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with the Spiritual World. Prevention of Disasters.
dom in such Matters.

The god Fortune,..

- Practical Wis-

338-350.

CHAPTER XXI.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN SORROW AND AFFLICTION.

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Perfection by Suffering a Consequence of Disorder. — Hidden Reasons
for it in the Hereditary Nature. — Peculiar Providence in the Life of
Authors and Artists. - The Law of all these Sufferings. - Great Suf-
ferers Great Angels. — Analogy of Confusion in the Natural and Spir-
itual Worlds. Answer to the Question - Why am I thus Tried?
Objection of the Natural Mind,..

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CHAPTER XXII.

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351-362.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN REGARD TO LITTLE CHILDREN.

Sacredness of a New-born Child. - Descent of the Soul-germ from

God through the Heavens.- Providence before Birth, at Birth, and

through Infancy and Childhood. - The New Church Doctrine of

"Remains." - Peculiar Importance of the Father's Instructions. —

Interesting Phenomenon of Adult Age.-Philosophy of very Early

Discipline,....

363-376.

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CHAPTER XXIII.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN MARRIAGES.

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First Molding of the Human Soul in its Ultimate Form. - The Begin-

ning Somewhat of Eternal Character. — Primal Divine Marriage of

the Deity. Marriage of Soul-germs from Eternity. - Analogy of

Principles everywhere in Nature. Confusion of the Married World

Chargeable to Sin. - Eternal Marriage Rational and Inevitable. --

Choice in Necessity. Angelic Ministry over Children for Marriage.

- The Sex of the Spirit.— Difference of Soul and Character in Men

and Women.· Interesting Instance of Madame Guyon. - The Ques-

tion of Equality of Man and Woman. - Interior Relationship between

the Sexes. Christ's Words to the Sadducees Concerning no Mar-

riage in Heaven. - Distinction between the Love of the Sex and the

Love of one of the Sex. - Effects of Pure Love. -Children Born

from it.Offspring in Heaven. -Beauty and Blessedness of it. -

Present Ignorance and Malpractice. — Miseries and Penalties.- Gen-

eral Corruption and Change. - Divorces. Conservative Semblance

of Conjugial Love. - How to Promote True Marriage,.... 377-410.

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CHAPTER XXIV.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN THE TIME OF ONE'S DEATH.

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Time of Great Decision in every one's Life. Particular Leading of
the Good and Evil through this World. Reasons for Death in many
Ways, and at Various Times. -Appointed Time.- Illustration from
the Death of Christ. - Death a Great Finishing Period in every Man's
History. Concordance between the Internal and External Man. -
Connections and Dependencies of Death in our Relation to Others.
-Death of Infants and Children. -Sudden and Mysterious Deaths,

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411-423.

CHAPTER XXV.

TRUST IN DIVINE PROVIDENCE ITS NATURE AND EFFECTS.

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Activity of Trust. Spheres of Order and Disorder.
- Psychology of
Trust. Folly of Self-Trust. Silent, Spiritual Activity. Super-
natural Care of the truly Worthy. Case of Stilling. - Divine Provi-
dence in Particulars. — Anxiety concerning the Future. Illustration
from the Irreligious. — Review of the Whole,......

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424-437.

PART I.

NATURE OF THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE.

-"Beholding, in the sacred light

Of his essential reason, all the shapes
Of swift contingence, all successive ties
Of action, propagated through the sum
Of possible existence, He at once,
Down the long series of eventful time,
So fixed the dates of being-so disposed,
To every living soul of every kind,
The field of motion and the hour of rest,
That all conspired to his supreme design,-
To UNIVERSAL GOOD."