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Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 24

Of Marriage, and Divorce

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5. Adultery, or fornication committed after a Contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that Contract.a In the case of Adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a Divorce:b And, after the Divorce, to marry another, as if the offending party were dead.c

Proofs

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

  1. aMatthew 1:18–20
  2. bMatthew 5:31–32
  3. cMatthew 19:9; Romans 7:2–3

Commentary

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