Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4101

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4101. 'And now do everything that God has told you means the Lord's Providence. This is clear from the meaning of 'doing everything God tells' as obeying. But when this phrase is used in reference to the Lord, providing is meant, for He does not act from another but from Himself. Nor is God telling Him to act but He Himself does the telling, that is, He acts from Himself.


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