Sacred Union

From Webster's 1828 Dictionary:

marriage MAR'RIAGE, n. [L.mas, maris.] The act of uniting a man and woman for life; wedlock; the legal union of a man and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till death shall separate them. Marriage was instituted by God himself for the purpose of preventing the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes, for promoting domestic felicity,and for securing the maintenance and education of children. Marriage is honorable in all and the bed undefiled. Heb.13. 1. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage. The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage for his son. Matt.22. 2. In a scriptural sense, the union between Christ and his church by the covenant of grace. Rev.19.     From the inspired Word of God: *** "He created them male and female and blessed them..." Genesis 5:2 *** "The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."Genesus 2:18   *Silhouettes in images original works by Whitney. Cropping, roses, texts, and rounded corners made possible by editing functions of www.picmonkey.com.