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Against the Rejection of the Bill.
DISSENTIENT—"Because many of the clergy conscientiously object to declare in the words of the Marriage Service the union of a divorced adultress with her paramour 'holy matrimony, signifying the mystical union betwixt Christ and his Church,' and to pronounce over such union our blessed Lord's words, 'Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder;' and it is unjust to leave them subject to penalties for refusing to be guilty of what they believe to be an act of impiety, when relief can be afforded without injury to any principle or person in the manner proposed by this Bill.
REDESDALE.