第17节。灵魂行动的主宰原则也不能与来自邪恶和虚假的爱的快乐相联系，这些爱的快乐都是自欺欺人的，以免最深处的意志被引离主，灵魂也不能相信单纯的教义和知识的增加，这些知识是由自我智力获得的。

7223. 'Behold, the children of Israel have not heard me' means that those who are spiritual have not received the things which have been declared to them. This is clear from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who are spiritual, that is, those who belong to the Lord's spiritual Church, dealt with in 6426, 6637; and from the meaning of 'not hearing' as not receiving in faith and obedience, dealt with above in 7216. The fact that the things which have been declared to them are meant, that is, things regarding their deliverance, is self-evident.