81/158 8). There is another passage upon this subject: "To serve the sacred fire means truth; he who speaks truth feeds the fire; he who speaks lies pours water on it; in the one case he strengthens his vital (spiritual) energy, and becomes better; in the other he weakens it and becomes worse" (_ib_.ii.2.2. 19). The second sin, expressly named and reprobated as such, is adultery. |