723# 人是借着这三者——主、仁义与信仰——如同一体而重生的；若不重生，就不能进入天堂。这一点已在“论改造与重生”一章中说明。因此，主只能向重生之人开启天堂；人在自然死亡之后，也只有重生之人才能被引入天堂。
所谓配得其所而前来领受圣餐的重生之人，是指那些在内在上处于教会与天堂这三个本质要素中的人，而不是那些仅仅外在处于其中的人；因为后者并非以灵魂承认主，而只是以口舌承认祂；也并非以心向邻舍实行仁义，而只是以身体实行仁义。凡行不义的人都是这样，正如主这些话所说：“那时，你们要说：‘我们在你面前吃过喝过。’他要说：‘我告诉你们，我不晓得你们是哪里来的；你们这一切作恶的人，离开我去吧！’”（路13:26-27）
723# 改造和重生那一章已经说明，人通过行如一体的这三者重生，即主、仁爱和信仰；人若不重生，就不能进天堂。因此，主只能向重生的人打开天堂，属世死亡后，引入天堂不会赐予其他人。配得上靠近圣餐的重生之人，是指那些从内在处于教会和天堂的这三个要素的人，而不是那些只从外在处于它们的人，因为后者不是用灵魂，只是用舌头承认主，不是用心，只是用身体实践对邻之仁。照主的话说，这是那一切作孽的人：
那时，你们要开始说，主啊，我们在你面前吃过、喝过。但我要告诉你们，我不晓得你们是哪里来的。你们这一切作孽的人，离开我吧。（路加福音13:26-27）
723. As has been clearly shown in the chapter on reformation and regeneration [571-625], we are regenerated by these three - the Lord, goodwill, and faith - working together as one; and if we are not regenerated, we cannot come into heaven. Therefore the Lord can open heaven only to those who have been regenerated, and not to others; and after their earthly death, he can incorporate only them and not others into heaven.
The "regenerated" who come forward worthily mean those who have these three essentials of heaven and the church within themselves. The term does not refer, however, to people who have these essentials only outwardly. The latter confess the Lord not with their soul but only with their tongue; they practice goodwill toward their neighbor not with their heart but only with their body. This is the nature of all those whom the Lord calls "workers of wickedness":
You will then begin to say, "Lord, we ate and drank with you," but I will say to you, "I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of wickedness. " (Luke 13:26-27)
723. It has been shown in the chapter on reformation and regeneration that these three, the Lord, charity and faith, acting as one, are the means to a person's regeneration, and unless this takes place, he cannot come into heaven. The Lord therefore can only open heaven to those who have been regenerated, and after death in the natural world it is impossible for others to be introduced to this process. By the regenerated, who worthily approach, we mean those who inwardly possess those three essentials of the church and of heaven, but not those who possess them only outwardly. For these do not confess the Lord with the soul, but only with the tongue, and do not exercise charity towards the neighbour with the heart, but only with the body. Such are all those called the workers of iniquity in these words of the Lord:
Then you will begin to say, Lord, we ate and drank in your presence. But I shall say to you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, Luke 13:26-27.
723. That man is regenerated by these three, the Lord, charity, and faith, acting as one, and that no one can enter heaven unless he is becoming regenerate, has been shown in the chapter on Reformation and Regeneration. So the Lord can open heaven to none but the regenerate, and after the natural death introduction into heaven is given to none else. By the regenerate, who come to the holy supper worthily, those are meant who are in these three essentials of the church and heaven interiorly, not those who are so only exteriorly, for such confess the Lord not with the soul but with the tongue only, and practice charity toward the neighbor not with the heart but with the body only. Such are all who are "workers of iniquity," according to these words of the Lord:
Then shall ye begin to say, Lord, we have eaten and drunk before Thee. But I will say to you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity (Luke 13:26-27).
723. It was shown in the chapter on Reformation and Regeneration that man is regenerated by these three, the Lord, charity and faith, operating as one; and that unless a man is regenerated he cannot come into heaven. Therefore, the Lord can open heaven to none but the regenerate, and after natural death no others are admitted. By the regenerate, who worthily approach the Holy Supper, are meant those who are interiorly in these three essentials of the Church and heaven, but not those who are only in them exteriorly; for the latter confess the Lord not with the soul, but only with the lips, and exercise charity towards the neighbor not with the heart, but only with outward service. Such are all that work iniquity, according to the Lord's words:
"Then shall ye begin to say, (Lord), We have eaten and drunk in thy presence;" but I shall say to you, "I know you not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity" Luke 13:28, 27.
723. Quod per tria haec, Dominum, Charitatem et Fidem, 1 ut unum, regeneretur homo, et quod nisi quis regeneratur, non venire possit in Coelum, in Capite de REFORMATIONE ET REGENERATIONE ostensum 2 est, quare Dominus non aliis quam regeneratis potest aperire Coelum, et post mortem naturalem non aliis in illud datur introductio. Per Regeneratos, qui digne accedunt, intelliguntur qui interius in tribus illis Essentialibus Ecclesiae et Coeli sunt, non autem illi qui duntaxat exterius, hi enim non anima sed solum lingua confitentur Dominum, et non corde sed solum corpore exercent charitatem erga proximum; tales sunt omnes, qui operantur iniquitatem, secundum haec Domini verba, Tunc incipietis dicere, Domine, edimus coram Te et bibimus, sed dicam vobis, non novi vos unde estis; discedite a me omnes operarii iniquitatis, Luca 13:26-27. 3
Footnotes:
1. Dominum, Charitatem et Fidem, ubi in prima editione Dominus, Charitas et Fides.
2. Prima editio: ospensum.
3. Prima editio: XXIII.