Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 139

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139. * It should be known that the Divine Good and the Divine Truth that are from the Lord as a Sun in the heavens, are not in the Lord but from the Lord. In the Lord there is only Divine Love, which is the Being (Esse) from which that Divine good and truth come into existence. Existing (existere) from being (esse) is meant by going forth (procedens). This, too, can be made clear by comparison with the sun of the world. The heat and light that are in the world are not in the sun but from it. In the sun, there is fire only, and it is from this that heat and light come into existence and go forth. * There is no n. 138 in the original. Editor.


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