Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7614

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7614. 'And he continued to sin' means a departure still further away. This is clear from the meaning of 'continuing' as even more and further still; and from the meaning of 'sinning' as a cutting off, departure, and separation from goodness and truth, dealt with in 5229, 5474, 5841, 7589.


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