AE 418, 419 - When the Divine Proceeding Flows In

AE 418 [2]

"The four winds" means all the Divine proceeding . . ..

AE 419

. . . when the Divine from the Lord flows in moderately
there is everywhere tranquillity and serenity,
wherein all appear such as they are
in respect to the state of their good,
for all then stand forth in light;
consequently those who are in good from a spiritual origin
are then separated from those who are in good
merely from a natural origin;
for the Lord looks upon those who are in spiritual good
and leads them, and thus separates them.
Those who are in good from a spiritual origin
are those referred to in what follows
where they are said "to be sealed on their foreheads,"
for they are spiritual, and are angels of heaven;
but those who are merely in good from a natural origin
are not good because they are not spiritual,
for the good appearing with them is evil,
because it has regard to self and the world as an end.
Such do good in external form
with reference to their own glory, honor, and gain,
and not with reference to the neighbor's good,
consequently they do good only
that they may be seen of men.
Those who are merely natural
are those who are "not sealed,"
and who are afterwards rejected.
But when the Divine from the Lord flows in intensely,
the goods with the evils are dispersed,
because these goods are in themselves not goods
but evils, and evils do not endure the influx of the Divine.