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Chapter 25
Of Marriage
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I. The monogamous rule of marriage |
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II. The major purposes for marriage |
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A. The mutual help of husband and wife |
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B. The increase of mankind with a legitimate issue |
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C. The preventing of uncleanness |
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III. The lawful parties to marriage |
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A. The general rule: liberty |
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B. The specific restriction |
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1. The Christian restriction |
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2. The natural restriction |
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From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p299. Used by permission.
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