1. There cannot exist a grain of spiritual faith part from charity, since charity is the life, soul, and essence of faith; 2. Such as the charity is, such is the faith; and the faith that precedes charity is a faith of cognitions, which is historical faith, in itself a knowing.

[Here ends the MS. of the first draft of the work.

The following pages contain:

1. A revised list of headings for a new draft.

2. Chapters I and II of the new draft.

3. Brief drafts of chapters XII and IV (on one page of the MS.).

4. The title of chapter III.

See the Editorial Note.]