111、植物界也有类似的对应。总的来说，花园对应于天堂的聪明和智慧，因此，天堂被称为“上帝的园子”和“乐园”，｛注1｝人称其为“天堂乐园”。树木，根据它们的种类，与对于良善和真理的感知和知识对应，这感知和知识是聪明和智慧的源头。因此，了解对应知识的古人在小树林中举行神圣的敬拜。｛注2｝出于同样的原因，圣经中经常提到树，如葡萄树、橄榄树、香柏树等等，常常将天堂、教会和人与它们相比，人所行的善事被比作果实。此外，从树的果实、尤其是从田间收获的谷物所得的食物，与对良善和真理的情感相对应，因为这些情感滋养属灵的生命，如同地上的食物滋养属世的生命。｛注3｝因此，一般来说，出于谷物的饼与对一切良善的情感相对应，因为饼是特别的维生的食物，又代表了所有的食物。事实上，正是由于这种对应，主称自己是“生命的饼”。｛注4｝烤过的饼在犹太教会有神圣的功用，它们被摆在会幕的桌子上，称作“陈设饼”。由祭物和燔祭构成的所有对上帝的敬拜也被称为“饼”。另外，由于这种对应，在基督教会最神圣的敬拜就是提供饼和葡萄酒的圣餐礼拜。｛注5｝从这为数不多的几个例子可以看出对应的性质。
｛注1｝：出于对应，“园子”和“乐园”表示聪明和智慧（100，108）；从经历中得知（3220）。在圣经中，同一种对应的所有事物，含义相同（2896，2987，2989，2990，2991，3002，3225）。
｛注2｝：“树”表示感知和知识（103，2163，2682，2722，2972，7692）。因此，古人在小树林的树底下根据它们的对应举行对上帝的敬拜（2722，4552）。天堂的流注进入植物界的各门类中，如同进入草木（3648）。
｛注3｝：出于对应，“食物”表示诸如滋养属灵生命的那类事物（3114，4459，4792，4976，5147，5293，5340，5342，5410，5426，5576，5582，5588，5655，5915，6277，8562，9003）。
｛注4｝：【中】参见约翰福音6:35节内容。和合本《圣经》此句译为“生命的粮”，吕振中和文理本《圣经》皆译为“生命的饼”，英文版多译为“bread”（饼，面包）。
｛注5｝：“饼”表示滋养人的属灵生命的一切良善（2165，2177，3478，3735，3813，4211，4217，4735，4976，9323，9545，10686）。摆在帐幕桌子上的饼有同样的含义（3478，9545）。一般来说，祭物被称为饼（2165）。因此，饼包含一切食物（2165），所以，它表示一切属天和属灵的食物（276，680，2165，2177，3478，6118，8410）。
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111. 植物界的事物也有类似的对应关系. 总的来说, 花园对应于天堂的聪明和智慧; 因此, 天堂被称为“神的园”和“伊甸园”, 人们称其为“天上的乐园”. 树木照其种类与对良善和真理的觉知和认知相对应, 这些觉知和认知产生聪明和智慧. 因此, 拥有对应知识的古人在树林中举行神圣敬拜. 出于同样的原因, 树在圣言中经常被提及, 如葡萄树, 橄榄树, 香柏树等等; 教会和人被比作它们, 他们所行的善事被比作果实. 此外, 从树上, 尤其从田间谷物所得的食物, 与对良善和真理的情感相对应, 因为这些情感滋养属灵生命, 正如地上的食物滋养属世生命. 因此, 一般来说, 饼与对一切良善的情感相对应, 因为它尤其是维持生命的食物, 还因为饼代表所有食物. 事实上, 正是由于这种对应, 主自称生命的粮或饼; 饼在犹太教会有神圣的功用, 因为它们被摆在会幕的桌子上, 称作陈设饼. 通过祭物和燔祭来举行的一切神性敬拜也被称为饼. 另外, 由于这种对应关系, 在基督教会, 最神圣的敬拜行为就是提供饼和酒的圣餐. 从这几个例子可以看出对应的性质.
注: “园子”和“乐园或伊甸园”出于对应而表示聪明和智慧(天国的奥秘 100, 108节); 从经历可得知(天国的奥秘 3220节). 在圣言中, 拥有一种对应关系的一切事物都具有同样的含义(天国的奥秘 2896, 2987, 2989, 2990, 2991, 3002, 3225节). “树”表示觉知和认知(天国的奥秘 103, 2163, 2682, 2722, 2972, 7692节). 因此, 古人在林子里的树底下根据它们的对应举行神性敬拜(天国的奥秘 2722, 4552节). 天堂的流注进入植物界的成员, 如进入树木和植物(天国的奥秘 3648节). “食物”出于对应而表示诸如滋养属灵生命的那类事物(天国的奥秘 3114, 4459, 4792, 4976, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 5655, 5915, 6277, 8562, 9003节). “饼”表示滋养人的属灵生命的一切良善(天国的奥秘 2165, 2177, 3478, 3735, 3813, 4211, 4217, 4735, 4976, 9323, 9545, 10686节). 摆在会幕桌子上的饼具有同样的含义(天国的奥秘 3478, 9545节). 一般来说, 祭物被称为饼(天国的奥秘 2165节). 因此, 饼包含一切食物(天国的奥秘 2165节). 所以, 它表示一切属天和属灵的食物(天国的奥秘 276, 680, 2165, 2177, 3478, 6118, 8410节).
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111. 植物有類似的對應。籠統而言, 花園對應于天國的聰慧。正因如此, 天國被稱為"上帝的園子,""伊甸園,"我們還稱之為天上的"樂園"。
樹木, 照其種類, 對應於善和理的感受和認知(聰明智慧由善和理而來)。正因如此, 掌握對應知識的古人在樹林中行崇拜之禮。聖言也因此頻繁提及樹木, 將天國, 教會, 人比作樹, 如葡萄樹, 橄欖樹, 香柏木等等, 人的善行則比作果實。
再者, 我們從植物所得的食物, 特別是田間穀物所做成的食物, 與對善和理的情感相對應, 因為它們滋養我們的心靈生活, 正如物質的食物滋養我們的物質生活。
一般來說,"餅"(或"糧")與對善的情感相對應, 因為它是滋養生命的主食, 被用來代表所有食物。出於這種對應, 主稱自己為"生命之糧"。再者, 餅在猶太教中也被用於聖事。他們將餅放在會幕內的桌子上, 稱之為"陳設餅"。另外, 他們以牲祭和燔祭所行的崇拜之禮也被稱為"餅"。聖餐作為基督教會中至聖的崇拜儀式, 信徒共用餅和酒, 也是出於這種對應。從以上實例, 我們可推知對應為何物。
111. There is a similar correspondence with things in the vegetable kingdom. A garden, in general terms, corresponds to heaven in respect to intelligence and wisdom, which is why heaven is called the garden of God and a paradise, 1and why we call it a heavenly paradise.
Trees, species by species, correspond to perceptions and firsthand knowledge of what is good and true, which yield intelligence and wisdom. So the early people, who were absorbed in the knowledge of correspondences, held their holy worship in groves. 2This is why trees are mentioned so often in the Word and why heaven, the church, and people are compared to them - to the vine, for example, the olive, the cedar, and others - and the good we do is compared to fruit.
Further, the foods we derive from them, especially the ones we get from crops planted in fields, correspond to affections for what is good and true because they nourish our spiritual life the way earthly foods nourish our natural life. 3
Bread, generally speaking, corresponds to an affection for whatever is good because it is the mainstay of life and because it is used to mean all food. It is because of this correspondence that the Lord calls himself the bread of life; and it is also because of this that bread was put to holy use in the Israelite church - they did in fact place bread on the table in the tabernacle and called it "the bread of presence." Then too, all divine worship that they performed by sacrifices and burnt offerings was called "bread." Because of this correspondence too, the most sacred worship in the Christian church is the Holy Supper, in which bread and wine are shared. 4
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1. By reason of correspondence, a garden or paradise means intelligence and wisdom: 100, 108; from experience: 3220. Everything that corresponds has the same meaning in the Word as well: 2890 [2896?], 2987, 2989-2990, 2971 [2991?], 3002, 3225.
2. Trees mean perceptions and experiential knowledge: 103, 2163, 2682, 2722, 2972, 7692. So the early people held their divine worship in groves, under particular trees depending on their correspondence: 2722, 4552. On the inflow of heaven into members of the vegetable kingdom; for example, into trees and small plants: 3648.
3. By reason of correspondence, foods mean the kind of things that nourish our spiritual life: 3114, 4459, 4792, 4976, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 5656 [5655?], 5915, 6277, 8562, 9003.
4. Bread means everything good that nourishes our spiritual life: 2165, 2177, 3478, 3735, 3813, 4211, 4217, 4735, 4976, 9323, 9545, 10686. The loaves that were on the table in the tabernacle have a similar meaning: 3478, 9545. Sacrifices in general were called "bread": 2165."Bread" includes all food: 2165. So it means all heavenly and spiritual food: 276, 680, 2165, 2177, 3478, 6118, 8410.
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111. There is a like correspondence with the things in the vegetable kingdom. In general, a garden corresponds to heaven as to intelligence and wisdom, so that heaven is called the garden of God and paradise, 1and by man the heavenly paradise. Trees, according to their species, correspond to the perceptions and cognitions of good and truth from which intelligence and wisdom come. For this reason, the ancient people who had a knowledge of correspondences, held their sacred worship in groves. 2For the same reason, trees are so often mentioned in the Word, such as the vine, the olive, the cedar and others, and heaven, the Church and man are compared to them, and the good works they do are compared to fruits. Also the food derived from trees, especially from the grain harvests of the field, corresponds to affections of good and truth because these affections nourish the spiritual life, as earthly food 3does the natural life. Hence, bread, in a general sense, corresponds to the affection of all good, because it is the food that, beyond other foods, sustains life and because by bread is meant all food. Indeed, it is on account of this correspondence that the Lord calls Himself the Bread of life, and that loaves of bread had a holy use in the Israelitish Church, for they were placed on the table in the tabernacle and were called the bread of faces (A.V. shew-bread). All the Divine worship that was performed by means of sacrifices and burnt-offerings was also termed bread. Moreover, because of this correspondence the most holy act of worship in the Christian Church is the Holy Supper in which bread and wine are given. 4From these few examples the nature of correspondence can be confirmed.
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1. From correspondence "a garden" and "a paradise" signify intelligence and wisdom (100, 108);from experience (Arcana Coelestia 3220).
All things that have a correspondence have in the Word the same significance (Arcana Coelestia 2896, 2987, 2989-2991, 3002, 3225).
2. "Trees" signify perceptions and cognitions (Arcana Coelestia 103, 2163, 2682, 2722, 2972, 7692).
For this reason the ancient people held Divine worship in groves under trees in accordance with their correspondence (Arcana Coelestia 2722, 4552).
Influx of heaven into subjects of the vegetable kingdom, as into trees and plants (Arcana Coelestia 3648).
3. From correspondence "foods" signify such things as nourish the spiritual life (Arcana Coelestia 3114, 4459, 4792, 4976, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 5655, 5915, 6277, 8562, 9003).
4. "Bread" signifies all the good which nourishes the spiritual life of man (Arcana Coelestia 2165, 2177, 3478, 3735, 3813, 4211, 4217, 4735, 4976, 9323, 9545, 10686).
The bread, which was on the table in the tabernacle, had a like signification (Arcana Coelestia 3478, 9545).
Sacrifices in general were called bread (Arcana Coelestia 2165).
Bread involves all food (Arcana Coelestia 2165); and thus it signifies all food, celestial and spiritual (Arcana Coelestia 276, 680, 2165, 2177, 3478, 6118, 8410).
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111. There is a like correspondence with things in the vegetable kingdom. In general, a garden corresponds to the intelligence and wisdom of heaven; and for this reason heaven is called the Garden of God, and Paradise; 1and men call it the heavenly paradise. Trees, according to their species, correspond to the perceptions and knowledges of good and truth which are the source of intelligence and wisdom. For this reason the ancient people, who were acquainted with correspondences, held their sacred worship in groves; 2and for the same reason trees are so often mentioned in the Word, and heaven, the church, and man are compared to them; as the vine, the olive, the cedar, and others, and the good works done by men are compared to fruits. Also the food derived from trees, and more especially from the grain harvests of the field, corresponds to affections for good and truth, because these affections feed the spiritual life, as the food of the earth does the natural life; 3and bread from grain, in a general sense, because it is the food that specially sustains life, and because it stands for all food, corresponds to an affection for all good. It is on account of this correspondence that the Lord calls Himself the bread of life; and that loaves of bread had a holy use in the Israelitish Church, being placed on the table in the tabernacle and called "the bread of faces;" also the Divine worship that was performed by sacrifices and burnt offerings was called "bread." Moreover, because of this correspondence the most holy act of worship in the Christian Church is the Holy Supper, in which bread is given, and wine. 4From these few examples the nature of correspondence can be seen.
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111. Similis correspondentia est cum illis quae in regno vegetabili sunt. Hortus in genere correspondet caelo quoad intelligentiam et sapientiam, quare caelum vocatur Hortus Dei et Paradisus, 1et quoque ab homine Paradisus caelestis. Arbores secundum suas species correspondent perceptionibus et cognitionibus boni et veri, ex quibus intelligentia et sapientia; ideo antiqui, qui in scientia correspondentiarum erant, cultum suum sanctum in lucis habuerunt; 2et inde est, quod in Verbo toties nominentur arbores, et illis caelum, ecclesia, et homo comparatur, ut viti, oleae, cedro, et aliis ac bona quae faciunt fructibus. Cibi etiam qui ex illis, imprimis qui ex seminibus messis agri, correspondent affectionibus boni et veri, ex causa quia nutriunt vitam spiritualem, sicut cibi terrestres naturalem. 3Panis inde in genere correspondet affectioni omnis boni, quia ille prae ceteris sustentat vitam, et quia per illum intelligitur omnis cibus: propter illam correspondentiam etiam Dominus Se vocat Panem vitae: et quoque propter illam panes in usu sancto fuerunt in Ecclesia Israelitica, ponebantur enim super Mensa in Tabernaculo, et vocabantur Panes facierum: et quoque omnis cultus Divinus, qui per sacrificia et holocausta fiebat, dicebatur panis: propter illam correspondentiam etiam sanctissimum cultus in Ecclesia Christiana est Sacra Cena, in qua datur panis et vinum, 4Ex his paucis constare potest, qualis est correspondentia.
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