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 neighborly love corresponds to blood and to wine. And whereas there is such correspondence, there flows an affection out of heaven through the angels into that holy principle by which man is influenced at the time, which affection he receives according to the good of his life. For the angels dwell with every one in his life's affection, thus in the affection of the doctrinals according to which he lives; but in no case if the life disagrees therewith." (Ibid.)

"All doctrinals whatsoever, if they are derived from the Word, are accepted of the Lord if the person principled therein is in the life of charity; for to the life of charity all things which are of the Word may be conjoined; but the interior things of the Word are conjoined to the life which is in the interior good of charity." (A. C., n. 3452.)

"There are some who are in genuine truths, some who are in truths not genuine, and some who are in falsities. And yet they who are in genuine truths are often damned; and they who are in truths not genuine, and who are even in falsities, are often saved. This will appear strange to most persons, but still it is true. Experience itself has confirmed it. For there have been seen in hell those who were more learned than others in the truths derived from the Word and from the doctrine of their church, both dignitaries and others. And on the other hand, there have been seen in heaven those who were not in truths, also those who were in falsities, both Christians and Gentiles. The reason that the former were in hell, is, that they