Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 20

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20. FROM THE HEAVENLY ARCANA.

Each and all things in the universe have relation to good and truth, or to evil and falsity, those things which are in Divine order, and take place according to Divine order, to good and truth, and those which are in opposition thereto, to evil and falsity, nos. 2452, 3166, 4390, 4409, 5232, 7256, 10122. Thus with man they have relation to the understanding and will, because the man's understanding is the recipient of truth, or of falsity; and his will the recipient of good, or of evil, nos. 10122. Few at the present day know what truth is in its genuine essence because it is so little known what good is, when yet all truth is from good, and all good is through truths, nos. 2507, 3603, 4136, 9186, 9995. There are four kinds of men: 1. They who are in falsities from evil; and in falsities not from evil. 2. They who are in truths apart from good. 3. They who are in truths, and through them regard, and aspire to, good. 4. They who are in truths from good. But of each of these, specially.


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