2366. 'For they have come under the shadow of my roof' means that the good of charity exists with them. This is clear from the meaning of 'a house' as good, 710, 2231, 2234, which here is called 'the shadow of the roof' for a reason to be dealt with next.

2234. That 'the way' means doctrine is clear from the meaning of 'a way'. 'A way' in the Word is used in reference to truths, because truths lead to good and go forth from good, as is made clear from the places quoted in Volume One, in 627. And because a way is used in reference to truths, 'a way' is doctrine since doctrine taken as a whole embraces all those things which lead to good, that is, to charity.