AC 1000
In general 'soul' in the Word means life in its entirety,
the internal life, or that of the internal person,
as well as the external, or that of the external person.
And because it means life in its entirety
it means the nature of the life present
in the one to whom 'soul' has reference.
In this case it has reference to
the life of someone who is regenerate,
which is separate from the merely human will.
For as stated already,
the new life
which a regenerate spiritual person receives from the Lord
is completely separate
from the person s own will or proprium,
that is, from the life that is his own,
which though called such
is not really life but death
because it is the life belonging to hell.
This is why 'flesh with its soul which they were not to eat'
means flesh together with its soul,
that is, they were not to mix together
this new life which is the Lord's
with the evil or putrid life that is a person's,
that is, with his own will or proprium.
AC 1005
. . . such as a person is
such is his life . . ..
AC 1006
A person is a person from love and charity,
but he is a wild beast
from hatred, revenge, and cruelty.
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