5874. As a result mankind now has freedom to think rightly, for prior to this they were attacked by evil spirits who poured in evil affections to which the evil above directed their attention and thus took away the freedom to think rightly.
5874. In consequence of this, man now enjoys freedom of thinking rationally; for [men] were before infested by evil [spirits], who instilled evil affections: the evil who were above allied themselves with these, and thus took away the freedom of thinking rationally.
5874. Inde nunc homini liberum cogitandi bene est, nam prius infestati sunt a malis qui malas affectiones infuderunt, his se adjecerunt mali supra, et sic liberum cogitandi bene abstulerunt.