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¶ 1639

The consent by which the Spouses mutually give and receive one another is sealed by God himself. 141 From their Covenant arises "an institution, confirmed by the divine law, . . . even in the eyes of Society." 142 The covenant between the spouses is integrated into God's covenant with man: "Authentic married Love is caught up into divine love." 143

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