are mild, n. 487. Adulteries of the second degree
are adulteries of lust, which are committed by those
who indeed are able to consult the understanding,
but from accidental causes at the moment are not able,
n. 488. Adulteries committed by such persons
are imputatory, according as the understanding afterwards
favors them or not, n. 489. Adulteries of the
third degree are adulteries of the reason, which are
committed by those who with the understanding confirm
themselves in the persuasion that they are not evils
of sin, n. 490. The adulteries committed by such
persons are grievous, and are imputed to them according
to confirmations, n. 491. Adulteries of the fourth
degree are adulteries of the will, which are committed
by those who make them lawful and pleasing, and who
do not think them of importance enough to consult
the understanding respecting them, n. 492. The
adulteries committed by these persons are exceedingly
grievous, and are imputed to them as evils of purpose,
and remain in them as guilt, n. 493. Adulteries
of the third and fourth degree are evils of sin, according
to the quantity and quality of understanding and will
in them, whether they are actually committed or not,
n. 494. Adulteries grounded in purpose of the
will, and adulteries grounded in confirmation of the
understanding, render men natural, sensual, and corporeal,
n. 495, 496. And this to such a degree, that
at length they reject from themselves all things of
the church and of religion, n. 497. Nevertheless
they have the powers of human rationality like other
men, n. 498. But they use that rationality while
they are in externals, but abuse it while they are
in externals, n. 499.
ON THE LUST OF DEFLORATION, n. 501-505.
The state of a virgin or undeflowered woman before
and after marriage, n. 502. Virginity is the
crown of chastity and the certificate of conjugial
love, n. 503. Defloration, without a view to marriage
as an end, is the villany of a robber, n. 504.
The lot of those who have confirmed themselves in
the persuasion that the lust of defloration is not
an evil of sin, after death is grievous, n. 505.
ON THE LUST OF VARIETIES, n. 506-510.
By the lust of varieties is meant the entirely dissolute
lust of adultery, n. 507. That lust is love,
and at the same time loathing, in regard to the sex,
n. 508. The lot of those (who have been addicted
to that lust) after death is miserable, since they
have not the inmost principle of life, n. 510.
ON THE LUST OF VIOLATION, n. 511, 512.
ON THE LUST OF SEDUCING INNOCENCIES, n. 513, 514.
ON THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ADULTERIES WITH THE VIOLATION
OF SPIRITUAL
MARRIAGE, n. 515-520.
ON THE IMPUTATION OF EACH LOVE, ADULTEROUS AND CONJUGIAL,
n. 523-531.
The evil in which every one is principled, is imputed
to him after death; and so also the good, n. 524.
The transference of the good of one person into another
is impossible, n. 525. Imputation, if by it is
meant such transference, is a frivolous term, n. 526.
Evil or good is imputed to every one according to
the quality of his will and of his understanding,
n. 527-529. Thus adulterous love is imputed to
every one, n. 530. Thus also conjugial love is
imputed to every one, n. 531.