Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 134

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134. Man has a conscience of what is good, and a conscience of what is just. The conscience of what is good is the conscience of the internal man, and the conscience of what is just, the conscience of the external man. The conscience of what is good consists in acting according to the commandments of faith from an internal affection; but the conscience of what is just, in acting according to civil and moral laws from an external affection. Those who have the conscience of what is good, have also the conscience of what is just; but those who have only the conscience of what is just, possess the ability to receive the conscience of what is good; and they, also, do receive it upon being instructed.


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