272. Now because many do not know what the nature of evil is, and that it is entirely opposed to good, and as it is important for this to be known, therefore this matter is to be considered in this order:
(i) The natural mind which is in evils and consequent falsities is a form and image of hell. (ii) The natural mind which is a form and image of hell descends through three degrees. (iii) The three degrees of the natural mind which is a form and image of hell, are opposite to the three degrees of the spiritual mind which is a form and image of heaven. (iv) The natural mind which is a hell is in everything opposed to the spiritual mind which is a heaven.
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