6594. 'A hundred and ten years old' means the state at that time. This is clear from the meaning of 'a hundred and ten years' as the state and essential nature of the life of factual knowledge from the internal, dealt with in 6582 - 'years' being states, see 487, 488, 497.

497. That 'Seth' is a second Church, less celestial than the parent Most Ancient Church, but nevertheless one of the Most Ancient Churches, is clear from what has been stated already about Seth at verse 3. The situation with Churches, as has also been stated, is that little by little, as one period of time gives way to another, they decline as regards things that are vital, chiefly for the reason dealt with already.