Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1644

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1644. The same ones who spoke with me from that very high place had sought out anything evil they could find against others. They eagerly looked for it, when yet those same persons, as I perceived, had been promiscuous. So I asked them why they only looked to find out the evils of others, why not instead the good things, so as to excuse the wrong things-which is the Lord's way. They admitted the rightness of this, so we went on talking about those who only look for evils, and nothing of good, so as to seem superior to the others. They admitted to this motivation, but still were unable to behave differently, for they kept right on. 1748, 22 March.


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