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1080 NOTES TO VOLUME II.
By infants in the language of correspondence is signified inno
cence (see Arcana Cœlestia, no. 5608) ; this signification of little
children occurs in no. 155, and, especially, in no. 190, of Docu
ment 209.
VII. Water, in the language of correspondences, signifies truths
(A. R. 50), and a river, the understanding of truth and intelligence
(A. E. 518) ; and as the understanding of truth comes to man by
the presence of the Holy Spirit, so, in no. 52 of the Diary of 1744,
it is declared that the Holy Spirit is represented by water (aqua),
and also by a wave (unda). In no. 55 we read that by "a heavy
stream of water is signified the power of the Holy Spirit;" and in
no. 186, by "muddy water, a turbid understanding."
Fire corresponds to love (H. H. 118), and accordingly we read
in no. 191, "a fire of coal burning briskly, signifies the fire of love."
Light corresponds to the truth of faith, and hence to truth in
the understanding or in thought (H. H. 118) ; hence "a reddish light,"
in no. 68, defined as "the presence of God’s grace in thought."
VIII. The things of intelligence are represented by groves and
meadows (A. C. 3220) ; wherefore we read in no. 144, that by "a
noble grove are represented the spiritual things with which man
ought to be engaged on Sundays."
By a palace is signified the truth of doctrine (A. C. 4926) or
truth rationally understood ; in no. 144 there is represented thereby
"the plan of Swedenborg’s work which points to the ’grove,’ and
thus to things spiritual."
IX. Precious stones or jewels represent truths in ultimates
(S. S. 44), wherefore in no. 5 Swedenborg declares that "jewels have
reference to truths."
In A. C. 113 we read that "the good of wisdom or of love is
signified or represented by gold," and that "nothing is more common
in the Word;" and in the Diary of 1744, in no. 67, that "Gold
means that which is good and well-pleasing to God," and in no. 68
that by "making gold is meant really to do what is good and to execute
it with God’s grace, and in the faith granted by God."
X. By bread in the language of correspondence is meant spiritual
bread or good (A. C. 680), and likewise by manna (A. C. 8464);
hence in no. 12 of Document 209 the author declares that "two
loaves of bread which he received signify the Holy Supper;" and,
in no. 139, that "the same is signified by manna." As all illustration
in truth is received from the Lord by means of good which is
represented by bread (see A. C. 3094), therefore we read in no. 195
that by "the bread presented to Swedenborg on a plate is signified
that the Lord will instruct him."
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