| WCF: Scripture Proofs
My friend was reading through the WCF and came to the chapter on Marriage and Divorce (Ch. 24). In section 5 he stated that he had a hard time believing what it says.
"V. Adultery or fornication committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, gives just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce and, after the divorce, to marry another, as if the offending party were dead."
The Bold and especially underlined part were really troublesome and as I think about it, it is hard for me to see this in Scripture. Could someone first explain what is going on here (especially in the underlined part)?
He stated that the Scripture proofs were horrible on this and wondered why they would use something like Romans 7 to back it up. I explained about the history of the Scripture proofs (that they weren't originially wanted by the Divines but he then wondered why they hadn't been revised). His thought was why have them if they aren't good. I said, does there need to be Scripture Proofs in a Confession, he said yes there did probably for people to understand and hold to these doctrines. Can someone respond about the Scripture Proofs please
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