1538. Thus do the operations of faith in the Lord proceed from Him, and indeed from the inmost heaven into the heaven of spirits, in which it acts externally. But with evil spirits there is no faith; therefore they may be persuaded by various arguments and reasons according to their apprehension, for faith cannot act from the internal, because the internal things in them do not as yet correspond.* 1748, Mar. 19. * Crossed out: "because the internal is formed by means of the external man".