VOLUMES IX, X, AND XI OF THE ROTCH EDITION

The Rotch Edition is a well-known 19th-century American translation of Emanuel Swedenborg’s theological writings.

THE TENDENCY OF THE CHURCH TO TRUST IN FAITH OR KNOWLEDGE ALONE; AND THE SUBORDINATION OF ALL THINGS OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLIGENCE TO THE DIVINE LOVE, IN THE LORD, AND FROM HIM IN THE SPIRITUAL CHURCH.

In this context, "the Lord" refers specifically to Jesus Christ as the manifestation of God, and the "Spiritual Church" refers to a state of humanity guided by conscience and truth derived from goodness.