Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9976

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9976. Those therefore who think that merit lies in works love themselves, and those who love themselves despise the neighbour, indeed are irate with God Himself if they do not receive the hoped-for reward; for they do things for the sake of reward.


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