Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 6263

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6263. I had not thought to see thy faces. That this signifies that he had no hope of the influx of his love, is evident from the signification of "faces," as being the interiors (see n. 358, 2434, 3527, 3573, 4066, 4796, 4798, 5695), thus the affections, for these shine forth chiefly from the face (n. 4796, 5102), hence the "face of God" denotes the Divine love, consequently mercy (n. 5585); and from the signification of "I had not thought," as being that he had had no hope. That it is the influx of love which is signified by "seeing the face," is also plain from what precedes and what follows.


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