Verse 6. Again, when this worship from freedom promoting the conjunction of the external man with the internal, is from spiritual affection as to truth or as to good, it shall be also free from contamination with evil and falsity.

568. For us human beings, spiritual warmth is the warmth of life, because as already noted it is essentially love. This love is what fire means in the Word. Heavenly fire means love for the Lord and love for our neighbor, and hellish fire means love for oneself and love of the world.