Last Judgment (Post) (Rogers) n. 339

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339. [331.] Possible also is thought from hearing, and within the thought perception, and within the perception an affection for truth, and not at the same time an affection for its goodness. An affection for its goodness may exist together with a love of self, of reputation, of honor, and of material gain, but this is not a marriage but an adultery. The reason is that the good of these, which is merely natural, may be opposed to the good of truth itself, which is spiritual, and this in various ways and respects. (Examples may explain these.)


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