betrothing, n. 301.  By betrothing, each party is prepared for conjugial love, n. 302.  By betrothing, the mind of the one is united to the mind of the other, so as to effect a marriage of the spirit previous to a marriage of the body, n. 303.  This is the case with those who think chastely of marriages; but it is otherwise with those who think unchastely of them, n. 304.  Within the time of betrothing it is not allowable to be connected corporeally, n. 305.  When the time of betrothing is completed, the nuptials ought to take place, n. 306.  Previous to the celebration of the nuptials, the conjugial covenant is to be ratified in the presence of witnesses, n. 307.  Marriage is to be consecrated by a priest, n. 308.  The nuptials are to be celebrated with festivity, n. 309.  After the nuptials, the marriage of the spirit is made also the marriage of the body, and thereby a full marriage, n. 310.  Such is the order of conjugial love with its modes, from its first heat to its first torch, n. 311.  Conjugial love precipitated without order and the modes thereof, burns up the marrows, and is consumed, n. 312.  The states of the minds of each of the parties proceeding in successive order, flow into the state of marriage; nevertheless in one manner with the spiritual and in another with the natural, n. 313.  There are successive and simultaneous order, and the latter is from the former and according to it, n. 314.

ON REPEATED MARRIAGES, n. 317-355.

After the death of a married partner, again to contract wedlock, depends on the preceding conjugial love, n. 318.  After the death of a married partner, again to contract wedlock, depends also on the state of marriage in which the parties had lived, n. 319.  With those who have not been in love truly conjugial, there is no obstacle or hindrance to their again contracting wedlock, n. 320.  Those who had lived together in love truly conjugial, are unwilling to marry again, except for reasons separate from conjugial love, n. 321.  The state of a marriage of a youth with a maiden differs from that of a youth with a widow, n. 322.  Also the state of marriage of a widower with a maiden differs from that of a widower with a widow, n. 323.  The varieties and diversities of these marriages, as to love and its attributes, are innumerable, n. 324.  The state of a widow is more grievous that that of a widower n. 325.

ON POLYGAMY, n. 332-352.

Love truly conjugial can only exist with one wife, consequently neither can friendship, confidence, ability truly conjugial, and such a conjunction of minds that two may be one flesh, n. 333, 334.  Thus celestial blessedness, spiritual satisfactions, and natural delights, which from the beginning were provided for those who are in love truly conjugial, can only exist with one wife, n. 335.  All those things can only exist from the Lord alone; and they do not exist with any but those who come to him alone, and live according to his commandments, n. 336.  Consequently love