AC 2189, 2190 - It Takes Truth and Good Working Together

AC 2189 [2-3]

With man the primary thing of the rational is truth,
that is, in charity,
that so the man may receive the life of charity.
It is on this account that the affection of truth in man
is predominant in his rational.
For it is the case with the life of charity
(which is the heavenly life itself)
that with those
who are being reformed and regenerated
it is continually being born and growing up
and receiving increments,
and this by means of truths;
therefore the more of truth there is insinuated,
the more is the life of charity perfected;
wherefore
according to the quality and quantity of truth,
so is the charity with a man.

From all this it may in some measure be evident
how the case is with man's rational.
In truth, however, there is no life, but in good.
Truth is only a recipient of life, that is, of good.
Truth is as the clothing or garment of good;
therefore also truths are called in the Word
"clothing," and also "garments."
But when good constitutes the rational,
truth disappears and becomes as if it were good.
Good then shines through the truth,
in the same way as takes place with the angels,
for when they appear clothed,
it is a brightness inducing the appearance of raiment,
as was the case also
when angels appeared before the prophets.

AC 2190

All good is called holy
from the fact that it is of love and charity,
which are solely from the Lord.
But such as are the goods,
such are the holinesses.
Goods are formed, that is,
are born and grow up,
by means of the truths of faith,
and their quality and quantity
are therefore determined
by those of the truth of faith 
implanted in charity,
from which it follows
that goods or the holinesses differ with everyone;
and although in the external form
they may appear to be alike,
yet in the internal forms they are unlike;
and this both with those who are out of the church
and with those who are within the church.
There are more things
in the good of charity with a man
than man can possibly believe.
All the things of his faith are in it,
and consequently
they are in the holiness of his worship.
The quality of the holiness of his worship
appears to the angels as in clear day,
although the man knows nothing
beyond the fact that he is in a certain holy state.
Myriads of myriads of his thoughts
concerning the goods and truths of faith
and of the derivative affections,
are in the holiness of his state.