another with their mouth, but that now they are not allowed to speak thus deceitfully, for when they become spirits they are compelled to speak in all respects as they think. The spirits of Jupiter expressed the utmost astonishment that there could be with man such variance of the interiors and exteriors, so as to speak otherwise than he thinks, which to them was impossible.

8384. The spirits of Jupiter have a sweet manner of approach and prudent speech, weighing well what they say. This habit they have derived from their life in the world; for if there they do or say anything contrary to order, they are led by others through various ways to come to themselves again, and they who are refractory, by chas tisement.

8385. They observed in my thoughts a desire to publish these things on our earth. This they were not willing should be done, because they are forbidden to publish what is said to them by their spirits. They wondered that such things could be published merely by writings; but they were then informed concerning the art of printing, also concerning the Word, and likewise concerning the doctrines of the church on our earth; and they were told that the Word and doctrines are thus extant by publication, and may thereby be learned.

8386. A continuation concerning the spirits and inhabitants of the earth Jupiter will be given at the end of the following chapter.

CHAPTER SIXTEENTH.

THE DOCTRINE OF CHARITY.

8387. HE who would be saved must confess his sins and do the work of repentance.

8388. To confess sins is to know evils, to see them in one's self, to acknowledge them, to make one's self guilty, and to condemn one's self on account of them. When this is done before God, it is the confession of sins.

8389. To do the work of repentance, after one has thus confessed his sins and from a humble heart has made supplication for their remission, is to desist from them and to lead a new life according to the precepts of faith.

8390. He who only acknowleges in a general way that he is a sinner, and who makes himself guilty of all evils and does not explore himself, that is, see his sins, makes confession, but not the confession of repentance; for he lives afterward as before.

8391. He who lives the life of faith does daily the work of repentance; for he reflects upon the evils that are in him, acknowledges them, guards himself against them, and supplicates the Lord for aid. For man of himself is continually lapsing, but is continually raised up by the Lord. He lapses of himself when he thinks of willing evil, and he is raised up by the Lord when he resists evil, and thus does not do it. Such is the state of all who are in good; but they who are in evil lapse continually, and also are continually raised up by the Lord, but so that they may not fall into the most grievous hell of all, whither they tend of themselves with all effort, and only into a milder hell.

8392. The work of repentance, which is done in a

state of freedom, is of avail, but that which is done in a state of compulsion, is not of avail. A state of compulsion is a state of sickness, a state of dejection of mind in consequence of misfortune, a state of imminent death, in a word, every state of fear which takes away the use of sound reason. He who is evil and in a state of compulsion promises repentance and also does good, when he comes into a state of freedom returns into his former life of evil. The case is otherwise with a good man, such states being to him states of temptation in which he conquers.

8393. Repentance of the mouth and not of the life is not repentance. Sins are not remitted by repentance of the mouth, but by repentance of the life. Sins are continually remitted to man by the Lord, for He is mercy itself; but sins adhere to man, albeit he supposes that they are remitted, nor are they removed from him except by a life according to the precepts of faith. So far as he lives according to those precepts, so far his sins are removed, and so far as they are removed, so far they are remitted. For man is withheld by the Lord from evil and is held in good. And he is so far able to be withheld from evil in the other life, as in the life of the body he had resisted evil. And he is so far able to be held in good then, as in the life of the body he had done good from affection. From this it may be evident what the remission of sins is, and whence it is. He who believes that sins are remitted in any other way, is much deceived.

8394. After man has explored himself and acknowledged his sins and done the work of repentance, he must remain constant in good, even to the end of life. But if he afterward relapses into the former life of evil and embraces it, he is then guilty of profanation, for he then conjoins evil to good, and thus his latter state becomes worse than his former, according to the Lord's words: When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, but findeth none. Then he saith,

I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, and swept, and garnished for him. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first (Matt. xii. 43-45).

CHAPTER XVI.

1. And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

2. And the whole congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilder

ness.

3. And the sons of Israel said unto them, Who will give that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pot, when we did eat bread to the full? for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

4. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, I am causing bread to rain from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or no.

5. And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twofold what they gather daily.

6. And Moses and Aaron said unto all the sons of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that Jehovah hath brought you out from the land of Egypt.

7. And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; in that He heareth your murmurings against Jehovah and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

8. And Moses said, In that Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; in that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him: what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.

9. And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the sons of Israel, Come near before Jehovah : for He hath heard your murmurings.

10. And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked back toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah was seen in the cloud.

11. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

12. I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel: speak unto them, saying, In the time of evening ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.

13. And it came to pass in the evening, that the quail came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

14. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar frost on the ground.

15. And when the sons of Israel saw it, they said a man to his brother, What is it [Man hu]? for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.

16. This is the word which Jehovah hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your souls, shall ye take it, every man for them which are in his tent.

17. And the sons of Israel did so, and gathered, some for many, some for few.

18. And they did mete it with an omer, and he that gathered for many had nothing over, and he that gathered for few had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.