SD 4275
That All Evil is from a Person,
And That by the Lord Evil is Foreseen, Not Provided.
Permission.
Evil spirits are constantly disposed
to attribute the evil of punishment to the Lord,
but it was often said to them
that every evil is from a person,
and that it is previded, or foreseen,
but not provided by the Lord;
for since a person's nature is such
that he believes himself able to do good,
the evil which he does is appropriated to him,
whereas it would be otherwise
did he believe it to be not from himself, but from evil spirits.
If a person was in the truth of faith,
and in the faith which is of charity,
evil would not then be appropriated to him.
(May 17, 1749)
SD 4280
Concerning Spheres of Affection
All spheres of the affection of goodness and truth
are from the Lord.
The more a spirit or an angel can be reduced
into a state of harmony with such a sphere,
the more perfect he is,
both [as we may say] as to quality and quantity.
(May 21, 1749)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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