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20 of God wherein He dwells, and sends forth as from Urim and Thummim the light and love of heaven.

In the light of the law of the relation between the spiritual meaning and the letter, the Word is known to be formed by the Lord for the very purpose that it may be His instrument through which He can be present with mankind on earth and teach of Himself and heaven for all time. It is shown to be a form whereby the Lord conjoins angels and men to Himself. And now that the Word is completed and opened, the light that will come into the world will be manifold that heretofore received. The Word, which was a sealed book because the law of its composition was not known, is now opened. Heretofore the faith of mankind has been like that of a child, which believes because the parent says so. Now the faith of the Church is to be like that of a man who believes because he sees for himself that it is so.

The New Church therefore stands not