Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 3790

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3790. 'And we water the flock' means that at that point they receive instruction. This is clear from the meaning of 'watering the flock' as giving instruction, dealt with in 3772, 3787. These matters also are evident from what has gone before.


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