Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 73

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73. The love of ruling also remains with every one after his life in the world. But those who exercised rule from love towards the neighbour, are then entrusted with rule in the heavens; yet it is not they who then rule, but the uses and the goods which they love; and when these rule, the Lord rules. But those, who in the world exercised rule from the love of self, after their life in the world are in hell, where they are base slaves.


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