4554. 'They travelled on' means a continuation. This is clear from the meaning of 'travelling on' as a further stage, dealt with in 4375, and so a continuation, that is to say, a continuation of the progress towards aspects more interior.

4375. 'He said, Let us travel on and go' means a further stage, that is to say, in the joining together of good and truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'travelling and going' which, it is evident, implies progress towards things that stand further away. For progress and a stage further are contained in the internal sense of the phrases that follow next.