Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4620

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4620. 'Old and full of days' means newness of life. This is clear from the meaning of 'old' as the casting aside of the previous state and the assumption of the new one, dealt with in 2198, 3016, 3254, 3492, at this point therefore newness of life; and from the meaning of 'full of days' as a complete state.


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