Doc. of Life (Dick) n. 12

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12. There is civil good, moral good and spiritual good. Civil good is that which a man does when acting in conformity with the civil law; and by this good and according to it a man is a citizen in the natural world. Moral good is that which a man does when acting in conformity with rational law; and by this good and according to it he is a man. Spiritual good is that which a man does when acting in conformity with spiritual law; and by this good and according to it a man is a citizen in the spiritual world. These goods follow in this order: spiritual good is the highest, moral good is the middle and civil good is the lowest.


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