Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 3378

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3378. 'I will cause your seed to multiply as the stars of heaven' means truths and cognitions of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'seed' as truths, dealt with above in 3373, and from the meaning of 'the stars' as cognitions of faith, dealt with in 2495, 2849.


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