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 were indeed in truths as to doctrine, but in evils as to life; and the reason that the latter were in heaven, is, that they were indeed in non-truths [or falsities] as to doctrine, but yet were in good as to life." (A. C., n. 9192.)

"They who belong to this heaven [the first or lowest] are all in the state of obeying or doing the truths and goods commanded in the Word, or in the doctrine of the Church in which they were born, or by their master or teacher from whom they have heard that this or that is true and good and consequently is to be done. The greater part of such persons are not in genuine truths, but are in falsities from ignorance; which falsities are nevertheless accepted by the Lord as truths, because they have for their end the good of life." (A. E., n.443.

"Goods are of infinite variety, and they have their quality from truths. Hence the good becomes such as are the truths which enter. These truths are seldom genuine, but are appearances of truth,—and are also falsities, but still not opposite to truths; nevertheless when these flow in into good, which happens when the life is formed according to them from ignorance wherein there is innocence, and when the end is to do good, then such falsities are regarded by the Lord and in heaven not as falsities, but as bearing a resemblance to truths; and they are accepted as truths according to the quality of innocence [in the recipient subjects]." (A. C., n. 7887.)

"It is very common for those who have conceived an opinion respecting any truth of faith to