Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 4397

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4397. And he bought the portion of the field. That this signifies the appropriation of good from that truth, is evident from the signification of "buying," as being to appropriate to one's self; and from the signification of the "portion of the field," as being the good which is from that truth. (That a "field" denotes the church as to good, thus good, see n. 2971, 3196, 3317, 3500, 3508, 3766.)


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