Spiritual Experiences Minor (Buss) n. 4710

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4710. CONCERNING THE GRAND MAN AND CORRESPONDENCE. It is a most universal truth, that the Lord is the Sun of heaven, or of angels and spirits, to whom the light of the world appears as nothing. To them it is like darkness. It is a most universal correspondence, that it is the Light of heaven in which is love and intelligence. Heat corresponds to love, and light to intelligence; wherefore, also, love is called spiritual heat, and intelligence, spiritual light. From this correspondence all things are derived, and correspond; but correspondences are such that they are not similar in other respects: etc, etc.


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