(iii)
There is an internal man and an external man, which are as
distinct from each other as heaven and the world are, and
yet for a man to be truly a man, these must make one. (iv)
The internal man is in the light of heaven, and the
external man is in the light of the world; and the light
of heaven is Divine truth itself, from which is all
intelligence. (v) Between the things in the internal man
and those in the external there is a correspondence,
therefore the different aspect they present is such that
they can be distinguished only by means of a knowledge
[scientiam] of correspondences. Unless these and many
other things are known [scientur], nothing but incongruous
ideas of spiritual and heavenly truths can be conceived
and formed; therefore without these universals the
knowledges [scientifica et cognitiones] of the natural man
can be of but little service to the rational man for
understanding and growth. This makes clear how necessary
knowledges [scientifica] are.
357. XXXIX. THE RICH AND THE POOR IN HEAVEN.
There are various opinions about reception into heaven.
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