AC 9587 - the Lord leads so gently and so silently

AC 9587
The Lord keeps a person in the Freedom of thinking;
and insofar as outward bonds -
which are the fear of the law and for life,
and the fear of the loss of reputation, of honor, and of gain -
do not hinder,
He keeps him in the Freedom of doing;
but, through Freedom,
He bends him away from evil;
and, through Freedom,
He bends him to good;
leading him so gently and silently
that the person knows no otherwise
than that everything proceeds from himself.
Thus the Lord, in Freedom,
inseminates and inroots good in the very life of the person,
which good remains to eternity.