Arcana Coelestia (Potts*) n. 725

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725.  That through masculine and feminine are signified truths and goods can be seen from those things which were previously shown, that man(v) and masculine signify truth, and wife and feminine signify good.  But masculine and feminine are predicated of intellectual things (understanding) and man(v) and wife [are predicated] of voluntary things (will), for the reason that through man(v) and wife marriage is represented but not through masculine and feminine, for truth can never enter of itself a marriage with good, but good [can enter of itself a marriage] with truth.  This is because there is no truth which is not produced by good and so coupled with good.  If good is taken away from truth nothing whatever remains but words.

* Modified by Campbell.


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