Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 1060

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1060. Vers. 18. Et fuerunt filii Noahi egressi ex arca, Shem, et Ham, et Japheth, et Ham is pater Canaanis. 'Fuerunt filii Noahi egressi ex arca' significant illos qui constituerunt Ecclesiam Antiquam; 'egressi ex arca' significant qui regenerati: 'Shem' significat Ecclesiam internam: 'Ham' significat Ecclesiam corruptam: 'Japheth' significat Ecclesiam externam: 'Ham is pater Canaanis' significat quod ex Ecclesia corrupta ortus sit cultus in externis absque internis, qui significatur per 'Canaan.'


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