68. Chapter 2 [Jeremiah] 1-3 The church established among the ancients: 11, 2 Its primitive state when it was defended from falsities and evils. 4-6 For no reason they departed from Him who had led and protected them, 2 7, 8 and had taught them all things of the church, which they nevertheless perverted, both its truths and its goods, by departing from the Lord. 2 9 Still He will teach them with difficulty. 2 10, 11 No nation has changed its religion as they have done. 4 12, 13 It is horrible, their rejecting the Lord, and their hatching falsities of doctrine for themselves. 4 14, 15 Consequently the church and its doctrine have been devastated 3 16 by falsities out of the natural man. 3 17 This has taken place because they have rejected the Lord4, 3 18 by means of knowledges [scientifica] and reasonings. 4, 3 19, 20 They draw punishments upon themselves, because they have separated themselves from the Lord, and have worshipped things infernal, 4 21 and even though genuine truths have been given to them, yet they have become such. 3 22, 23 Howsoever they may worship in like ways in externals, yet interiorly they are infernal. 3 24, 25 They desire eagerly to be in falsities and evils, and shun truths and goods. 3 26, 27 Evils and falsities are their worship. 3 28 This is true of all of them. 3 29, 30 They are not willing to return, even when chastised. 3 31, 32 Nevertheless they have not been forsaken by the Lord, but they have forsaken Him. 3 33, 34, [35?] They fight to confirm falsities and evils by falsifications of the Word. 3 36 And they have confirmed them by reasonings from the natural man. 3 37 And yet confirmations are of no avail. 3