Paragraph 24.2
Chapter 24: Of Marriage and Divorce
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.
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 24.2
No change, but in spelling and punctuation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.2
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.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.2
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.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 24.2
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.
Commentaries (2)
David Dickson, 1684, Truths Victory over Error
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 24.2, 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 24.2, 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