Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 7814

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7814. Exodus 12

THE DOCTRINE OF CHARITY

Man has been so created that he can look upward, or above himself; and can also look downward, or below himself. To look above himself is to look to his neighbor, to his country, to the church, to heaven, especially to the Lord; but to look below himself is to look to the earth, to the world, and especially to himself.


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