472# 由前文所述，可以领会并断定，以下这些并非可被创造之物，即：（一）无限者不可被创造；（二）爱与智慧不可被创造；（三）由此，生命不可被创造；（四）光与热也不可被创造；（五）甚至活动本身，就其自身而言，也不可被创造；但接受这些的器官，则是可被创造的，并且已经被创造。
这些可用以下比拟加以说明：光本身不可被创造，但接受光的器官，即眼睛，却可被创造；声音，即大气的活动，本身不可被创造，但接受声音的器官，即耳朵，却可被创造；热也不可被创造，因为热是首要的活动因，凡在自然三界中的一切事物，都是为接受它而被创造的；这些事物按其接受而存在，并非自行活动，而是被推动而活动。
【2】从创造的秩序来看，凡有主动者之处，亦必有被动者；并且二者要结合为一。若主动者也像被动者一样可以被创造，那么太阳以及由太阳而来的热与光便无必要；一切受造之物岂不可以没有它们而继续存在？然而事实上，若这些被除去，整个受造宇宙便会坠入混沌。
【3】世界的太阳本身，是由受造的实质构成的；这些实质的活动产生火。以上所举，乃为说明之用。人也是如此：若属灵之光——就其本质而言即智慧——以及属灵之热——就其本质而言即爱——不流入人里面，并不为人所接受，则人便不能存在。人的整体，无非是一种有机化的形式，为接受这二者而设；他既从自然世界接受，也从灵性世界接受，因为这两界彼此对应。
若否认人是接受来自上帝之爱与智慧的形式，也就同时否认流入；这样，也就否认一切良善皆来自上帝；又否认人与上帝的结合。由此，说人可以成为上帝的居所和殿，便成了空洞之言。
472# 从刚才所说的可以看出并得出结论，以下事物是不可创造的，即：（1）无限；（2）爱与智慧；（3）由此衍生的生命；（4）光与热；（5）甚至就本身而言的活动本身。但接受这一切的器官是可创造的，并且已经被创造出来了。这些观点可通过以下对比来说明：光是不可创造的，但它的器官，即眼睛，是可创造的；声音，即大气的一种活动，是不可创造的，但它的器官，即耳朵，是可创造的；热，即主要的活动或活动原理，是不可创造的，为了接受这热，自然界三个王国中的一切事物已经被创造出来了，并照着这种接受而被作用，而不是起作用。
根据创造的秩序，哪里有主动物，哪里就有被动物，这两者应结合在一起，如同一个。如果主动物像被动物一样是可创造的，那么就不需要太阳，也不需要从太阳发出的热和光；而是一切被造物都会在没有它们的情况下永久存在。但如果太阳及其热和光被移除，那么整个被造宇宙就会陷入混乱。
这个世界的太阳本身是由被造物质构成的，这些物质的活动产生火。提这些事是为了说明。如果本质上为智慧的属灵之光和本质上为爱的属灵之热没有流入人，并被人接受，那么人也是如此。整个人只不过是被组织起来以接受来自自然界和灵界的光和热的形式，因为这两个世界相互对应。你若否认人是从神那里接受爱与智慧的形式，也会否认流注，因而否认一切良善都来自神。与神的结合也会被否认；因此，人能成为神的居所和圣殿，将成为一句毫无意义的空话。
472. From the points just made we can see and conclude that the following things cannot be created:
1. The Infinite
2. Love and wisdom
3. Life
4. Light and heat
5. The quality of being active, when regarded in its own right
Nevertheless, organs that are able to receive the above can be and are created.
These points can be illustrated through analogies. Light cannot be created, but its organ, the eye, can. Sound, which is a motion in the atmosphere, cannot be created, but its organ, the ear, can. Likewise incapable of being created is heat, which is the primary active thing that all objects in the three kingdoms of nature have been created to receive; and as they receive it they do not act but are rather acted upon.
[2] A feature of creation is that where there are active entities, there are also passive entities; the two types of entities join together to become, in effect, one thing. If the active entities were able to be created the way the passive entities are, there would be no need for the sun or for heat and light from it. All created things would subsist without them. But in reality, if the sun and its heat and light were removed, the whole created universe would fall into chaos.
[3] The sun of our world is made up of created substances whose activity produces fire. These points have been made for the purpose of illustration.
It would be similar for us if spiritual light, which is essentially wisdom, and spiritual heat, which is essentially love, stopped flowing into us and being received by us. An entire human being is nothing but a form organized in such a way as to receive those two qualities, from both the physical and the spiritual worlds, since the worlds correspond to each other. If you deny that we are forms for receiving love and wisdom from God, you have to rule out the existence of inflow as well, along with the idea that everything good comes from God, and that a partnership with God is possible. Then there would be no point to the statement that we are able to be a dwelling place and a temple for God.
472. From what has been said we can reach the perception and conclusion that the following are not capable of being created, viz: (1) the Infinite, (2) love and wisdom, (3) and so life, (4) and light and heat, (5) in fact activity regarded in itself. Organs, however, for receiving these can be and have been created. These matters can be illustrated by the following comparisons. Light cannot be created, but the appropriate organ, the eye, can. Sound which is an activity of the atmosphere cannot be created, but the appropriate organ, the ear, can. Neither can heat be created, and heat is the prime source of activity, but everything in the three realms of nature has been created so as to receive heat, and in proportion to its reception everything is acted upon rather than acts.
[2] A law of creation ensures that active elements are accompanied by passive ones, and that the two are linked to form a single whole. If the active elements could be created, as the passive ones are, would there be any need of the sun and the heat and light it emits? All created things would continue in existence without them, would they not? Yet if heat and light were taken away, the created universe would collapse into chaos.
[3] The very sun of this world consists of created substances, and their activity produces fire. These examples are given as illustrations. It would be much the same with man, if spiritual light, which is in essence wisdom, and spiritual heat, which is in essence love, were not flowing into man and being received by him. The whole man is nothing but a form so organised as to be capable of receiving both of these, emanating from the natural as well as the spiritual world, since they correspond one to the other. A denial that man is a form for the reception of love and wisdom from God would involve denying also that anything flows in, including all good from God, as well as the possibility of being linked with God. So to say that man can be a dwelling-place and temple of God would be utterly meaningless.
472. From the foregoing it can be perceived and concluded that the following things are not creatable, namely: (1) The infinite is not. (2) Love and wisdom are not. (3) Consequently life is not. (4) Light and heat are not. (5) Even activity itself viewed in itself is not. But organs receptive of these are creatable and have been created. These statements may be illustrated by the following comparisons: Light is not creatable, but its organ, the eye, is; sound, which is an activity of the atmosphere, is not creatable, but its organ, the ear, is; neither is heat, which is the primary active principle, for the reception of which all things in the three kingdoms of nature have been created, and according to this reception are acted upon, but do not act.
[2] It is from the order of creation, that wherever there are actives there are also passives, and that these two should join themselves together as a one. If actives were creatable as passives are there would have been no need of the sun, and heat and light from it, but all created things would have permanent existence without these. But if these should be taken away the created universe would lapse into chaos.
[3] The sun itself of this world consists of created substances, the activity of which produces fire. These things are presented for the sake of illustration. It would be the same with man, if spiritual light, which in its essence is wisdom, and spiritual heat, which in its essence is love, did not flow into man and were not received by him. The entire man is nothing but a form organized to receive light and heat, both from the natural world and from the spiritual world, for these two worlds correspond to each other. If it were denied that man is a form receptive of love and wisdom from God, influx would also be denied, and thus that all good is from God. Conjunction with God would also be denied, and consequently, that man can be an abode and temple of God would be an expression devoid of meaning.
472. From what has just been said one may perceive, and reach the conclusion, that the following things are not creatable: 1, The Infinite; 2, Love and wisdom; 3, Life thence derived; 4, Light and heat; 5, Activity, regarded in itself. It may, however, be concluded that organs receptive of all these are creatable, and have been created. This may be illustrated by the following comparisons. Light is not creatable, but its organ, the eye; nor sound, which is an activity of the atmosphere, but its organ, the ear; nor heat, which is the primary activity, and for the reception of which all things in the three kingdoms of nature have been created; and these do not act according to reception but remain passive.
[2] It is according to creation that where there are actives there are also passives, and that these two unite as one. If actives were creatable like passives, there would have been no need of the sun, and of the heat and light proceeding from it, but all created things would subsist without them; whereas if the sun with its heat and light were removed, the created universe would be reduced to chaos.
[3] The sun itself of this world consists of created substances, the activity of which produces fire.
These things are stated by way of illustrating what would happen to man if spiritual light which in its essence is wisdom, and spiritual heat which in its essence is love, did not flow into him and were not received by him. The whole man is nothing but an organized form adapted to receive heat and light both from the natural world and the spiritual, for the heat and light of both worlds correspond to each other. If it were denied that man is a form receptive of love and wisdom from God, the fact of influx would also be denied; and thus it would be denied that all good is from God. Conjunction with God would also be denied; and consequently to say that man can be an abode and temple of God would be but an empty phrase.
472. Ex antedictis percipi et concludi potest, quod sequentia haec non creabilia sint, videlicet. 1. Quod non Infinitum. 2. Non amor et sapientia. 3. Et inde non vita. 4. Nec lux et calor. 5. Imo nec ipsa activitas in se spectata; sed quod Organa recipientia illa sint creabilia et creata. Haec per has comparationes illustrari possunt; quod Lux non creabilis sit, sed ejus organum, quod est oculus; quod sonus qui est activitas athmosphaerae, non creabilis sit, sed ejus organum quod est auris; quod nec calor qui est primarium activum, ad quem recipiendum creata sunt omnia quae in tribus Regnis naturae sunt, quae secundum receptionem non agunt sed aguntur.
[2] Ex Creatione est, quod ubi activa sunt, etiam passiva sint, 1 et quod duo illa ut in unum se conjungant; si activa creabilia forent, sicut passiva, non opus fuisset Sole, et inde calore et luce, sed omnia creata absque illis subsisterent, cum tamen, si illa removerentur, caderet Universum creatum in Chaos.
[3] Ipse Sol mundi consistit ex substantiis creatis, quarum activitas producit ignem: haec illustrationis causa adducta sunt. Simile foret cum homine, si Lux spiritualis, quae in sua essentia est sapientia, et Calor spiritualis, qui in sua essentia est amor, non influerent in hominem, et reciperentur ab homine; totus homo non aliud est, quam forma organizata ad receptionem duorum illorum, tam e Mundo naturali, quam e Mundo spirituali, correspondent enim sibi. Si negaretur quod homo sit Forma recipiens amoris et sapientiae a Deo, negaretur etiam influxus, et sic quod omne bonum sit a Deo, et quoque negaretur conjunctio cum Deo, et inde vox inanis foret quod homo possit esse habitaculum et templum Dei.
Footnotes:
1. Prima editio: simt.