Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5610

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5610. 'From my hand you will require him' means that [the truth of good] will not be snatched away, insofar as it is within its power to prevent it. This is clear from the meaning of 'hand' as power, dealt with in 878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 5544 (insofar as it is within its power is meant because the surety or pledge does not extend beyond [the good of the Church]; the explanation of the truth and the nature of this matter is contained in the internal sense); and from the meaning of 'requiring from him' as not being snatched away, for the one 'required' from another must be attached to that other and remain inseparable from him.


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