Deuteronomy 24:5
When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he has taken.
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Treatise on the Priesthood. Book iii.
... in matters of pre-eminent importance, to exempt such persons ... For if an election to
a military dignity was ... has been repudiated by the divine Bridegroom, it is ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/treatise on the priesthood book 3.htm

Period I: the Imperial State Church of the Undivided Empire, or ...
... swineherd, and let themselves be held to the duty of swineherd ... of all, since they
are seen to be exempt from all ... Do you say that the military was sought by us ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/period i the imperial state.htm

part ii
... you are a scholar, a student in any educational establishment, or an official in
some ministry, an officer in any of the branches of the military service, or a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/my life in christ/part ii.htm

What is a bridegroom? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that the church is the bride of Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What is the marriage supper of the Lamb? | GotQuestions.org

Bridegroom: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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