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John Selden wrote : ' Marriage is nothing but but a Civil Contract . ' Tis true , ' tis an ordinance of God : so is every other Contract ; God commands me to keep it when I have made it . ' · The English legal definition of marriage is ...
John Selden wrote : ' Marriage is nothing but but a Civil Contract . ' Tis true , ' tis an ordinance of God : so is every other Contract ; God commands me to keep it when I have made it . ' · The English legal definition of marriage is ...
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But what was originally an accompaniment to the marriage - contract gradually assumed the position of an essential without which the marriage was invalid . The Church's view of marriage itself has not been entirely acceptable .
But what was originally an accompaniment to the marriage - contract gradually assumed the position of an essential without which the marriage was invalid . The Church's view of marriage itself has not been entirely acceptable .
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These orders are nearly as effective in keeping married people apart as divorce would be , but the power to re - marry is withheld . No one can do more than estimate the amount of immorality that is involved .
These orders are nearly as effective in keeping married people apart as divorce would be , but the power to re - marry is withheld . No one can do more than estimate the amount of immorality that is involved .
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