AC 9940 - His Will, His Good Pleasure, His Leave, and His Permission; AC 9943 - What Is Intelligence? What is Wisdom?

AC 9940

The things which are from the Lord
are either nearer to, or more remote from Him;
and they are said to be "from His will,"
"from good pleasure," "from leave,"
and "from permission."
The things which are from will
are most nearly from Him;
those which are from good pleasure
are somewhat more remotely from Him;
those which are from leave
still more remotely;
and those which are from permission
are most remotely from Him.
These are the degrees
of the influx and reception of the Divine.
But each degree contains innumerable things
which are distinct from those
which are in any other degree;
and these innumerable things are arcana of heaven,
a few only of which
fall into the human understanding.

For instance, to take only those things
which take place from permission,
which, although they are in the last place,
nevertheless on account of
the numberless arcana therein
cause a man to fall into confusion
when he looks at them
from the happenings of things in nature,
and from appearances,
and still more when from the fallacies of the senses.
Yet the arcana of permission are comparatively few
as compared with those of the higher degrees,
which are the things that take place
from leave, from good pleasure, and from will.

AC 9943
Intelligence is to know and understand truths Divine,
and afterward to have faith in them;
and wisdom is to will and love these truths,
and from this to live according to them.