IV. Marriage

Jieart that he will keep his virgin, do- eth well. Ver. 38. So then, he that giveth her In marriage doeth well ; liut he that giveth her not in mar- riage doeth hotter. Gen. xxiv. 57. vA.nd they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her moutlu Ver. 58. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her. Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
f 1 Cor. vii. 39. The wife Is iiound by the law as long as her liusband liveth ; but if her husband lie dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will ; only in the Lord.
^ Gen. xxsiv. H. And they said onto them. We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is un- ■circumcised ; for that were a re- proach unto us. Exod. xxxlv. 16. And thou take of their daughters wnto tliy sons, arid their daughters ^0 a whoring after their gods, and jnake thy sons go a whoring after their gods. Deut. viL 3. Neither Shalt thou make marriages with them ; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daugliter ehalt thou take unto thy son. "Ver, 4. For they will turn away thy «on from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the Anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenJj^ 1 Kings xi. 4. For it came to pass, Vfhen Solomon was old, that his mhfu turae^ »way his heart after
other gods J and his heart was not perfact with the Lord his God, a» was the heart of David his father. Neh. xiii. 25. And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daiig]\ters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yenrselves. Ver. 26. Did not Solomon king ©f Israel sin by these things ? yet among many nation* was there no king like him, wh» was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless, even him did out- landish women cause to sin. Ver, 27. Shall we then hearken unto yon to do all tliis great evil, to transgres* against our God, in marrying strange wives? Mah ii. 11. Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomi- nation is committed in Israel, and in Jerusalem: for Judah hath profan- ed the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married th« daughter of a strange god. Ver. 12. The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this : the master and the scholar out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offeieth an of- fering unto the Lord of hosts 2 Cor. vi. 14. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers! for what fellowship hath righteous ness with unngiiteousnees ? and what communion hath light with dark* ness?