love but the love of the sex? and the love of the sex is free with every woman.  The reason why civil laws are against adulteries is, because lawgivers have believed that to prohibit adultery was connected with the public good; and yet lawgivers and judges sometimes commit adultery, and say among themselves, ’Let him that is without sin cast the first stone.’  Who does not know that the simple and religious alone believe adulteries to be sins, and that the intelligent think otherwise, who like us view them by the light of nature?  Are not adulteries as prolific as marriages?  Are not illegitimate children as alert and qualified for the discharge of offices and employments as the legitimate?  Moreover families, otherwise barren, are provided with offspring; and is not this an advantage and not a loss?  What harm can come to a wife from admitting several rivals?  And what harm can come to a man?  To say that it brings disgrace upon a man, is a frivolous idea grounded in mere fancy.  The reason why adultery is against the laws and statutes of the church, is owing to the ecclesiastic order for the sake of power; but what have theological and spiritual things to do with a delight merely corporeal and carnal?  Are not there instances of adulterous presbyters and monks? and are they incapable on that account of acknowledging and worshipping God?  Why therefore do those three priests preach that adulterers have no acknowledgement of God?  We cannot endure such blasphemies; wherefore let them be judged and punished.”  Afterwards I saw that they called judges, whom they requested to pass sentence of punishment upon them:  but the judges said, “This is no part of our jurisdiction; for the point in question is concerning the acknowledgement of God, and concerning sin, and thus concerning salvation and damnation; and sentence in these cases must come from heaven:  but we will suggest a method to you, whereby you may know whether these three priests have preached truths.  There are three places which we judges know, where such points are examined and revealed in a singular manner:  One place is, where a way into heaven is open to all; but when they come into heaven, they themselves perceive their own quality as to the acknowledgement of God:  the second is, where also a way is open into heaven; but no one can enter into that way unless he has heaven in himself:  and the third is where there is a way to hell; and those who love infernal things enter that way of their own accord, because from delight.  We judges charge all to go to those places who require judgement from us concerning heaven and hell.”  On hearing this, those who were gathered together, said, “Let us go to those places;” and while they were going to the first, where a way into heaven is open to all, it suddenly became dark; wherefore some of them lighted torches and carried them before.  The judges who were with them said, “This happens to all who go to the first place; as they approach, the fire of the torches becomes more dim, and is extinguished