Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 26

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26. Concerning the various kinds of goods and truths. There is an infinite variety, and there is never one thing exactly like another thing, nos. 7236, 9002. In the heavens also there is an infinite variety, nos. 684, 690, 3744, 5598, 7236. The varieties in the heavens are varieties of good; and to them is due the distinction of all things there, nos. 3519, 3744, 3804, 3986, 4005, 4067, 4149, 4263, 7236, 7833, 7836, 9002. These varieties arise from truths which are manifold, through which every one has good, nos. 3470, 3519, 3804, 4149, 6917, 7236. On this ground all angelic societies in the heavens, and every angel in a society, are distinct from each other, nos. 690, 3241, 3519, 3804, 3986, 4067, 4149, 4263, 7236, 7833, 7836. Nevertheless, they all act as one through love from the Lord, on account of all regarding one end, nos. 457, 3986. Goods and truths in general, according to degrees, are distinguished into such as are natural, spiritual, and celestial, nos. 2069, 3240. In general, there are three degrees of good, and consequently of truth, according to the three heavens, nos. 4154, 9873, 10270. There are goods and truths thence of a threefold kind in the internal man, and as many in the external man, no. 4154. There is natural good, civil good, and moral good, no. 3768. The natural good, into which some are born, is not good in the other life, unless it becomes spiritual good, nos. 2463, 2464, 2468, 3408, 3469, 3470, 3508, 3518, 7761. Concerning natural good spiritual, and natural good not spiritual, nos. 4988, 4992, 5032. There is intellectual truth, and there is scientific truth, nos. 1904, 1911, 2503.


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