Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7785

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7785. 'Against man and even against beast' means neither in respect of truth nor of good. This is clear from the meaning of 'man' as truth, dealt with in 7134; and from the meaning of 'beast' as an affection for good, and so good itself, dealt with just above in 7781.


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