Paras | |
1 | I. The monogamous rule of marriage |
2 | II. The major purposes for marriage |
A. The mutual help of husband and wife | |
B. The increase of mankind with a legitimate issue | |
C. The preventing of uncleanness | |
3-4 | III. The lawful parties to marriage |
A. The general rule: liberty | |
B. The specific restriction | |
1. The Christian restriction | |
2. The natural restriction | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p299. Used by permission.