Heavenly Doctrine (Chadwick) n. 135

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135. Conscience in the case of those who are in a state of charity towards the neighbour is a conscience of truth, because it is formed by faith in truth. Those, however, who are in a state of love to the Lord have a conscience of good, because it is formed by a love for truth. In their case their conscience is a higher one, and it is called the perception of truth out of good. Those who have a conscience of truth belong to the Lord's spiritual kingdom; but those who have the higher conscience called perception belong to the Lord's celestial kingdom.


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