- with the Spiritual World. Prevention of Disasters. - Perfection by Suffering a Consequence of Disorder. — Hidden Reasons - - DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN REGARD TO LITTLE CHILDREN. Sacredness of a New-born Child. - Descent of the Soul-germ from God through the Heavens.- Providence before Birth, at Birth, and through Infancy and Childhood. - The New Church Doctrine of "Remains." - Peculiar Importance of the Father's Instructions. — Interesting Phenomenon of Adult Age.-Philosophy of very Early First Molding of the Human Soul in its Ultimate Form. - The Begin- ning Somewhat of Eternal Character. — Primal Divine Marriage of the Deity. Marriage of Soul-germs from Eternity. - Analogy of Principles everywhere in Nature. Confusion of the Married World Chargeable to Sin. - Eternal Marriage Rational and Inevitable. -- Choice in Necessity. Angelic Ministry over Children for Marriage. - The Sex of the Spirit.— Difference of Soul and Character in Men and Women.· Interesting Instance of Madame Guyon. - The Ques- tion of Equality of Man and Woman. - Interior Relationship between the Sexes. Christ's Words to the Sadducees Concerning no Mar- riage in Heaven. - Distinction between the Love of the Sex and the Love of one of the Sex. - Effects of Pure Love. -Children Born from it.Offspring in Heaven. -Beauty and Blessedness of it. - Present Ignorance and Malpractice. — Miseries and Penalties.- Gen- eral Corruption and Change. - Divorces. Conservative Semblance of Conjugial Love. - How to Promote True Marriage,.... 377-410. - CHAPTER XXIV. DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN THE TIME OF ONE'S DEATH. - - Time of Great Decision in every one's Life. Particular Leading of - - 411-423. CHAPTER XXV. TRUST IN DIVINE PROVIDENCE ITS NATURE AND EFFECTS. - - Activity of Trust. Spheres of Order and Disorder. - 424-437. PART I. NATURE OF THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE. -"Beholding, in the sacred light Of his essential reason, all the shapes |