Divine Love and Wisdom (Harleys) n. 428

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428. On the other hand those who live in spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbour, do not have wisdom inscribed on their life, but intelligence; for the part of wisdom is to do good from affection for what is good, and the part of intelligence is to do good from affection for what is true, as was said above. Neither do these know what faith is. When faith is mentioned they understand truth, and when charity is mentioned they understand putting into practice; and when told that they must believe, reply that this is idle talk, and ask, "Who does not believe what is true?" This they say because they see truth in the light of their own heaven; on which account, to believe what they do not see, they call either simplicity or foolishness. These constitute the lung region of heaven, also mentioned above.


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