Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 744

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744. That 'the clean beast' means affections for good has been stated and shown already at verse 2 of this chapter, consequently there is no need to pause over it here. It has in similar fashion been shown at that verse that 'the beast that is not clean' means evil desires or affections.


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