Conjugial Love (Chadwick) n. 518

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518. It was proved earlier, where the marriage of the Lord and the church was dealt with (116f.), and also the marriage of good and truth (83f.), that this marriage has a correspondence with marriages on earth. The consequence of this is that the violation of this marriage has a correspondence with immoral behaviour and adultery. This is plainly to be seen from the Word, where immoral behaviour* and acts of adultery mean falsification of the truth and adulteration of good. This can be plainly seen from the numerous passages cited from the Word in The Apocalypse Revealed (134). * Or 'whoredom.'


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