Spiritual Experiences (Buss) n. 950

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950. * THAT GOODS ARE NOT IMPUTED WHEN THE MAN IS EVIL, AND EVILS ARE OBLITERATED WHEN THE MAN IS GOOD Today it was clearly shown me in idea that goods, which are the Lord's, cannot be imputed to an evil man because he is in evils, and attributing good to himself supposes that they are his own, which can never be. Goods, however, are imputed to one who is good, and evils are then obliterated.** These things can be more clearly perceived in idea than described. 1748, Feb. 23. * There is no n. 949 in the manuscript. ** In the Index (s.v. Bonum) it is stated that "evils are as it were obliterated".


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