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The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.
Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
III. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their consente. Yet, is it the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lordf. 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 ⟨p. 57⟩marrying with such as are notoriously wicked in their life, or maintain damnable heresiesg.
- eHeb 13.4. 1 Cor. 7.36.
- f1 Cor. 7.39.
- gGen. 34.14. Deut. 7.34. Ne•. 13 25.
IV. Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of Consanguinity or Affinity forbidden in the Wordh. N•r can such incestuous Marriages ever be made lawful by any Law of man, or consent of Parties, so as those Per•ons may live together as Man and Wife