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Marriage With a Deceased Wife's Sister, Evidence Given Before the Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Law of Marriage. to Which Is
Marriage With a Deceased Wife's Sister Evidence Given Before the Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Law of Marriage to Which Is Author:Edward Bouverie Pusey Title: Marriage With a Deceased Wife's Sister, Evidence Given Before the Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Law of Marriage. to Which Is Appended a Speech in the Case of the Queen V. the Parish of St. Giles-In-The-Fields, by E. Badeley General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1849 Notes: This is a black and white ... more »OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE LAW OF MARRIAGE, cfC. Evidence of the Rev. E. B. Pusey, D. D. 418. Your attention has been directed to the consideration of marriages within the prohibited degrees of affinity ? -- Yes, it was, some time ago, by the application of those who wished to promote them. 419. And you published a letter, which is now before the Commissioners? -- I did. 420. Will you have the goodness to state to the Commissioners whether you consider that those marriages are or are not prohibited by the law of God ? -- I consider that they are. 421. Are you of opinion that they are prohibited by any direct reference to the words of Scripture ? -- Yes, by the words of Scripture itself. 422. Are you aware of any passages of Scripture which have reference to this subject, and support the view which you now take, beyond those which are mentioned in your pamphlet ? -- The chief passage is Leviticus xviii. 6, " Thou shalt not approach those near of kin." It has been understood universally of the prohibited degrees. 423. Do you refer to that particular passage in proof of your opinion that such marriages are prohibited by Scripture ? -- Yes; it has been understood all along in the Christian Church that the specific cases mentioned under that law are not co-extensive with the law, but only instances under it. 424. Then your construction of that passage (taking it first without refere...« less