Chapter 25: Of Marriage
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.
II.
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 yoaked by marrying with such as are wicked in their life, or maintain damnable heresie.
IV.
Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden in the Word; nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any law of man, or consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as man and wife.
