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How God governs creation through Divine Providence is revealed in this book, and describes why the human race was created. Unlike the theory where creation is a machine which God just created in distant time, this book reveals that God is actively involved in all things that occur in this universe. There are many laws of Divine Providence which remain hidden from view from humanity. Much of the reason why the Divine Providence remains hidden from view is to preserve man's freedom of choice to follow God's will, or to turn away from Him to serve one's own selfish ends. Each person must compel themselves towards a closer union with God by removing internal evils inside oneself as sins against God, for this is the only means of spiritual purification. Also discussed is why God allows evil to exist, the origin of evil, and laws of permission. Several spiritual laws are discussed, the primary of which is "man should act from freedom according to reason" and that man should discipline himself to remove evils from within. In the spiritual progression of each person, three states are described: selfishness, followed by a reformation of the mind, followed by a final state of regeneration of the will. Each person will ultimately be held responsible for their deeds and thoughts, and it is from a person's free will that they will appropriate good or evil to their nature which determines their future lot in the afterlife.This is volume 25 of the Hyperlinked Works of Emanuel Swedenborg, available together in the multi-volume work, "The Divine Revelation of the New Jerusalem." It is also available in a 3 volume set entitled "Angelic Wisdom concerning the Divine." This work has been formatted for digital publication: it includes a hyperlinked table of contents, references, index, and footnotes. The index has been recently updated so that all topics are hyperlinked to the proper paragraph numbers.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He journeyed to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study and work with leading scientists in western Europe. Upon his return he apprenticed as an engineer under the brilliant Swedish inventor Christopher Polhem (1661-1751). King Charles XII of Sweden gave him a salaried position as an overseer of Sweden's mining industry (1716-1747). After the death of the King, Emanuel was ennobled by Queen Ulrika Eleonora. This gave him a seat in the Swedish House of Nobles, where he remained an active participant in the Swedish government throughout his life. A member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, he devoted himself to scientific studies and philosophical reflections that culminated in a number of scientific publications, mainly concerning minerology and physiology, where he had made several discoveries. From 1743 to 1745 he entered a transitional phase that resulted in a shift of his main focus from science and philosophy to theology. Throughout the rest of his life he maintained that this shift was brought about by Jesus Christ, who appeared to him, called him to a new mission, and opened his perception to a permanent dual consciousness of this life and the spiritual world of heaven and hell. Although he at first published his theological works anonymously, he became more well known to the public when he had a clairvoyant experience where he could describe a fire in Stockholm in 1759, over 400 km away. This was investigated by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who confirmed the event, and it was also noted by Carl Jung who borrowed from Swedenborg for many of his ideas in psychology. At other times Swedenborg demonstrated his clairvoyant abilities to multiple witnesses, including John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Zen master D.T. Suzuki called Swedenborg the "Buddha of the North."

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Excerpt from Angelic Wisdom: Concerning the Divine ProvidenceThis doctrine of the Divine Providence assures us of the Lord's infinite wisdom and mercy in all that He permits us to suffer, as well as in all that his love pro vides. It teaches that He has supreme regard, not to our present and temporal, but to our future and eter nal, welfare; that if He permits us to be crucified out wardly, it is that we may thereby be purified inwardly; and if He suffers us to be afflicted in time, it is that we may thereby be made happier through eternity. It teaches that Infinite Love never forsakes one human soul, - no, not even in that soul's darkest or guiltiest hour; that this Love pursues every individual through all his devious wanderings, - ~sometimes with warning and en'treaty, sometimes with rebuke and chastisement, - always yearning to save and bless; that it orders or permits each smallest circumstance of our lives, and overrules all our outward ills - all sicknesses, disap pointments, losses and sorrows, for our highest ulti mate good.Only those who have experienced the cheering and strengthening influence of this doctrine in dark hours and amid the stern trials and rough conflicts of life, can tell how replete it is with encouragement, comfort and support. Addressing itself to the intellect not less than to the heart, it leads the receiver to a joyful rec Ognition of the Divine 'wisdom and Love in every event, and so holds the creature in perpetual and loving communion with its Creator.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine ProvidenceThe Lord in no wise atts upon any particular thing in man singly without atting simultaneously upon all things of man (11.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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