of love and its affections, and the other of truth and its persuasions. Think then with yourself of what importance it is, that these two arms and hands should be joined together, so as to act in unity; in other words, that your will and understanding, your affections and persuasions, should be in harmony and concord with each other, so as to become mutual helps to each other in the great work of your regeneration and salvation. For what can your will and affections avail you in this great work, unless they be under the guidance of an enlightened understanding and persuasions? What again can an enlightened understanding and enlightened persuasions avail you, unless they lead you to, and confirm in you, the heavenly principles of love and charity in your will and affections? Let the formation of your body then, in this instance, be a lesson to your mind. For mark now how your right and left arms and hands are mutual aids to each other, and how this is the case too with your right and left eyes, your right and left ears, your right and left legs and feet; and what tremendous consequences would ensue if it was not the case. For suppose that your right arm and hand refused to act in concord with the left, or the left with the right; and that your right eye, in like manner, was at disagreement with the left, so that whilst one eye saw one shape and colour in an
