αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3P συ- P--AS εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

5 και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM *ααρων-N---NSM οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κατεναντι-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C κηρυσσω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM εορτη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM αυριον-D

6 και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--DSF επαυριον-D αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3S ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3S θυσια-N1A-ASF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM εσθιω-VB--AAN και-C πινω-VB--AAN και-C αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3P παιζω-V1--PAN

7 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM βαδιζω-V1--PAD2S ο- A--ASN ταχος-N3E-ASN εντευθεν-D καταβαινω-VZ--AAD2S ανομεω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ος- --APM εκαγω-VBI-AAI2S εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

8 παραβαινω-VZI-AAI3P ταχυς-A3U-ASN εκ-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF ος- --GSF εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI2S αυτος- D--DPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM μοσχος-N2--ASM και-C προςκυνεω-VX--XAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C θυω-VX--XAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---VSM οστις- X--NPM αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3P συ- P--AS εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

10 και-C νυν-D εαω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS και-C θυμοω-VC--APPNSM οργη-N1--DSF εις-P αυτος- D--APM εκτριβω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN

11 και-C δεω-VCI-API3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ινα-C τις- I--NSN κυριος-N2--VSM θυμοω-V4--PMI2S οργη-N1--DSF εις-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS ος- --APM εκαγω-VBI-AAI2S εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εν-P ισχυς-N3U-DSF μεγας-A1--DSF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSM βραχιων-N3N-DSM συ- P--GS ο- A--DSM υψηλος-A1--DSM

12 μηποτε-D ειπον-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM μετα-P πονηρια-N1A-GSF εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM αποκτεινω-VA--AAN εν-P ο- A--DPN ορος-N3E-DPN και-C εκ ανααλισκω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF παυω-VA--AMD2S ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM θυμος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS και-C ιλεως-A1B-NSM γιγνομαι-VB--AMD2S επι-P ο- A--DSF κακια-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS

13 μιμνησκω-VS--APPNSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM και-C *ισαακ-N---GSM και-C *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--GPM σος-A1--GPM οικετης-N1M-GPM ος- --DPM ομνυμι-VAI-AAI2S κατα-P σεαυτου- D--GSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S προς-P αυτος- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM πολυπληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GP ωσει-D ο- A--APN αστρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ο- A--DSN πληθος-N3E-DSN και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF ος- --ASF ειπον-VAI-AAI2S διδωμι-VO--AAN ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GPM και-C καταεχω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

14 και-C ιλασκομαι-VCI-API3S κυριος-N2--NSM περι-P ο- A--GSF κακια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ποιεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

15 και-C αποστρεφω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M πλαξ-N3K-NPF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GSM πλαξ-N3K-NPF λιθινος-A1--NPF καταγραφω-VP--XPPNPF εκ-P αμφοτεροι-A1A-GPN ο- A--GPN μερος-N3E-GPN αυτος- D--GPF ενθεν-D και-C ενθεν-D ειμι-V9--IAI3P γραφω-VP--XPPNPF

16 και-C ο- A--NPF πλαξ-N3K-NPF εργον-N2N-NSN θεος-N2--GSM ειμι-V9--IAI3P και-C ο- A--NSF γραφη-N1--NSF γραφη-N1--NSF θεος-N2--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S κολαπτω-VP--XPPNSF εν-P ο- A--DPF πλαξ-N3K-DPF

17 και-C ακουω-VA--AAPNSM *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM κραζω-V1--PAPGPM λεγω-V1--PAI3S προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM φωνη-N1--NSF πολεμος-N2--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF παρεμβολη-N1--DSF

18 και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3S ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S φωνη-N1--NSF εκαρχω-V1--PAPGPM κατα-P ισχυς-N3U-ASF ουδε-C φωνη-N1--NSF εκαρχω-V1--PAPGPM τροπη-N1--GSF αλλα-C φωνη-N1--ASF εκαρχω-V1--PAPGPM οινος-N2--GSM εγω- P--NS ακουω-V1--PAI1S

19 και-C ηνικα-D εγγιζω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--DSF παρεμβολη-N1--DSF οραω-V3--PAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APM χορος-N2--APM και-C οργιζω-VS--APPNSM θυμος-N2--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ριπτω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF δυο-M πλαξ-N3K-APF και-C συντριβω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APF υπο-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN

20 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P κατακαιω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN και-C κατααλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM λεπτος-A1--ASM και-C σπειρω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN και-C ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

21 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--DSM *ααρων-N---DSM τις- I--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM οτι-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI2S επι-P αυτος- D--APM αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF

22 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM μη-D οργιζω-V1--PMD2S κυριος-N2--VSM συ- P--NS γαρ-X οιδα-VX--XAI2S ο- A--ASN ορμημα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM

23 λεγω-V1--PAI3P γαρ-X εγω- P--DS ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DP θεος-N2--APM ος- --NPM προπορευομαι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSM γαρ-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI1P τις- I--NSN γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

24 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM ει-C τις- I--DSM υποαρχω-V1--PAI3S χρυσιον-N2N-NPN περιαιρεω-VB--AMD2P και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--DS και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI1S εις-P ο- A--ASN πυρ-N3--ASN και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM μοσχος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM

25 και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM οτι-C διασκεδαζω-VT--XPI3S διασκεδαζω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X αυτος- D--APM *ααρων-N---NSM επιχαρμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DPM υπεναντιος-A1A-DPM αυτος- D--GPM

26 ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM ειμι-V9--PAD3S προς-P εγω- P--AS συνερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ουν-X προς-P αυτος- D--ASM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *λευι-N---GSM

27 και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3S αυτος- D--DPM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM τιθημι-VE--AMD2P εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASF εαυτου- D--GSM ρομφαια-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASM μηρος-N2--ASM και-C διαερχομαι-VA--AAD2P και-C ανακαμπτω-VA--AAD2P απο-P πυλη-N1--GSF επι-P πυλη-N1--ASF δια-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF και-C αποκτεινω-VA--AAD2P εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM πλησιον-D αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM εγγυς-D αυτος- D--GSM

28 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *λευι-N---GSM καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εις-P τρισχιλιοι-A1A-APM ανηρ-N3--APM

29 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM πληροω-VAI-AAI2P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF συ- P--GP σημερον-D κυριος-N2--DSM εκαστος-A1--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM υιος-N2--DSM η-C ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM διδωμι-VC--APN επι-P συ- P--AP ευλογια-N1A-ASF

30 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASF αυριον-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--NP αμαρτανω-VX--XAI2P αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF και-C νυν-D αναβαινω-VF--FMI1S προς-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM ινα-C εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMS1S περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GP

31 υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δεομαι-V1--PMI1S κυριος-N2--VSM αμαρτανω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM θεος-N2--APM χρυσους-A1C-APM

32 και-C νυν-D ει-C μεν-X αποιημι-V1--PAI2S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF αποιημι-VB--AAD2S ει-C δε-X μη-D εκαλειφω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS εκ-P ο- A--GSF βιβλος-N2--GSF συ- P--GS ος- --GSF γραφω-VAI-AAI2S

33 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM ει-C τις- I--NSM αμαρτανω-VX--XAI3S ενωπιον-P εγω- P--GS εκαλειφω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εκ-P ο- A--GSF βιβλος-N2--GSF εγω- P--GS

34 νυνι-D δε-X βαδιζω-V1--PAD2S καταβαινω-VZ--AAD2S και-C οδηγεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--DS ιδου-I ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS προπορευομαι-V1--PMI3S προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GS ος- --DSF δε-X αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF επισκεπτω-V1--PMS1S επιαγω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM

35 και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF ποιησις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ος- --GSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 199

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199. And I will not blot his name out of the book of life, signifies that they will be in heaven because they are fitted for it. This is evident from the signification of "name," as being the quality of man's state of life (See above, n. 148); and from the signification of "the book of life," as being heaven (of which presently); therefore, "not to blot his name out of the book of life" signifies that they will be in heaven because their state in respect to love and faith is such, thus because they are fitted for heaven. "The book of life" signifies heaven, because a man who is in the love to the Lord and faith in Him is a heaven in least form, and this heaven of man corresponds to heaven in the greatest form; therefore he who has heaven in himself also comes into heaven, for he is fitted for it. (That there is such correspondence, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 51-58, 73-77, 87-102; and The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 230-236.) From this it is that "the book of life" is that with man that corresponds to the heaven with him. Because this remains with man to eternity, if he has become spiritual by means of the knowledges of truth and good applied to life in the world, it is said, "I will not blot his name out of the book of life." In the world indeed it may be blotted out if man does not remain spiritual to the end of life; but if he does so remain it cannot be blotted out, because he is conjoined to the Lord by love and faith, and such conjunction with the Lord as there has been in the world remains with man after death.

[2] From this it can be seen that "the book of life" means that from the Lord which has been written on man's spirit, that is, on his heart and soul, or what is the same, on his love and faith; and what is written by the Lord in man is heaven. From this it is clear what is meant by "the book of life" in the following passages. In Daniel:

The Ancient of Days sat, and the books were opened (Daniel 7:9-10).

In the same:

The people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book (Daniel 12:1).

In David:

Let them be blotted out of the book of lives, and not be written with the righteous (Psalms 69:28).

In Moses:

Moses said, Blot me, I pray, out of the book which Thou hast written. And Jehovah said, Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of the book (Exodus 32:32-33).

In Revelation:

All shall worship the beast whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 13:8; 17:8).

Again:

I saw that the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is that of life; and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. And if any was not found written in the book of life he was cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:12-13, 15).

Again:

There shall enter into the New Jerusalem only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 21:27).

In David:

My bone was not hidden from Thee when I was made in secret. Upon Thy book all the days were written in which they were formed, and not one of them is wanting (Psalms 139:15-16).

"All the days were written" means all states of life. (That each and all things that man has thought, willed, spoken, and done, even all that he has seen and heard, are with him in his spirit as if written therein, so that nothing whatever is wanting, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 462, 463; and Arcana Coelestia 2469-2494, 7398; and that this is man's "book of life," see n. 2474, 9386, 9841, 10505, n. 5212, 8067, 9334, 9723, 9841.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 9841

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9841. 'And you shall take two shoham stones' means the interior memory formed from the truths of faith that spring from love. This is clear from the meaning of 'stones' as truths, dealt with in 114, 643, 1298, 3720, 6426, 8609, and of 'shoham stones' as the truths of faith springing from love, 9476. The reason why the memory is meant by these stones is that the names of the sons of Israel were engraved on them and an engraving on stones means a memory composed of real things which are to remain there permanently. The engraving or inscription of the Law on tablets of stone for example means those things which have been imprinted on a person's memory and life and which for this reason are to remain there permanently, see 9416 (end). The engraving or inscription on stones has this meaning because the human memory has truths imprinted on it, also ideas that have the appearance of truth, so much so that it is fashioned from them. Stones furthermore mean truths, and when an engraving on them is mentioned a memory where truths reside is meant, as is meant by 'the engraving on the hands' in Isaiah,

Even though they may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you upon [My] hands. Isaiah 49:15-16.

This explains why those stones are called 'stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel' in verse 12 below.

[2] The reason why the interior memory is meant by 'the shoham stones', on account of the engraving on them, is that even as the inscriptions, which were the names of the sons of Israel, mean spiritual truths, regarding which, see what follows below, and also the actual stones mean spiritual truths, so a person's interior memory must consist of such truths. For a person has two memories, exterior and interior; the exterior memory is natural, shaped therefore by such things as occur in the world, whereas the interior memory is spiritual, shaped by such as occur in heaven, see 2469-2494, 5212, 8067.

[3] The meaning of stones with engraving on them as the [interior] memory on which truths have been inscribed has its origin in representatives in heaven. People who enter the next life after death, bringing with them truths of faith that are present solely in the natural or exterior memory, and not in the spiritual or interior memory, seem to themselves when they go out to be wandering about among stony rocks and in forests. But those bringing with them truths of faith present in the spiritual memory as well seem to themselves when they go out to be walking among cultivated hills and also in gardens. The reason for this is that truths present in the exterior or natural memory, where they exist as known facts, are not at all part of life unless they are present at the same time in the interior or spiritual memory, for the truths present in this memory have become part of life, the interior or spiritual memory being the book of a person's life, 2474; and the things that compose life are represented in heaven by gardens, olive groves, and vineyards, and by rose beds and lawns, and those that compose charity by the hills where such places are situated, 6435. Those however which do not compose life are represented by stony places and thickets which are bare and rugged.

[4] What the truths of faith that spring from love are must also be stated briefly. Truths of faith springing from love are ones which love dictates, and so ones which derive their very being from love; in those truths there is life, because whatever springs from love has life in it. Truths of faith springing from love therefore are those which are directly concerned with love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour, these being the truths which love dictates. The whole Word consists of teachings that present such truths, for in its spiritual sense the Word deals solely with such things as have to do with the Lord and such as have to do with the neighbour, thus such things as have to do with love to the Lord and towards the neighbour. For this reason the Word too has life in it. This is what is meant by the statement 'on these two commandments the Law and the Prophets depend', Matthew 22:38, 40, 'the Law and the Prophets' being the Word in its entirety. The truths of faith springing from love however do not consist in a bare knowledge of such truths that resides in a person's memory and consequently in his understanding. Rather they are affections inherently present in the person's life; for what a person loves and therefore does is inherently present in his life. There are also truths of faith which are not directly concerned with love, but merely lend support closely or remotely to those which are directly concerned with it. These truths of faith are called secondary truths. For the truths of faith are like families and their successive generations coming down from one and the same father. The father of those truths is the good of love, received from the Lord and consequently offered to Him. Thus their father is the Lord, for whether you say the Lord or love received from Him and consequently offered to Him, it amounts to the same thing. Love is spiritual togetherness and causes Him to be where that love is; for assuredly love causes the one who is loved to be present within itself.

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