this Difference, that in the Natural World there are Objects, but in the Spiritual World Angelic Societies. Hence it appears, that fuch is the Connection between the Angelic Heaven and Mankind, that the one fubfifts from the other, and that the Angelic Heaven without Mankind would be like a Houfe without a Foundation, for Heaven terminates in Mankind, and refts upon them. The Cafe in this Refpect is the fame as with an individual Man in particular; his fpiritual Things, which have Relation to his Thought and Will, flow into his natural Things, which have Relation to his Senfations and Actions, and therein they terminate and fubfift; if Man did not poffefs these natural Things, or thefe Terminations and Ultimates, his fpiritual Things, which have Relation to the Thoughts and Affections of his Spirit, would be dispersed, like Things unbounded or without Foundation. This is the Cafe when Man passes from the Natural into the Spiritual World, that is, when he dies; then, inasmuch as he is a Spirit, he no longer fubfifts on his own proper Bafis, but upon the common Bafis of Mankind. They who are unacquainted with the Mysteries of Heaven, may fuppofe, that Angels fubfift without Men, and Men without Angels; but I can positively affert from all my Experience relative to Heaven, and from all my Difcourfe with the Angels, that no Angel Angel or Spirit whatever fubfifts independent of Man, nor any Man independent of Spirits and Angels, but that they are mutually and reciprocally conjoined. From what has been obferved, it may now plainly appear, that Mankind and the Angelic Heaven form one, and fubfift mutu. ally and reciprocally from each other, and confequently if either were removed, the other would cease to exist, 10. That Mankind is the Seminary of Heaven, will appear plain from the following Article, where it will be fhewn, that Heaven and Hell are from Mankind, confequently that Mankind is the Seminary of Heaven. It has been obferved in what precedes, that as from the first Creation till now, Heaven has been formed from the Human Race, so in like Manner hereafter it will be formed and augmented. It is indeed poffible that the Human Race on one Earth may perish, which comes to pass when they altogether separate themselves from the Divine Principle, for then Man no longer poffeffes fpiritual Life, but only natural, fimilar to that of Beafts; and when Man becomes of fuch a Nature, no Society can be formed, and governed by Laws, inasmuch as Man without Influx from Heaven, or without Divine Government, would become infane, and rush openly into the Commiffion of every Evil onc one against another. But although Mankind, by Separation from the Divine Principle, were to perish on one Earth, which however is provided against by the Lord, yet ftill they would continue to remain on other Earths; for there are Earths in the Universe to the Amount of fome Hundreds of Thousands, as may be feen in a Work Concerning the Earths in our Solar System called Planets, and concerning the Earths in the Starry Heaven. I was informed from Heaven, that the Human Race on this Earth would have perished, so that there would not have remained at this Day a fingle Individual upon it, unless the Lord had come into the World, and in this Earth put on the Humanity, and made it Divine; and also, unless the Lord had given to this Earth such a Word as might serve for a Basis to the Angelic Heaven, and for it's Conjunction with Mankind; that the Conjunction of Heaven with Man is effected by Means of the Word, may be feen in the Treatife on HEAVEN and HELL, n. 303 to 310. But that this is the Truth of the Matter, can be comprehended only by those who think fpiritually, that is, by thofe who through the Acknowledgment of the Lord's Divinity are conjoined with Heaven, for they only are capable of thinking fpiritually. 11. That the Extenfion of Heaven, which is for Angels, Angels, is fo immenfe, that it cannot be filled to Eter nity, may appear from what has been faid in the Treatife on HEAVEN and HELL, concerning the Immensity of Heaven, n. 415 to 420: And that they are but few refpectively, of whom Heaven is at prefent formed, may be seen in the Treatife on the EARTHS IN THE UNIVERSE, n. 126. 12. That the Perfection of Heaven increases according to Plurality, or the Number of it's Inhabitants, is evident from it's Form, according to which the Confociations there are regulated, and Communications take Place, in that it is the most perfect of all Forms; and as the Numbers increase in the most perfect Form, in the fame Proportion the Direction and Consent of many tends to Unity, and in the same Proportion also Conjunction becomes more close and unanimous; Consent and Conjunction thence derived increase by Plurality, for in fuch Cafe every Thing is inferted as an intermediate Relation between two or more, and what is fo inferted confirms and conjoins. The Form of Heaven is like the Form of the Human Mind, the Perfection whereof advances according to the Increase of Truth and Goodness, for thus Intelligence and Wisdom are promoted: The Reason why the Form of the Human Mind, which is in heavenly Wisdom and Intelligence, is fimilar to the Form of Hea ven, ven, is because the Mind is the smallest Image of that Forin; hence it is, that in every poffible Way there is a Communication of the Thoughts. and Affections of Good and Truth in fuch Men, and in Angels, with the neighbouring Societies of Heaven, and the Extension is according to the Increase of Wisdom, confequently according to the Plurality of the Knowledges of Truth implanted in the Understanding, and according to the Abundance of the Affections of Good im planted in the Will, or in other Words, according to the Truths and Goods implanted in the Mind, for the Mind confifts of Understanding and Will. The Human and Angelic Mind is of fuch a Nature, that it may be enlarged to Eternity, and as it becomes enlarged, fo it is perfected; this is especially the Cafe, when Man is led by the Lord, for he is then introduced into genuine Truths, which are implanted in his Understanding, and into genuine Goods, which are implanted in his Will; the Lord then disposes all Things belonging to fuch a Mind into the Form of Heaven, until at length it becomes Heaven in the least Form. From the above Comparison, which is a juft one, it is evident, that the Plurality or increasing Number of the Angels tends to the Perfection of Heaven. Every Form also confifts of Variety; a Form which does not confift of Variety, is not a Form, inafmuch as it |