al ▁love ▁which ▁is ▁und iv ided ▁and ▁exclusive ." ▁ ▁Saint ▁August ine ▁saw ▁a ▁conflict ▁with ▁Old ▁Testament ▁pol yg amy . ▁He ▁ref rained ▁from ▁jud ging ▁the ▁patri arch s , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁dedu ce ▁from ▁their ▁practice ▁the ▁on going ▁accept ability ▁of ▁pol yg yn y . ▁On ▁the ▁contrary , ▁he ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁pol yg amy ▁of ▁the ▁F athers , ▁which ▁was ▁toler ated ▁by ▁the ▁Cre ator ▁because ▁of ▁fert ility , ▁was ▁a ▁di version ▁from ▁His ▁original ▁plan ▁for ▁human ▁marriage . ▁August ine ▁wrote : ▁" That ▁the ▁good ▁purpose ▁of ▁marriage , ▁however , ▁is ▁better ▁promoted ▁by ▁one ▁husband ▁with ▁one ▁wife , ▁than ▁by ▁a ▁husband ▁with ▁several ▁w ives , ▁is ▁shown ▁plain ly ▁enough ▁by ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁union ▁of ▁a ▁married ▁pair , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Div ine ▁Being ▁Him self ." ▁ ▁August ine ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁patri arch s ▁had ▁many ▁w ives ▁was ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁for nic ation , ▁but ▁because ▁they ▁wanted ▁more ▁children . ▁He ▁supported ▁his ▁prem ise ▁by ▁showing ▁that ▁their ▁mar ri ages , ▁in ▁which ▁husband ▁was ▁the ▁head , ▁were ▁arranged ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁good ▁management : ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁command ▁( qu ae ▁princip ant ur ) ▁in ▁their ▁society ▁were ▁always ▁singular , ▁while ▁sub ordinates ▁( sub ie ct a ) ▁were ▁multiple . ▁He ▁gave ▁two ▁examples ▁of ▁such ▁relationships : ▁domin