4070. And to thy nativity. That this signifies that He should betake Himself nearer to the derivative truth, is evident from the signification of "nativity," as being the truth which is from good. For all truth is born from good; it has no other origin; and it is called truth because it is of good, and because it confirms that from which it is, namely, good. Hence the signification of "nativity" in this passage. (That the nativities or births are those of faith may be seen above, n. 1145, 1255; and that "to bring forth" denotes to acknowledge in faith and act, n. 3905, 3915.)
