Brief Exposition (Stanley) n. 56

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56. To the above shall be added this arcanum from heaven. All the aforesaid paradoxes, according to their confirmations, inhere in human minds, bound together as into one bundle, or joined together as into one ball of thread; and they enter at the same time into every individual utterance from the doctrine of the Church, and so into whatever is stated concerning faith, charity or repentance; and still more when imputation or justification are mentioned. The man himself does not see this accumulation or conglomeration of those paradoxes, but the angels who are with man are aware of it; and they call it Malua*, that is, confusion and thick darkness. * For other examples of angelic speech, see Spiritual Diary 6090.


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