Saturday, December 05, 2009

AR 729 - Love of dominion - from self? or from the love of use?

AR 729
It is called the love of dominating from the love of self,
because there is also a love of dominion from the love of uses,
which two loves are diametrically opposite to one another,
for the love of dominating from the love of self is diabolical,
for it regards itself only, and the world for the sake of self;
but the love of dominion from the love of uses is celestial,
for it regards the Lord, from whom all things which proceed are uses,
and uses to Him
consist in doing good to the church for the sake of the salvation of souls;
wherefore this love abominates the love of dominating from the love of self.

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