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 Again:—

And again, speaking of the "serpent" or "dragon," who is there called Lucifer:—

. That the "seed of the woman" signifies faith in the Lord, is evident from the signification of "woman" as being the church, whose "seed" is nothing but faith, for it is from faith in the Lord that the church is called the church. In Malachi, faith is called the "seed of God:"—

In this passage the "wife of youth" is the Ancient and Most Ancient Churches, of whose "seed" (or faith) the prophet speaks. In Isaiah also, in reference to the church:—

In the Revelation:—

And in David:—

where by "David" is meant the Lord; by "throne," His kingdom; by the "sun," love; and by "seed," faith.

. Not only is faith, but also the Lord Himself is called the "seed of the woman," both because He alone gives faith, and thus is faith, and because He was pleased to be born, and