Nothing appears to be man's own except what is from
freedom (n. 2880).
There is heavenly freedom and infernal freedom (n. 2870,
2873, 2874, 9589, 9590).
[2] Heavenly freedom pertains to heavenly love, or the
love of good and truth (n. 1947, 2870, 2872).
And as the love of good and truth is from the Lord freedom itself consists in being led by the Lord (n. 892, 905, 2872, 2886, 2890-2892, 9096, 9586, 9587, 9589-9591).
Man is led into heavenly freedom by the Lord through
regeneration (n. 2874, 2875, 2882, 2892).
Man must have freedom in order to be regenerated (n. 1937,
1947, 2876, 2881, 3145, 3146, 3158, 4031, 8700).
In no other way can the love of good and truth be implanted in man, and appropriated by him seemingly as his own (n. 2877, 2879, 2880, 2888).
Nothing is conjoined to man in a state of compulsion (n.
2875, 8700).
If man could be reformed by compulsion all would be saved
(n. 2881).
In reformation compulsion is harmful (n. 4031).