Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-30

thing which repelcd aud drove us back again
we hope they will excuse Us. And the angel
returned to his companions, and told them
wha, the virgins had siid, AMI added, ! infer
,ha, your love Of the eek is not chastc in
heaven we love virgins for their beauty and
the elegance Of their nnnncrs, and We love
them intensely. bu, ch,s'ely. At this his
companions smiled, and said, Yod conjecture
rightly who can behold such beauties near,
and not feel some desire.
Amer this festive Intercourse, all those sho
were invited To the nup,ials departed, and al.
50 these ten men, with their angel and the
evening being far advanced, they returned to
rest.
The three noviliatcs, on hoarnr this, asked
f. there a similar love between consorts in
the heavens and In the Earth And tho two
angelic spirits replied, Ia, IT wa altogether
similar and as they perceived mat similar
ultimate delights there, they said lha, they
were altogether similar, bu, much more hlcs.
sed, because angelic perception and sensation
are much more exquisite than human Pcrccp.
ton or sensation and wha, is the life Of that
love unless derived from \ vein OF potency :
When this potency fails mus, no, the .ove u.
self fail and grow cold Is not tbs virtue
the very measure, the very degree, and the
very basisuf that love l. il no, It's begin.
ming, is hrmameni, and lis com'lement 1t
is universal law that 'hin:s primary exist,
subsis,, and prcsis; by ultimate thus also
,,hat love whcrcfor', unless try were ulli-
mate delights, there would be 10 delights oi
couiucial love. The noyitiacs wished 10
know whether there were lighs II that love
any offspring were born there and Il not, Of
what use were they
Tho angelic spirits answered. tia, there
were not any natural offspring; and the no
yiriatcs asked, What are spiritual offspring ,
They replied, Two consons ly ultimate De.
lights more united in the marriage Of good
and truth and the marriage oigcod and truth
is the marriage Of love and wisdom, and love
and wisdom arc the ofsprngwhiclr are born
from that marriage; and bcuusc the husband
there is wisdom, and the wife is the love
thereof, and both also are spiritual, therefore
no other than spiritual offspring can bO there
conceived and brought forth Hence It Is
tha, the angels, after delights do no, become
sad, as some on earth, but cheerful, ard this
is in consequence ola continual influx offrcsh
power. succeeding the former, which rcnnvatc
and ai the same time illustrate them for all
who come into heaven return into their 'crnal
youth anJ into the powers II tha, age, and
they remain To eternity. The three noyiiaic'
on hearing this said, Is It no, written in the
Word, that in hesvan they are no, given in
marriage, because they are angels : To
wheel, tie angelic -pirils tePhed Is'Sk ~
into heaven, and il viii b. ans Scrcd 10 you
and they asked why they were To look up IN
TO heaven they said, Because We have thence
all interpretations Of the Word the words i'
inwarlly spiritual, and the angels, because
they are spiritual, will teach the spiritual
understanding Of IL. And after some DELAY,
heaven was opened over their heads, and two
angels came in sight, and said, NuPIals orc
given in the heavens, as m the earths, bat
tn none others there than those who arc in the
marriage Of good and truth, nor are there any
other angels; wherefore spiritual nuptial'
which relate TO the marriage oi good and
truth, are there understood these are given
in the clrihs, but no, after death, thus not in
the heavens as It is said oC the FIVE foolish
virgins, who were also invited to the nuptial'
that they could no, enter because they were
not in the marriage Of rood and truth, for
thcy had no oil, bu, only lamps by oil is un'
dcrstood good, and by lamps truth ; and to b.
given in marriage j. to enicr into heaven
where iha, marriage is Thcthree noritlale'
were made glad with Ibis intelligence, and
full Of the desire Of heaven and the hope o.
nuplials there, said, We will study morality
and becoming conduct Of life, that VIC ma!
have wha, We desire.