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O, in the angelic language, is a vowel used among the angels of the third heaven, to express a sound corresponding with affection. S. S. 00. U. T. 278.
Oak s. the sensual good and truth of the church, and maps the lowest of the natural principle; therefore either the truths and goods, or the falses and evils that are therein. U. T. 200. O. (Isa. i. 30) s. the natural man, and its leaves the scientifics and knowledges of truth in him. A. E. 504. "To hide under an o." (Gen. xxxv. 4), s. eternal rejection. 4552.
Oak Groves or Mamre (Gen. xiii. 18) s. more interior perception than that which is s. by the o. g. Moreh. 1616. O. g. of M. (Gen. xviii. 1) rep. and s. perceptions, but such as are human grounded in scientifics, and in the first rational principles thence deduced. 2144.
Oak Grove or Moreh (Gen. xii. 6) s. the first or earliest of the Lord's perception. 1442.
Oars and Bencuss. (Ezek, xxvii. 6.) ©, a, those things which are of the sensual man by which the understanding speaks; and a bench or board's, that which is rational from which the understanding is led. This also is siznified by ebony, mentioned in the same passage. A. E. 1146. See Rowers.
Oatu, oR SWEARING, s, confirmation and conjunction. 2720, 8459. Also acovenant. 1996. After the rep, rites of the church were abolee, oaths, as used in covenant, were also abolished by the Lord. <A.
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Opap1aK, the prophet, treats in general of those who are in sclfderived intelligence and who pervert the letter of the Word, whereby the church
erishes, and a ucw chore to be raised up instead thereof, which should e in the understanding of truth, and that they who are therein shall be saved. 8. ELL. P.
OsaL (Gen, x. 28) 8, a ritual of the church called Eber. 1245, mn Cuoueacy's, confirmation against the goods and truths of the Word.
. E. 653.
Onep-Epom, the Girtite (2 Sam, vi. 10), rep, thosa who were in spiritual quod. A. E. 700.
OBEDIENCE of the PuitistTines. (Isa, xi. 14.) The sons of Ammon, were so called, because they are tainted with false principles derived from them. 2468.
OpsecT. Exp. D. L. W. 70, 298.
OxBLaTION of INceNss& and Vanity. (Isa, xvi. 8.) O, of i, is worship from spiritual good, aud v, is evil and the false of evil. A. E. 340.°
OsBLivion. (Gen, xli. 30.) 'Lo give too, den, removal and hence apparent privation. 5278.
OBOL1 has reference to remains of good and truth. 2959.
OpscuRe. Man in the body is o., compared with bis interior life, that myriads of perceptions merge in one. 2367.;
OBSERVE, to, s, things to be kept. 3382. Also, the intention of perverting. A. Ei. 780.
OBSERVANCES. Things to be observed have reference to the whole contents of the Word in gencral; precepts, to all its internals; statues, to its externals; apd avs, to all in particular. 3382.
