AE 701 - the Lord's constant light, affection and freedom

AE 701 [1-2]

The Lord continually flows into all men
with light that enlightens,
and with the affection of knowing and understanding truths,
also for willing and doing them;
and as that light and that affection
continually flow in from the Lord,
it follows that man becomes rational
to the extent that he receives of that light,
and he becomes wise and is led by the Lord
so far as he receives of that affection.
That affection with its light
draws to itself and conjoins to itself
the truths that man from infancy has learned from the Word,
from doctrine out of the Word,
and from preaching;
for every affection 
desires to be nourished by the knowledges 
that are in harmony with it.
From this conjunction
man's spiritual love or affection is formed,
through which he is conjoined to the Lord,
that is, through which the Lord conjoins man to Himself.

But in order that
that light and that affection may be received,
freedom of choice has been given to man,
and as that freedom is from the Lord,
it is also a gift of the Lord with man
and is never taken away from him;
for that freedom belongs to man's affection or love,
and consequently also to his life.
From freedom a man can think and will what is evil,
and can also think and will what is good.
So far, therefore, as from that freedom,
which belongs to his love and thence to his life,
man thinks falsities and wills evils,
which are the opposites of the truths and goods of the Word,
so far he is not conjoined to the Lord;
but so far as he thinks truths and wills goods,
which are from the Word,
so far he is conjoined to the Lord,
and the Lord makes those truths and goods to be of his love,
and thence of his life.
From this it is evident that this conjunction is reciprocal,
namely, of the Lord with man and of man with the Lord;
such is the conjunction that is meant in the Word by "covenant."