Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10793

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10793. Those set in authority over the human affairs which have to do with heaven, or over religious affairs, are called priests, and their office is called the priesthood. But those set in authority over the human affairs which have to do with the world, or over secular affairs, are called officers of state; and their head is called the monarch, where that form of government exists.


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