373. 'And honour and vigour (virtus) and strength' signifies the Lord's celestial Divine things. In the preceding paragraph it was said that these three, 'honour, vigour and strength', in the Word where they concern the Lord, are said of the celestial Divine or the Divine Love, or of His Divine Good. That 'honour' is, may be seen (n. 249); that 'strength' is (n. 22); and that 'vigour' also is can be established from the places in the Word where it is named It should be known that in all the details (in singulis) of the Word there is the marriage of good and truth, and that there are expressions that refer to good and there are expressions that refer to truth; but these expressions cannot be distinguished one from the other by anyone else but one who strives after the spiritual sense. Out of that sense it is plain what is an expression of good or love and what is an expression of truth or wisdom; and from many places it has been given to know that 'honour, vigour and strength' are said where it treats of Divine Good. That this is the case with 'vigour' can be seen in Matt. xiii 54; xxiv 30; Mark xiii, 25, 26; Luke i 17, 35; ix 1; xxi 27; and elsewhere. That in all the details of the Word there is the marriage of the Lord and the Church, and consequently the marriage of good and truth, may be seen in THE DOCTRINE OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CONCERNING THE SACRED SCRIPTURE (n. 80-90).