truly conjugial with its felicities can only exist with those who are of the Christian church, n. 337.  Therefore a Christian is not allowed to marry more than one wife, n. 338.  If a Christian marries several wives, he commits not only natural but also spiritual adultery, n. 339.  The Israelitish nation was permitted to marry several wives, because they had not the Christian church, and consequently love truly conjugial could not exist with them, n. 340.  At this day the Mahometans are permitted to marry several wives, because they do not acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ to be one with Jehovah the Father, and thereby to be the God of heaven and earth, and hence cannot receive love truly conjugial, n. 341.  The Mahometan heaven is out of the Christian heaven, and is divided into two heavens, the inferior and the superior; and only those are elevated into their superior heaven, who renounce concubines, and live with one wife, and acknowledge our Lord as equal to God the Father, to whom is given dominion over heaven and earth, n. 342-344.  Polygamy is lasciviousness, n. 345.  Conjugial chastity, purity, and sanctity, cannot exist with polygamists, n. 346.  A polygamist, so long as he remains such, cannot become spiritual, n. 347.  Polygamy is not sin with those who live in it from a religious notion, n. 348.  Polygamy is not sin with those who are in ignorance respecting the Lord, n. 349, 350.  Of these, although polygamists, such are saved as acknowledge a God, and from a religious notion live according to the civil laws of justice, n. 351.  But none either of the latter or of the former can be associated with the angels in the Christian heavens, n. 352.

ON JEALOUSY, n. 357-379.

Zeal considered in itself is like the ardent fire of love, n. 358.  The burning or flame of that love, which is zeal, is a spiritual burning or flame, arising from an infestation and assault of the love, n. 356-361.  The quality of a man’s zeal is according to the quality of his love; thus it differs according as the love is good or evil, n. 362.  The zeal of a good love and the zeal of an evil love, are alike in externals, but altogether different in internals, n. 363, 364.  The zeal of a good love in its internals contains a hidden store of love and friendship:  but the zeal of an evil love in its internals contains a hidden store of hatred and revenge, n. 365, 366.  The zeal of conjugial love is called jealousy, n. 367.  Jealousy is like an ardent fire against those who infest love exercised towards a married partner, and like a terrible fear for the loss of that love, n. 368.  There is spiritual jealousy with monogamists, and natural with polygamists, n. 369, 370.  Jealousy with those married partners who tenderly love each other, is a just grief grounded in sound reason, lest conjugial love should be divided, and should thereby perish, n. 371, 372.  Jealousy, with married partners who do not love each other, is grounded in several causes; arising in some instances from various mental weaknesses, n. 373-375.  In some instances there is not any jealousy; and this also from various causes, n. 376.  There is a jealousy also in regard to concubines, but not such as in regard to wives, n. 377.  Jealousy likewise exists among beasts and birds, n. 378.  The jealousy of men and husbands is different from that of women and wives, n. 379.