The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine; As Revealed from Heaven (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...are not in the fire of those loves, then they believe but little, and many not at all; whence it is evi-, dent, that persuasive faith is a faith of the mouth and not of the heart, and that in itself it is not faith. 118. They who are in persuasive faith do not know, from any internal illustration, whether the things which they teach be true or false; yea, neither do they care, provided they be believed by the vulgar; for they are in no affection of truth for the sake of truth. Wherefore they recede from faith, if they are deprived of honors and gains, provided their reputation be not endangered. For persuasive faith is not inwardly with man, but stands without, in the memory only, out of which it is taken when it is taught. Wherefore that faith with its truths vanishes after death; for then there remains only that faith which is inwardly in man, that is, which is rooted in good, thus which has become of the life. 119. They who are in persuasive faith are understood by these persons in Matthew: " Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied by Thy name, and by Thy name cast out demons, and in Thy name done many virtues? but then I will confess to them, I have not known you, ye workers of iniquity." vii. 22, 23. Also in Luke: " Then will ye begin to say, We have eaten before Thee, and have drunk, and Thou hast taught in our streets; but He will say, I say to you, I have not known you whence you are J depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity." xiii. 26, 27. They are understood also by the five foolish virgins who had no oil in their lamps, in Matthew: "At length came those virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; but He answering will say, Verily I say unto you, I have not known you." xxv. 11,12; oil in lamps is the...