5064. The preliminary section of the previous chapter, 4954-4959, contained an explanation of what is meant in the internal sense by giving food to the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, taking in a stranger, clothing the naked, visiting one sick or in prison. That section shows that what charity is essentially is implied and described by all these actions. By one who is hungry, thirsty, or a stranger is meant an affection for what is good and true; and by one who is naked, sick, or in prison is meant a recognition of what one's own selfhood is like, see 4956, 4958.