23、属天国度的天使所处的爱被称为“属天之爱”，属灵国度的天使所处的爱被称为“属灵之爱”；属天之爱就是爱主，属灵之爱就是爱邻。正如一切良善都属于爱，人所爱的对他来说都是良善，所以这两个国度的良善也分别被称为“属天的良善”和“属灵的良善”。因此，很显然，这两个国度的区别正如对主之爱的良善与对邻之仁爱的良善的区别。｛注1｝由于对主之爱的良善是更内层的良善，对主的爱也是更内层的爱，所以属天天使是内层天使，又被称为高层天使。
｛注1｝：属天国度的良善是对主之爱的良善，属灵国度的良善是对邻之仁爱的良善（3691，6435，9468，9680，9683，9780）。
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23. 属天国度的天使所处的爱被称为属天之爱, 就是对主之爱. 属灵国度的天使所处的爱被称为属灵之爱, 就是对邻之仁. 由于一切良善皆属于爱(凡人所爱的, 对他来说都是良善), 所以这个国度的良善被称为属天的, 而另一个国度的良善被称为属灵的. 显然, 这两个国度彼此的区别, 犹如对主之爱的良善与对邻之仁的良善的区别. 由于对主之爱的良善是一种内层良善, 这爱是内层之爱, 所以属天天使是内层天使, 被称为高层天使.
注: 属天国度的良善是对主之爱的良善, 属灵国度的良善是对邻之仁的良善(天国的奥秘 3691, 6435, 9468, 9680, 9683, 9780节).
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23. 圍繞著仁智天國中天人的愛稱為"仁,"圍繞著義信天國中天人的愛稱為"義"。仁是向主之仁, 義是對鄰舍之義。再者, 因為一切的"善"都與愛相關(凡是人所愛的, 在他看來就是善的), 因此兩個國度的善可分別稱為"仁之善"和"義之善"。由此可見, 仁智天國與義信天國的分別, 有如愛主之善與愛鄰之善的分別。前者之善是更深層的善, 前者之仁是更深度之仁, 因此仁智天人是更內在的天人, 稱為"更高級"。
23. The love that envelops people in the heavenly kingdom is called heavenly love, and the love that envelops people in the spiritual kingdom is called spiritual love. Heavenly love is love for the Lord, and spiritual love is thoughtfulness toward one's neighbor. Further, since all "good" is a matter of love (since whatever we love is good in our estimation), the good of the one kingdom is called heavenly and the good of the other, spiritual. We can see from this the way in which these two kingdoms are distinguished from each other: namely, that it is like the way the good of love for the Lord is distinguished from the good of thoughtfulness toward our neighbor. 1Since the former good is a deeper good and the former love is a deeper love, heavenly angels are more inward angels, and are called "higher."
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1. The good of the heavenly kingdom is the good of love for the Lord, and the good of the spiritual kingdom is the good of thoughtfulness toward one's neighbor: 3691, 6435, 9468, 9680, 9683, 9780.
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23. The love in which those are who are in the celestial kingdom is called celestial love which is love to the Lord. Those who are in the spiritual kingdom are in the love called spiritual which is charity towards the neighbour. And as all good is of love, for that which anyone loves is to him good, therefore also, the good of the one kingdom is called celestial, and the good of the other spiritual. Hence it is evident in what respect the two kingdoms are distinguished from each other, namely, in the same way as the good of love to the Lord is distinguished from the good of charity towards the neighbour. 1Because then, the good of love to the Lord is an interior good and that love is interior love, so the celestial angels are interior angels and are called higher angels.
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1. The good of the celestial kingdom is good of love to the Lord, and the good of the spiritual kingdom is good of charity towards the neighbour (Arcana Coelestia 3691, 6435, 9468, 9680, 9683, 9780).
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23. The love in which those are, who are in the celestial kingdom is called celestial love, and the love in which those are who are in the spiritual kingdom is called spiritual love. Celestial love is love to the Lord, and spiritual love is love towards the neighbor. And as all good pertains to love (for good to any one is what he loves) the good also of the other kingdom is called celestial, and the good of the other spiritual. Evidently, then, the two kingdoms are distinguished from each other in the same way as good of love to the Lord is distinguished from good of love towards the neighbor. 1And as the good of love to the Lord is an interior good, and that love is interior love, so the celestial angels are interior angels, and are called higher angels.
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23. Amor in quo sunt qui in regno caelesti, vocatur amor caelestis; et amor in quo sunt qui in regno spirituali, vocatur amor spiritualis amor caelestis est amor in Dominum, et amor spiritualis est charitas erga proximum. Et quia omne bonum est amoris, nam quod aliquis amat, hoc ei bonum est, ideo etiam bonum unius regni vocatur caeleste, et alterius bonum spirituale. Inde patet, in quo se distinguunt bina illa regna, quod nempe sicut bonum amoris in Dominum, et bonum charitatis erga proximum 1et quia illud bonum est interius bonum, et ille amor est interior amor, ideo angeli caelestes sunt angeli interiores, et vocantur superiores.
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