And the wife, elevating her affections through self-denial and repression of the natural, must acquire a love for the spiritual wisdom of her husband before her soul can make one with his.

Do you comprehend this ?" "Dimly.

He must be wise in heavenly love; and she a lover of heavenly wisdom." "There must be something more," said Mrs.De Lisle.
"What more ?" "No two masculine souls are alike, and heavenly wisdom is infinite.
The finite mind receives only a portion of the Divine intelligence.
Each, therefore, is in the love of growing wise in a certain degree or direction.

The feminine soul, to make conjunction perfect, must be a lover of wisdom in that degree, or direction." "You bewilder me," said Mrs.Dexter.
"Let me rather enlighten.

The great truth I wish to make clear to you is that there can be no marriage in the higher sense without spiritual regeneration.