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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
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Of Marriage and Divorce
Adultery or fornication committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden by the Word; nor can …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Although the corruption of man be such as is apt to study arguments unduly to put asunder those …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with a …
Of Marriage and Divorce
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
3
What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?
The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, adultery, fornication, rape, …
What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in …
The providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created, was the placing him …
What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections, words, and behavior; and the …
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
7
59-3
59-3. Marriage is only to be between one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24, 25; Matt. 19:4-6, 1 …
59-6
59-6. Marriage is of a public nature. The welfare of civil society, the happiness of families, and the …
59-1
59-1. Marriage is a divine institution though not a sacrament, nor peculiar to the Church of Christ. It …
59-2
59-2. Christians should marry in the Lord; therefore it is fit that their marriage be solemnized by a …
59-4
59-4. The parties should be of such years of discretion as to be capable of making their own …
59-7
59-7. The minister should keep a proper register of the names of all persons whom he marries, and …
59-5
59-5. Parents should neither compel their children to marry contrary to their inclinations, nor deny their consent without …