Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 114

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114. From the light and heat of the sun an idea may be formed concerning the good belonging to charity and the truth belonging to faith. When the light which proceeds from the sun is conjoined with heat, as is the case in spring-time and summer, everything on the earth's surface germinates and blooms; but when there is no heat in the light, as in wintertime, everything on the face of the earth grows torpid and dies. Spiritual light also is the truth of faith, and spiritual heat is love. An idea may be formed from this concerning the quality of a member of the Church when faith with him is conjoined to charity, in which case he is like a garden and a paradise; and also concerning his quality when faith with him is not conjoined to charity; in which case he is like a desert, and like a land covered with snow.


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