Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of Husband and Wife,a for the increase of Man-kind, with a legitimate issue, and forb preventing of uncleanness.c
a. Genesis 2:18
Genesis 2:18
2:18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
2:18 The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."
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b. Genesis 1:28
Genesis 1:28
1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
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c. 1 Corinthians 7:2, 9
1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:9
7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
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From Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) to Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677)
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.
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of Husband and Wife, for the increase of Man-kind, 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 Man-kind, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 25.2
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of Husband and Wife, for the increase of Man-kind, with a legitimate issue, and for preventing of uncleanness.
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of Husband and Wife, for the increase of Man-kind, with a legitimate issue, and for preventing of uncleanness.
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 Man-kind, 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 Man-kind, 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 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.
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.
Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 25.2
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of Husband and Wife, for the increase of Man-kind, with a legitimate issue, and for preventing of uncleanness.
Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of Husband and Wife, for the increase of Man-kind, with a legitimate issue, and for preventing of uncleanness.
Is Marriage between one man and one woman? Yes. Is it lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgement to give their consent? Yes. Ought marriage to be within…
