AC 10307 - And the incense which you make in its quality, you shall not make for yourselves. (Exodus 30:37)

AC 10307
And the incense which you make in its quality,
you shall not make for yourselves.
(Exodus 30:37)

. . . this signifies that worship from the holy truths of the church
must not be applied in favor of the loves of man . . ..

All the truths of the church have regard to two loves,
namely, to love to God, and to love toward the neighbor.
That the whole Word, which is Divine truth itself,
and from which are all the truths of the church,
hangs on these two loves . . ..

When truths Divine are applied in favor of the loves of man,
they are no longer truths,
because by means of these applications evil enters them,
and perverts them, and makes them appear false.