A52591:309
A Declaration of the faith and order owned and practiced in the Congregational churches…
A Declaration of the faith and order owned and practiced in the Congregational churches in England agreed upon and consented unto by their elders and messengers in their meeting at the Savoy, October 12, 1658.
London: printed by John Field, 1659
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
II.
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue, and of the Church with an holy seed, and for preventing of uncleanness.
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankinde with a legitimate issue, and of the Church with an holy seed, and for preventing of uncleanness.
III.
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgement to give their consent. Yet it is the duty of Christians to marry in the Lord, 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 wicked in their life, or maintain damnable Heresy.
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgement to give their consent. Yet it is the duty of Christians to marry in the Lord, 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 yoaked by marrying with such as are wicked in their life, or maintain damnable Heresie.