194.灵人和天使以为他们从自己行动和说话，尽管他们是从别人如此行的。我也经常观察到，与我一起行动或交谈的灵人或天使以为他们正从自己如此行；但这是出自比他们自己内在，甚至更内在的其他灵人；这些灵人被赋予能力去松开和收紧掌管意愿和嘴口的束缚，如前所述（193节）。当我发现这一点，并告诉他们时，他们一时间很是愤慨，但也不得不承认。由此可以推断：弥赛亚神以一种无法理解的方式安排连续的调解；因此，也有连续的许可调解，这些调解总是随着降到恶灵身上的邪恶意图而增加。由此可知，高级天使的许可所关注的目标依次好于低级天使的；由弥赛亚神直接恩准的许可是为了最好或最终的目标，就人而言，是为了天国，由此而为了耶和华的荣耀。
194. Spirits and angels suppose that they are acting and speaking from themselves, even though they do so from others
I have also very often observed that spirits or angels acting or speaking with me supposed they were doing so from themselves, when yet it came from others more inward, and still more inward than themselves, who were also given the power to slacken and to tighten the restraints governing the will and the mouth, spoken of above [193]. When I had observed this and told them about it, they were indignant for a little while, but still could not but acknowledge it.
From this we may conclude that there are intermediary functions in a continuous chain, distributed in an incomprehensible manner by God the Messiah, consequently also intermediary stages of permissions in succession, which always increase in proportion to evil intent as the descent is made toward evil spirits.
It follows from all this that the permissions of higher angels look to better goals than those of lower ones, in descending order; and that a permission granted directly by God the Messiah, is for the sake of the best or final goal, namely the Heavenly Kingdom, in regard to humanity, and thereby the glory of Jehovah. 1747, the 2nd day of September (old calendar).
194. THAT SPIRITS AND ANGELS SUPPOSE THAT THEY ACT AND SPEAK FROM THEMSELVES, ALTHOUGH IT IS FROM OTHERS
I have also often observed that spirits or angels acted and spoke with me and supposed that they did so from themselves, when yet it was from other spirits, interior and more interior than themselves, to whom it was given the lower of loosening and tightening the bond of the will and of the mouth, as said above [ 193. When I had observed and told them this they were indignant for a little while, but still they could not but acknowledge it. From this it is permissible to conclude that there are continuous mediations, arranged in an incomprehensible manner by God Messiah, consequently that there are also successive mediations of permissions which always increase as to the intention of evil, the more there is a descent to evil spirits. Hence it follows that the permissions of the higher angels have regard to better ends than those of the lower angels, in their order; and that the permission remaining to them immediately from God Messiah, is for the sake of the best or final end, namely, for the sake of the heavenly kingdom, as far as men are concerned, and thus for the sake of the glory of Jehovah. 1747, Sept. 2, o.s.
194. Quod spiritus et angeli autument ex se agere et loqui, tametsi ex aliis
Saepius etiam observatum est, quod agerent et loquerentur mecum spiritus vel angeli, ac autumarent, quod ex se, cum tamen ex aliis se interioribus, ac intimioribus, quibus etiam data est copia remittendi et constringendi vinculum voluntatis ac oris, ut prius dictum [193], quod cum observassem iis dixissem, indignati parumper sunt, sed usque non potuerunt non agnoscere. Exinde concludere datur, quod continuae sint mediationes incomprehensibili modo distributae a Deo Messia, proinde etiam successivae mediationes permissionum, quae semper augescunt quoad mali intentionem, quo plus descenditur spiritus malos; inde sequitur, quod permissiones superiorum angelorum spectent meliores fines, quam inferiorum, ordine; quod permissio a Deo Messia immediate, relicta, sit ob finem optimum, seu ultimum, nempe ob Regnum Coeleste, quoad homines sic ob gloriam Jehovae. 1747, d. 2 Sept. st. v.