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Chapter 24. Of Marriage, and Divorce — 5

Westminster Confession of Faith

Adultery or fornication committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce: and, after the divorce, to marry another, as if the offending party were dead.

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Citation: Westminster Confession of Faith 24.5, Wikisource 1946 Carruthers transcription.

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