Doctrine for the New Jerusalem

Divine Providence #187 – Explaining point 4 from chapter 8 re: it being a law of Divine Providence that a person not perceive the operation of Divine Providence, but should still acknowledge it

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DP 193 A person’s thoughts all spring from the affections of his life’s love, and there are not thoughts, nor any possible, apart from these

DP 192 Seven points that explain Providence vs. prudence (Chapter outline)

DP 191 One’s Own Prudence is Not Real and Only Appears to Be, and Also Ought to So Appear

DP 190 Who can direct the infinite variations of life in people but one who is life itself?

DP 189 A person who has become spiritual and wise sees Divine Providence in all things

DP 187 It is granted a person to see Divine Providence from behind and not from in front, and in a spiritual state and not in the person’s natural state.

DP 186 Delight, freedom and independence are bound up together

DP 185 They acknowledge the more powerful of the devils as their gods and aspire to become gods themselves

DP 184 Unless he acknowledges Divine Providence and begs to have it expel his evils

DP 183 Divine Providence is continually in opposition to the love of man’s will