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Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized) · Chapter 24

Of Marriage, and Divorce

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3. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment, to give their consent.a Yet, is it the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lord:b And therefore such as profess the true reformed Religion, should not marry with Infidels, Papists, or other Idolaters: Neither should such as are godly, be unequally yoked, by marrying with such as are notoriously wicked in their life, or maintain damnable Heresies.c

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aHebrews 13:4; 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Corinthians 7:36–38; Genesis 24:57–58
  2. b1 Corinthians 7:39
  3. cGenesis 34:14; Exodus 34:16; Deuteronomy 7:3–4; 1 Kings 11:4; Nehemiah 13:25–27; Malachi 2:11–12; 2 Corinthians 6:14

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