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Minekelõtte kitudódott volna gonoszságod; a miképen te most gyalázatuk vagy Siria leányainak s minden körülötted valóknak, a Filiszteusok leányainak, kik útálnak téged köröskörül?
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Minekelõtte kitudódott volna gonoszságod; a miképen te most gyalázatuk vagy Siria leányainak s minden körülötted valóknak, a Filiszteusok leányainak, kik útálnak téged köröskörül?
241. (Revelation 3:18) I counsel thee. That this signifies the means of reformation of those who hold the doctrine of faith alone, is evident from the things that now follow; for the reformation of those who are in that doctrine is now treated of; hence, I counsel thee, involves precepts how they ought to live in order that they may be reformed, and so be saved.
4397. 'And he bought the portion of the field' means making the good that springs from that truth its own. This is clear from the meaning of 'buying' as making one's own, and from the meaning of 'the portion of the field' as good springing from that truth. For 'the field' means the Church as regards good and so means good itself, see 2971, 3196, 3317, 3500, 3508, 3766.