Paragraph 24.1
Chapter 24: Of Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband, at the same time.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.1
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.1
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more then than one wife, nor for any woman to have more then than one husband, at the same time.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.1
Marriage is to be between one Man and one Woman: neither is it lawful for any Man to have more then one Wife, nor for any Woman to have more then one Husband; at the same time.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 24.1
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband, at the same time.
Commentaries (2)
David Dickson, 1684, Truths Victory over Error
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.1, which this paragraph revises
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…
David Dickson’s text
John Macpherson, 1881, The Westminster Confession of Faith, with Introduction and Notes
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.1, which this paragraph revises
The rule of monogamy laid down here is now, in every civilised land, regarded as a fundamental principle, about which there need be no dispute. In certain quarters an attempt is…
John Macpherson’s text