AE 270 - significations and what makes the person

AE 270 [2]

. . . in the spiritual sense of the Word
no persons are perceived,
but things abstractly from persons,
for what is spiritual has nothing in common with persons.
It is otherwise in the sense of the letter of the Word,
which is natural;
in that sense not only are persons mentioned,
but the idea of person is implied in many expressions,
in order that the Word in its ultimates may be natural,
and thus be a basis for the spiritual sense.
It is the same with the signification of "elders"
as with that of "infants," "children,"
"young men," "old men," "virgins," "women,"
and many words of that kind;
in the natural sense
these are all thought of simply as persons;
but in the spiritual sense
"infants" mean innocence,
"children" charity,
"young men" intelligence,
"old men" wisdom,
"virgins" the affection of truth and good,
and "women" the goods of the church;
and so in other cases. 
The same is true
of the natural and spiritual senses of "neighbor;"
in the natural sense
"neighbor" means any man whatever;
but in the spiritual sense
the good, truth, sincerity, and justice itself
that are in the person.
Everyone who reflects can see
that this is the neighbor in the spiritual sense;
for who loves a person for any other reason?
For good and truth make the man,
and cause him to be loved,
and not the countenance and body.