2839. Because evil is increasing and has increased up to the present, mankind is going more and more against order, and since the little practiced evil they had, worsened by much practice, has grown so much by inheritance-and so, seeing they go more and more against order because against faith, or the truths of faith-therefore there is more need for the Lord's direct help. The more they go against order, the greater is the force required for reforming them, consequently the more spirits are needed, while those who are led more according to order need fewer spirits to be present with them. In like manner, all things in the body that proceed according to order, such as the workings of the internal organs, which are termed natural, have no need for the direct help of spirits, because [they function] according to order. 1748, 16 Aug.