8986. I love my master, my woman, and my children. That this signifies the delight of the remembrance of spiritual goods, is evident from the signification of “loving,” as here being the delight of remembrance (of which below); from the signification of “master,” as being the spiritual good which is the source (see above, n. 8981); from the signification of “woman,” as being the good that is adjoined from the spiritual (n. 8981); and from the signification of “children,” as being the goods and truths thence derived (see n. 8982); consequently by “master, woman, and children,” taken together, are signified spiritual goods. That the delight of the remembrance of such goods is signified by “loving,” is because they who were represented by the Hebrew menservants are those who within the church are in truths of doctrine and not in good in accordance with these truths (see n. 8974, 8976). Such cannot be affected with truth for the sake of good, but for the sake of delight; and therefore by “loving,” here, because it is said of such, is signified the delight of remembrance.