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 Lord according to the good of his life, not according to the truth of doctrine separate from this good." (A. C, n. 3241.)

"With respect to the Lord's kingdom on earth, that is, with respect to his church, the case is this: That, since it derives its doctrinals from the literal sense of the Word, it must needs be various and diverse as to those doctrinals; that is, one society will profess one thing to be a truth of faith, because it is so said in the Word; another society will profess another thing for the same reason and so on. Consequently the church of the Lord, since it derives its doctrinals from the literal sense of the Word, will differ in every different place; and this not only as to societies in general, but sometimes as to particular persons in each society. Nevertheless, a difference in doctrinals of faith is no reason why the church should not be one, provided only there be unanimity as to willing and doing what is good." (A. C., n. 3451.)

"The goods appertaining to men both within and without the church are altogether various; and so various that the good of one man is never in all respects like the good of another. The varieties arise from the various truths with which the goods are conjoined; for every good receives its quality from truths. . . . That this is so, may appear from the heavenly societies, which are innumerable, all and singular of which are various as to good and truth; yet taken together they form one heaven. In this respect they are like the members and organs of the human body, which, though altogether various, still constitute