Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 41 Chapter 25 – Of the Church (Paragraphs 1-3) I. The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 40 Chapter 24 – Of Marriage and Divorce I. 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. II. Marriage …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 39 Chapter 23 – Of the Civil Magistrate I. God, the Supreme Lord and King of all the world, has ordained civil magistrates to be under him over the people, for his own glory and the public good; and to this end, has armed them with the power …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 38 Chapter 22 – Of Lawful Oaths and Vows (Cont.) (Paragraphs 4-7) IV. An oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation. It can not oblige to sin; but in any thing not sinful, being taken, it …

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