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© 2009 Swedenborg FoundationThis version was compiled from electronic files of theStandard Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg asfurther edited by William Ross Woofenden. Pagination ofthis PDF document does not match that of thecorresponding printed volumes, and any page referenceswithin this text may not be accurate. However, most if notall of the numerical references herein are not to pagenumbers but to Swedenborg’s section numbers, which arenot affected by changes in pagination. If this work appearsboth separately and as part of a larger volume file, itspagination follows that of the larger volume in both cases.This version has not been proofed against the original, andoccasional errors in conversion may remain. To purchase thefull set of the Redesigned Standard Edition of EmanuelSwedenborg’s works, or the available volumes of the latesttranslation (the New Century Edition of the Works ofEmanuel Swedenborg), contact the Swedenborg Foundationat 1-800-355-3222, www.swedenborg.com, or 320 NorthChurch Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380.
ContentsTranslator’s Note1. The first of charity it to look to the Lord, and shun evilsbecause they are sins . . . (sections 1–12)2. The second of charity is to do goods, because they areuses (13–41)3. The neighbor that is to be loved, in the spiritual idea, isgood and truth (42–71)4. The objects of charity are the individual man, a society,one’s own country, and the human race (72–89)5. Man is the subject of charity . . . (90–125)6. Man is born that he may become charity (126–157)7. Every man who looks to the Lord and shuns evils assins . . . becomes a form of charity (158–172)8. The signs of charity are all things that pertain toworship (173–183)9. The benefactions of charity are all the goods that aman . . . does freely outside of his calling (184–186)
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CHARITY 275(2) No one can have char
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CHARITY 277the Lord, he would not d
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CHARITY 279far he does good from Go
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CHARITY 287evils in oneself, and re
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CHARITY 2915. The signs of charity
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