Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7697

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7697. 'And now forgive, I beg you, my sin only this once' means an appeal to them to disregard the disobedience. This is clear from the meaning of 'forgiving' as disregarding, for forgiving is regarding someone not from the point of view of evil but good; and from the meaning of 'sin' as disobedience, as immediately above in 7696.


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