AR 398 - earth & sea; AR 405 - faith and charity; AR 406 - ships

AR 398
. . . by "the earth and the sea,"
throughout Revelation, when named together,
is meant the entire church;
by "the earth," the church consisting of those who are in its internals,
and by "the sea," the church consisting of those who are in its externals:
for the church is internal and external;
internal with the clergy,
and external with the laity;
or internal with those who have studied its doctrinals interiorly,
and have confirmed them from the Word,
and external with those who have not.


AR 405
. . . all are reformed by faith united to charity,
. . . for charity is the life of faith.


AR 406
. . . "ships" signify the knowledges of good and truth
from the Word
serving for the use of life.
That these are signified by "ships"
is because ships cross the sea,
and bring back the necessaries
which are for the natural person for every use;
and the knowledges of good and truth are the necessaries
which are for the spiritual person for every use of it [spiritual life];
for from them is the doctrine of the church,
and according to this is life.