462-476.
There are two kinds of concubinage, which differ exceedingly from each
other, the one conjointly with a wife, the other apart from a wife, n.
463. Concubinage conjointly with a wife, is altogether unlawful for
Christians, and detestable, n. 464. It is polygamy, which has been
condemned, and is to be condemned by the Christian world, n. 465. It is
an adultery whereby the conjugial principle, which is the most precious
jewel of the Christian life, is destroyed, n. 466. Concubinage apart
from a wife, when it is engaged in from causes legitimate, just, and
truly excusatory, is not unlawful, n. 467. The legitimate causes of this
concubinage are the legitimate causes of divorce, while the wife is
nevertheless retained at home, n. 468, 469. The just causes of this
concubinage are the just causes of separation from the bed, n. 470. Of
the excusatory causes of this concubinage some are real and some not, n.
471. The really excusatory causes are such as are grounded in what is
just, n. 472, 473. The excusatory causes which are not real are such as
are not grounded in what is just, although in the appearance of what is
just, n.
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