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Download or read book The Mormon Doctrine of Polygamy, Or Plurality of Wives, Examined and Refuted (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mormon Doctrine of Polygamy, or Plurality of Wives, Examined and Refuted Now, if this darling Mormon system of plurality of wives was so well pleasing to God at one time as he repre sents it, it would have been equally so at another. Let the reader consult the chronology of his Bible, and he will find that the institution of God - one man and one wmnan in marriage - continued uninterrupted for at least 235 years: when Lamech became the first transgressor (gen. Iv. Passing from this chapter to the sixth, tembracing a period of about 1656 years, the practice of polygamy had reached a. Fearful height, and had become almost universal. 80 great bad the wickedness 'of men become under the influence of a carnal nature, that even the sonsof God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they vi. Noah and his three sons, however, were an exception to the profligacy which generally prea vailed at that time. And mark the honour which God put upon this family for their consistency, holiness, and steady adherence to' the Divine law of marriage, and avoidance of the evil conduct and example of those around them. 8, vii.-1, On the other hand, God's heavy judgment fell in a flood of waters upon all those who gave themselves up to the sinful indulgence of carnal lusts.' And all flesh died that moved upon the earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.