Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7589

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7589. 'I have sinned this time' means a separation from truth and good. This is clear from the meaning of 'sinning' as a cutting off and turning away from what is Divine, thus from truth and good, dealt with in 5229, 5474, 5841, consequently a separation also; for anyone who turns away from truth and good separates himself from them.


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