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A Conversation in the Southern Quarter of the Spiritual World,
concerning Man as an Organ receptive of Life, and of
Good and Evil, by Influx....
Corresponding Representations in the Spiritual World of those
who separate Charity from Faith; and a Discourse with
those Spirits

A Council of the Learned convened in the Spiritual World, to

deliberate on Man's Free-will in Spiritual Things, and

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their false Notions thereon refuted......
The Sentiments of an Evil Spirit and a Good Spirit on Free-will. 504
Concerning two Spirits collecting Proofs from the Word in fa-

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vour of Justification by Faith....

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A Representation of a Herd of Goats, and a Flock of Sheep, in
the Spíritual World, with the Sentiments of those who
separate, and of those who unite, Faith and Charity.. 506

A Conversation with Angels on the Concupiscence of Evil, which

is in every Man by Birth....

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Of the Spheres of the Inhabitants of Heaven and Hell, when
made sensible as Odours...

Concerning the Delights of Hell, which shew their Nature and

Quality, exemplified......

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Concerning the Places of Instruction in the Spiritual World for

Novitiate Spirits; with an Inquiry into the general Pro-
perties of Heaven and Hell, and their three Universals,
exemplified

On Concupiscence, Phantasy, and Intelligence, explained by
Angels, and exemplified...............

A Discourse among Angels on Intelligence and Wisdom in Man,
not the least portion of which is from himself, but only
the Faculty of receiving them ......

Concerning the Elect, and Election, explained in a Conversation

with certain Angelic Spirits; and a Convocation of the

Clergy and Laity, who deliver their Notions respecting

Conscience; the true Nature of which is afterwards

explained......

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CONTAINING

The Universal Theology,

OF THE

NEW HEAVEN AND NEW CHURCH.

CHAPTER VII.

OF CHARITY, OR LOVE TOWARDS OUR NEIGHBOUR; AND OF GOOD WORKS.

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392. ROM the doctrine of faith we next proceed to that of charity, for faith and charity are conjoined like truth and good, or like light and heat in the time of spring. We use this similitude, because spiritual light, which is the light that proceedeth from the sun of the spiritual world, in its essence is truth, and in consequence, truth in that world, wheresoever it appeareth, shines with a splendor according to its purity; and spiritual heat, which also proceedeth from the same sun, in its essence is good. The case is the same with respect to charity and faith, as with good and truth, charity being the complex of all things belonging to the good which a man doeth to his neighbour, and faith the complex of all things belonging to the truth which he thinketh respecting God and things divine. Since then the truth of faith is spiritual light, and the good of charity spiritual heat, it follows, that there is a similitude between these two and the two properties of the same name in the natural world; that is to say, that as by their conjunction B

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