AC 3427 - Persuasive Faith vs. the Good of Life

AC 3427 [4]

. . . those who are in the mere doctrinal things of faith
and not in the good of life,
cannot but be in persuasive faith,
that is, in preconceived principles,
false as well as true;
consequently they must be more stupid than others,
for insofar as anyone is in persuasive faith,
so far he is stupid;
but insofar as anyone is in the good of life
(that is, in love to the Lord and charity toward the neighbor),
so far he is in intelligence,
that is, in faith from the Lord.
Also, for this reason it is
that the former (those in mere doctrinal things of faith)
must needs be in the negative
as regards the internal sense of the Word;
but the latter (those in the good of life)
must needs be in the affirmative
for with those who are merely in doctrinal things,
and not in the good of life,
the interiors are closed,
so that the light of truth from the Lord cannot flow in
and give them to perceive that it is so;
whereas with those who are in love to the Lord
the interiors are open
so that the light of truth from the Lord can flow in,
affect their minds,
and give a perception that it is so.