Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, Part 56 summary
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In The Sacrament of Marriage, the argument states that treating marriage as a sacrament gives the clergy authority to judge whether marriages are lawful and children legitimate. This authority consequently extends to deciding who has the right to inherit hereditary kingdoms.
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- Teaching that marriage is a sacrament gives the clergy authority over whether marriages are lawful.
- Judging marriages allows the clergy to determine which children are legitimate.
- Deciding legitimacy consequently gives the clergy authority over rights to inherit hereditary kingdoms.
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What political right does clerical judgment over marriage consequently affect?
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