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Chapter 25: Of Marriage
- Marriage is to be between one Man and one Woman; (a.) neither is it lawful for any man to have more then one Wife, nor for any Woman to have more then one Husband at the same time.
a. Genesis 2:24; Malachi 2:15; Matthew 19:5-6
- Marriage was ordained for the mutual help (b.) of Husband and Wife, (c.) for the increase of Mankind, with a legitimate issue, and for (d.) preventing of uncleanness.
b. Genesis 2:18
c. Genesis 1:28
d. 1 Corinthians 7:2, 9 - It is lawful for (e.) all sorts of people to Marry, who are able with judgment to give their consent; yet it is the duty of Christians (f.) to marry in the Lord, and therefore such as profess the true Religion, should not Marry with Infidels, (g.) or Idolaters; neither should such as are godly be unequally yoked, by marrying with such as are wicked, in their life, or maintain damnable Heresie.
e. Hebrews 13:4; 1 Timothy 4:3
f. 1 Corinthians 7:39
g. Nehemiah 13:25-27 - Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity, (h.) or Affinity forbidden in the word; nor can such incestuous Marriage ever be made lawful, by any law of Man or consent of parties, (i.) so as those persons may live together as Man and Wife.
h. Leviticus 18:1-30
i. Mark 6:18; 1 Corinthians 5:1
_ Preface & Preamble
1. Of the Holy Scriptures
2. Of God and of the Holy Trinity
3. Of God's Decrees
4. Of Creation
5. Of Divine Providence
6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment Thereof
7. Of God's Covenant
8. Of Christ the Mediator
9. Of Free Will
10. Of Effectual Calling
11. Of Justification
12. Of Adoption
13. Of Sanctification
14. Of Saving Faith
15. Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
16. Of Good Works
17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints
18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
19. Of the Law of God
20. Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof
21. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
22. Of Religous Worship and the Sabbath Day
23. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
24. Of the Civil Magistrate
25. Of Marriage
26. Of the Church
27. Of the Communion of Saints
28. Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
29. Of Baptism
30. Of the Lord's Supper
31. Of the State of Man After Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead
32. Of the Last Judgement
_ An Appendix
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The Cambridge Declaration
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