Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 3997

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3997. 'And my righteousness will answer for me' means the Divine holiness which He possessed. This is clear from the meaning of 'righteousness' as that which has regard to good, dealt with in 612, 2235. But when used of the Lord, as it is here, Divine holiness is meant, for all spiritual or celestial good proceeds from the Lord's Holy Divine.


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