Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 275

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275. The angels in one heaven, or in one society of heaven, are not all in like wisdom; their wisdom differs. Those in the middle are in the greatest wisdom, and those round about even to the borders are in less wisdom. The decrease of wisdom in accord with the distance from the middle is like the decrease of light verging to shade (see n. 43 and 128). The light they have is in the same degree as their wisdom, since the light of heaven is the Divine Wisdom, and every one is in light in accordance with his reception of wisdom. Respecting the light of heaven and the varying kinds of reception of it see above (n. 126-132).


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