Spiritual Experiences (Buss) n. 324

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324. THAT THE STATES OF THE SPIRITUAL THINGS OF A MAN'S LIFE ARE ALSO REPRESENTED IN THE OTHER LIFE BY COLD AND HEAT By living and oft repeated experience, it has also been shown me that those who have lived the life of the body, that is, a life of the love of the world and of self, are cold according to their every state, its degrees and varieties, and indeed, so cold that they repeatedly struck my members with varying degrees of cold; and when they approached, there were cold blasts as of wind, thus sensibly felt as if there were a wind. In like manner, [I was affected] by heat; for it was also given them permissively to produce heat. These states occur with indefinite variety; but they are also removed, except with some, while they are being carried into heaven, concerning which see above [n. 316]. 1747, Dec. 9.


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