edges
[scientias et cognitiones] (n. 1895, 1900, 3086).

But not by means of knowledges [cognitiones] themselves,
but by means of affection for the uses derived from them
(n. 1895).

[2] There are knowledges [scientifica] that give entrance
to Divine truths, and knowledges [scientifica] that do not
(n. 5213).

Empty knowledges [scientifica] are to be destroyed (n.
1489, 1492, 1499, 1581).

Empty knowledges [scientifica] are such as have the loves
of self and of the world as an end, and sustain those
loves, and withdraw from love to God and love towards the
neighbor, because such knowledges close up the internal
man, even to the extent that man becomes unable to receive
any thing from heaven (n. 1563, 1600).

Knowledges [scientifica] are means to becoming wise and
means to becoming insane and by them the internal man is
either opened or closed, and thus the rational is either
enriched or destroyed (n. 4156, 8628, 9922).

[3] The internal man is opened and gradually perfected by
means of knowledges [scientifica] if man has good use as
an end, especially use that looks to external life (n.
3086).

Then knowledges [scientificis], which are in the natural
man, are met by spiritual and heavenly things from the
spiritual man, and these adopt such of them as are
suitable (n. 1495).

Then the uses of heavenly life are drawn forth by the Lord
and perfected and raised up out of the knowledges
[scientificis] in the natural man by means of the internal
man (n. 1895, 1896, 1900, 1901, 1902, 5871, 5874, 5901).

While incongruous and opposing knowledges [scientifica]
are rejected to the sides and banished (n. 5871, 5886,
5889).

[4] The sight of the internal man calls forth from the
knowledges [scientificis] of the external man only such
things as are in accord with its love (n. 9394).

As seen by the internal man what pertains to the love is
at the center and in brightness, but what is not of the
love is at the sides and in obscurity (n. 6068, 6084).

Suitable knowledges [scientifica] are gradually implanted
in man's loves and as it were dwell in them (n. 6325).

If man were born into love towards the neighbor he would
be born into intelligence, but because he is born into the
loves of self an