Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 8909

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8909. Verse 14. Thou shalt not covet* thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet* thy neighbors wife, and his manservant, and his maidservant, and his ox, and his ass, and anything that is thy neighbor's, signifies that one must beware of the love of self and of the world; and thus lest the evils which are contained in the preceding commandments become of the will, and so come forth. * Latin, concupisces


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