Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4135

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4135. 'Like captives taken with the sword' means that those affections for truth were taken away from it. This is clear without explanation. They are called 'captives taken with the sword' because 'a sword' has reference to truth, 2799. The implications of this have been explained already.


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