451. 'And the heads of the horses as the heads of lions' signifies the phantasies concerning faith alone as though it were powerful. By 'the heads' are signified the imaginary and visionary things concerning faith alone with them, of which it here treats, and these in one word are called phantasies. By 'the horses' are signified the reasonings of the interiors of their mind, which are such (n. 449); by 'lions' power is signified (n. 241). It is a power derived from fallacies, because they are sensual, and the sensual derive their reasoning from fallacies, by which means they persuade and captivate (n. 424). [2] That their arguments in favour of faith alone are imaginary and visionary, anyone who elevates his mind a little can see. What are faith in act and faith in its state, according to their idea, if not visionary? Which of them knows anything concerning faith in act, and what makes faith in its state, when nothing of good enters from a man into faith in act? What is the remission of sins and the resulting instantaneous salvation but a thing of visionary thought? That it is a fiery flying serpent in the Church, may be seen in ANGELIC WISDOM CONCERNING DIVINE PROVIDENCE (n. 340). What is the value of immunity, merit, justice, and holiness arising from imputation, except a visionary thing? Let THE DOCTRINE OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CONCERNING THE LORD (n. 18) be seen. [3] What is Divine operation in internal things without man's co-operation in externals as from himself? For to separate internal from external, so that there is no conjunction, is purely visionary, as may be seen below (n. 606). Such a visionary thing is faith separated from charity, for the charity in works is the containant and foundation of faith; it is the ground and land thereof, as well as the essence and life. In a word, faith derived from charity is the man, but faith without charity is a ghost, and is an imaginary entity of [theoretical] reason, like a bubble of water flying in the air. But perhaps someone is about to say, If you take understanding away from faith you will not see visionary things; but let it be known that he who can take understanding away from faith can also thrust a thousand visionary things upon every religious tenet, as has been done for ages past by the Roman Catholics.