Marriage affinity question: or, Marriage with the sister of a deceased wife fully discussed

Translation of Lev. xviii. 18, by Junius and Tremellius,
French Translation of Lev. xviii. 18, by David Martin,
Translation of Lev. xviii. 18, by Buxtorf-
Gesenius-by Schleusner,

Criticism by Robinson and Bush on Lev. xviii. 18,

Passage from Rev. Mr Montgomery's pamphlet entitled, "Mar-

riage with a Deceased Wife's Sister," &c.,

Matt. xiv. 3, 4,

Effect of the phrase "winked at,"

No commentators of note favour the opinion that the marriages

in question are lawful,

Opinion of Menochius,

101, 102

Value of authorities in favour of marginal reading

Modification, by Dr Eadie, of his published opinions,

109

110

Reference to the publications of the London "Association for

Reforming the Law of Marriage,"

Opinions and Criticism on Lev. xviii. 18, by the Rev. Dr M'Caul,

Dr M'Caul's Opinions and Criticism Examined,

Opinion of Professor Bush that the marriage of a man with the

sister of his deceased wife is forbidden,

Opinions of Professor Bush against the marginal reading of the

English Bible, examined,

Opinion of Professor Bush that the phrase "lifetime," in Lev.

xviii. 18, cannot overthrow the proof derived from Lev.

xviii. 16, that such marriages are unlawful,

Bush's argument, that the marriage in question is forbidden,

summed up,

Valuable statement, by Brouwer, on Lev. xviii. 18, as well as on

the whole question--View held by all Germany,

Extract from the Princeton Essays to prove the great learning

of the men of the period when the present translation of

our English Bible was made,

Severe rebuke, by Whitaker, of those who undervalue the

translators and their version,

Section IX.-Polygamy and its Bearing on the Question,

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119

120

General argument against the lawfulness of Polygamy stated,

Section X-Polygamy Unlawful before the time of Moses,

I. First argument to prove that Polygamy was unlawful before

the time of Moses stated,

Original law of marriage, Gen. ii. 18-24; Matt. xix. 3-6,

A passage from Dwight on this subject,

Deut. xxiv. 1-4, not a sanction of putting away" their wives,

but a sufferance, and a law to protect the wife from the

cruelty of a husband,

Divorce and Polygamy condemned in Malachi ii. 10–16,

Opinions of Dr Samuel Clarke on Malachi ii. 15,

The fact unquestionable that the original law forbidding Poly-

gamy was never repealed before the time of Moses,

123

123, 124

124

The cases of Polygamy before the time of Moses shown to be no

proof of its lawfulness,

125

II. The second argument that Polygamy has been unlawful

since the time of Christ,

126

III. Third argument-that the law against Polygamy was not

repealed by Moses,

Texts asserted in proof that it was repealed, Exod. xxi. 7-11 ;

Deut. xxi. 15-17; 2 Samuel xii. 7, 8, fully considered,

Dwight's answer to the argument attempted to be drawn in

favour of Polygamy from Deut. xxi. 15-17, .

Versions of Deut. xxi. 15-17 in the Polyglott,

During the five hundred years, from Moses to Samuel, there

were no cases that could sanction Polygamy as lawful,

IV. Fourth argument against the lawfulness of Polygamy,

Case of David, 2 Sam. xii. 7, 8, fully considered, and argu-

ment attempted to be drawn from it in favour of Polygamy

answered,

Case of Joash and Jehoiada, 2 Chron. xxiv. 2, 3, no argu-

ment in favour of Polygamy,

Argument that no punishment was inflicted on Polygamists

by the government answered,

Great guilt of lowering the law of God to shelter the sins of

Brouwer's translation of Lev. xviii. 18 the same as the mar-

ginal reading of English Bible,

137

Remarks on article in the Edinburgh Review for April 1853,

Extract from Calvin on Malachi ii. 14-17,

THE EFFECTS OF THE OPPOSITE OPINIONS.

Section I.-Effects of opposite opinions on the Principles of Religion and

Morals,

140

Opposite and inconsistent grounds on which the advocates of the

marriages in question base their arguments,

140

Statement by Dwight on this point,

140

Conduct of the London Association in this respect,
Principles of the Libertarians open the door to unbridled licen
tiousness,

1. They subvert the authority of the Old Testament as a rule

of faith,

2. Their principles subvert the Moral Law, and thus all sound

morality,

3. They argue on a principle that would sanction marriage

between any relations whatever,

4. Their principles teach that Polygamy is no sin,

5. Their principles degrade the woman into the mere Turkish

140, 141

6. Many of them teach that the Bible gives no laws against

incest,

142

7. Their principles on this subject subvert the obligation of

law and government,

142

9. Their pleading would subvert all laws against crimes of

every description,

Section II.—Effects, actual or probable, of Legalising such Marriages,

Impurity and cruelty closely allied, as proved in the records of

criminal courts,

Such marriages legalised would be most destructive of social

peace and purity in this country,

Statement on this subject in the Princeton Review,

Pretended advantages of such unions not to be compared with

their evils and dangers,

The pleading of opponents not a pleading in behalf of the normal

wants of society, but a pleading in behalf of parties who, in

obedience to passion, have violated the law,

Section III.-Actual Effects of Legalising such Marriages,

The effects in America, as stated by Mr Dwight,

Effects in America, as stated by a writer in the American Chris-

tian Expositor for May 1832,

8. They offer a bounty to men and women to publish their

Lord Denman's statement that such marriages are not denounced

by the prophets,

State of morals on the Continent,-number of divorces in Prussia,

Number of divorces in Saxony-Note,

Opinions of Lords Campbell and Brougham on the effects of such

marriages,

Opinion of Lord Campbell on the bearing of the law of England
on those who contract such marriages abroad,

Character of the Report of the Marriage Law Commission of 1847,
Misstatement of the Report in regard to Switzerland-Evidence
of Mr Bach-Note,

Ignorance of the question exhibited by several of the witnesses-
Rev. Dr Cox, Rev. Mr Hatchard, Rev. Mr Garbett,
Concealment of real opinions of writers, and of the texts in Lev.
xviii. 16, xx. 21, practised in the alleged Facts and Opinions of
the London Association,

Character of the evidence of many of the witnesses before the

145, 146

151, 152

Origin of the movement for a change of the law,