6747. 'And the woman took the child and nursed him' means that good from the Church was instilled into him. This is clear from the meaning of 'the woman' as the Church, dealt with in 252, 257; and from the meaning of 'nursing' as the instillation of good, dealt with just above in 6745. A second state is what is being described here. The first state is a state in which people are let into their evils and falsities, 6724; this second state is a state in which the Church's good is instilled into them.