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1 ⲀϤⲀⲖⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠϪⲞⲒ ⲀϤϪⲒⲞⲞⲢ ⲀϤⲈⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.

2 ⲀⲨⲰ ⲈⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲎⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲎϬ ⲈϤⲚⲎϪ ϨⲒϪⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲚⲔⲞⲦⲔ. ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲒⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲎϬ. ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲚⲞⲂⲈ ⲔⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.

3 ⲀⲨⲰ ⲈⲒⲤϨⲞⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲄⲢⲀⲘⲘⲀⲦⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲨ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦⲞⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒ ⲈϤϪⲒⲞⲨⲀ.

4 ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲨⲘⲈⲈⲨⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀϨⲢⲰⲦⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲘⲈⲈⲨⲈ ⲈϨⲈⲚⲠⲈⲐⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲚϨⲎⲦ.

5 ⲀϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲘⲞⲦⲚ. ⲈϪⲞⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲚⲞⲂⲈ ⲔⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲚⲈϪⲞⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲄⲘⲞⲞϢⲈ.

6 ϪⲈⲔⲀⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲚⲈⲈⲒⲘⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ ⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲒϪⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲔⲀⲚⲞⲂⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲎϬ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲄϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲖⲞϬ ⲚⲄⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ.

7 ⲀϤⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ.

8 ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲀⲨⲢϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲦⲀϤϮⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲘⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

9 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲄⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈ ⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲠⲈϤⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲀⲐⲐⲀⲒⲞⲤ. ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲔ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ. ⲀϤⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.

10 ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲎϪ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲎⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲨⲚϨⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲢⲈϤⲢⲚⲞⲂⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.

11 ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲤⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲢⲚⲞⲂⲈ.

12 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲘ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ. ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲦⲎⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲤⲀⲈⲒⲚ. ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈ.

13 ⲂⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ⲈⲒⲘⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲞⲨⲈϢⲞⲨⲚⲀ ⲈϨⲞⲨⲈⲞⲨⲐⲨⲤⲒⲀ. ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲈⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲘⲚⲆⲒⲔⲀⲒⲞⲤ. ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲢⲚⲞⲂⲈ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.

14 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲰϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲚ ⲚⲈⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲈ ⲚϨⲀϨ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ. ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲈ ⲀⲚ.

15 ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲚϬⲞⲘ ⲚⲚⲈϢⲎⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲘⲀ ⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲈⲦ ⲈⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲈ ⲈⲪⲞⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲈⲦ ϢⲞⲞⲠ ⲚⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ϨⲈⲚϨⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲨϢⲀⲚϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲈ.

16 ⲘⲈⲢⲈⲖⲀⲀⲨ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲦⲞⲈⲒⲤ ⲚϢⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϢⲦⲎⲚ ⲘⲠⲖϬⲈ. ⲤⲚⲀϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲔⲰⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲦⲈϢⲦⲎⲚ ⲚϤϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϬ ⲘⲠⲰϨ.

17 ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲈⲨⲚⲈϪⲘⲢⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲨⲠⲰϨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲎⲢⲠ ⲠⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈϨⲰⲦ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϢⲀⲨⲚⲈϪⲎⲢⲠ ⲚⲂⲢⲢⲈ ⲈⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲂⲢⲢⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞϪ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲚⲀⲨ.

18 ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲎⲦⲈ ⲈⲒⲤⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲀϤϮⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲀϢⲈⲈⲢⲈ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲄⲦⲀⲖⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲒϪ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲤ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲤⲚⲀⲰⲚϨ.

19 ⲀϤⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.

20 ⲈⲒⲤⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲈⲤⲚⲞϤ ϢⲞⲞⲠ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲚⲦⲤⲚⲞⲞⲨⲤⲈ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲈ. ⲀⲤϮⲠⲈⲤⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲠⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲤϪⲰϨ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲞⲒⲦⲈ.

21 ⲚⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲈⲒϢⲀⲚϪⲰϨ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲈ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲎⲚ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.

22 ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞ ⲦⲀϢⲈⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲒⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀⲤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϬⲒ ⲦⲈⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ ϪⲒⲚⲦⲈⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ.

23 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲞⲞⲨⲈ ⲘⲚ ⲠⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲈⲨϢⲦⲢⲦⲰⲢ.

24 ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲈⲒ ⲚⲎⲦⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϬⲒ ⲦϢⲈⲈⲢⲈ ϢⲎⲘ. ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲤⲚⲔⲞⲦⲔ. ⲚⲦⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲨⲤⲰⲂⲈ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲘⲞⲨ.

25 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲀϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϬⲒϪ. ⲀⲤⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϬⲒ ⲦϢⲈⲈⲢⲈ ϢⲎⲘ.

26 ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲈⲒⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ.

27 ⲈϤⲠⲀⲢⲀⲄⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲒϢⲔⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲈ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲈⲒⲆ.

28 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ. ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲈⲨⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚϬⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲠⲀⲒ. ⲠⲈϪⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲠϪⲞⲈⲒⲤ.

29 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϪⲰϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲚⲎⲦⲚ.

30 ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲨⲂⲀⲖ. ⲀϤϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϬⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲠⲢⲦⲢⲈⲖⲀⲀⲨ ⲈⲒⲘⲈ.

31 ⲚⲦⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲈⲒⲦ ϨⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ.

32 ⲈϤⲚⲎⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ. ⲈⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲎⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲠⲞ ⲈⲢⲈⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒⲘⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲰⲰϤ.

33 ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲚⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲆⲀⲒⲘⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϤϢⲀϪⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲠⲈⲘⲠⲞ. ⲀⲨⲢϢⲠⲎⲢⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲒϨⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖ.

34 ⲚⲈⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲘ ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲆⲀⲒⲘⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲆⲀⲒⲘⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ.

35 ⲀⲨⲰ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲚϬⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲘⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲚ ⲚϮⲘⲈ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲚ ⲚⲈⲨⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲈϤⲦⲀϢⲈⲞⲈⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲘⲚⲦⲢⲢⲞ ⲈϤⲢⲠⲀϨⲢⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲚⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲒⲖⲞϪⲖⲈϪ ⲚⲒⲘ.

36 ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲘⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲀϤϢⲚϨⲦⲎϤ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲨⲤⲔⲨⲖⲖⲈⲒ ⲠⲈ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚⲈⲨⲚⲎϪ ⲚⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲤⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲤ.

37 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰϨⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϢⲰϤ. ⲚⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲞⲂⲔ.

38 ⲤⲈⲠⲤⲠϪⲞⲈⲒⲤ ϬⲈ ⲘⲠⲰϨⲤ. ϪⲈⲔⲀⲀⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲈϪⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰϨⲤ.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6987

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6987. 'Who makes man's mouth' means utterance. This is clear from the meaning of 'mouth' as voice, dealt with above in 6985; and since it means voice it means utterance. What the specific meaning of 'mouth' is can be recognized only from correspondence. The mouth including the lips corresponds to inward speech that belongs to thought; and a person's thought is active or passive. Active thought is the thought a person engages in when he is speaking and may be called vocal thought; but passive thought is the thought a person engages in when he is not speaking. The nature of the difference between the two becomes clear to anyone who stops to reflect. 'Man's mouth' means active or vocal thought, and so means utterance.

[2] As regards active thought, meant by 'mouth', it should be recognized that such thought is also in its own kind of way a form of speaking, and that through the activity of this speech it activates the physical organs that correspond to it. Verbal expressions are seemingly present in thought, but that is an illusion; solely the meaning embodied in speech is present there. Man can have scarcely any idea of the nature of such meaning, for it is the speech that his spirit possesses, which is a universal kind of speech such as spirits in the next life employ. When this kind of speech passes into corresponding physical organs it gives rise to speech consisting of words, which is exceedingly different from the thought that produces it. That very great difference is plainly evident from the consideration that a person is able to envisage in a minute what will take him a long time to speak or write about. It would be different if that thought consisted of words such as speech in the mouth consists of. By virtue of the correspondence between speech intrinsically within thought and speech uttered by the mouth a person knows how to talk in the universal language as soon as he comes after death among spirits, and so can talk to any spirits, no matter what language they may have spoken in the world; and by the same virtue, as he talks to them there he is scarcely aware that he is not talking the same way he did in the world. Yet the words of which their speech consists are not words such as a person employs when he is in the body. Rather they are the ideas that have composed his thought, and one idea contains very much detail within it. Spirits are therefore able to declare in an instant what man can scarcely express in half an hour; and there is still more contained in the same idea, such as cannot find expression in physical speech.

[3] Yet angels in heaven speak in a different way from spirits. Angels in heaven possess speech consisting of intellectual concepts, which are called immaterial ideas by philosophers, whereas spirits possess speech consisting of mental pictures, which are called material ideas. Consequently one idea belonging to angels' thought contains very much that spirits cannot fully describe even with very many lines of thought, in addition to much that they cannot begin to express. But when a spirit becomes an angel he uses angelic speech, just as a person uses spirits' speech when he becomes a spirit after death, and for a similar reason. From all this one may now see what active thought is - that it is the speech a person's spirit possesses.

  
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