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760 [Doc. 302.
ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANIES.
"[
In respect to miracles I told them] that all things which
appear in the three kingdoms of nature are produced by an
influx from the spiritual into the natural world, and, considered
in themselves, are miracles, although, on account of their familiar
aspect and their annual recurrence, they do not appear as
such. I told them further that they should know that the
miracles which are recorded in the Word likewise took place
by an influx out of the prior into the posterior world, and
that they were produced by an introduction of such things as
are in the spiritual world into corresponding things in the
natural world ; e. g. that the manna which every morning des
cended upon the camp of the children of Israel, was produced
by bread from heaven being introduced into the recipient
vessels of nature ; that in like manner bread and fishes were
thus introduced into the baskets of the apostles, which they
distributed to so many thousands of men ; again, that wine
out of heaven was instilled into the water in the pots at the
wedding where the Lord was present ; further, that the fig
tree withered, because there was no longer any influx into it
of spiritual nutriment, by which it was fed from the roots ;
and finally that such was the case with the other miracles, and
that they were not produced, according to the insane notions
of some of the learned in the present day, by causes sum
moned from all parts of nature. Miracles therefore are the
effects of the Divine Omnipotence, and take place accord
ing to the influx of the spiritual into the natural world, with
this difference only, that such things as actually exist in the
spiritual world are actually introduced into such things in the
natural world as correspond; and I finally concluded, that the
cause of such things being done and being possible, is due to the
Divine Omnipotence, which is understood by the finger of God,
by which the Lord produced His miracles. After I had finished
my explanation, the angels kissed me for what I had told them ,
and said they would occasionally invite me to their assemblies.
I thanked them, and promised to return, whenever the Lord
would grant me permission to do so."
On p.4 ofthe MS. we read, "All things ofnature are like sheaths
around spiritual things, and like tunics around muscular fibres.
This is the cause of all the wonders and miracles in nature."
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