So it came about that the rising bourgeoisie, especially in Protestant countries, where existing conditions had been most severely shaken, increasingly recognized freedom of contract also in marriage, and carried it into effect in the manner described.

• 于是就发生了这样的情况：正在兴起的资产阶级，特别是在现存制度最受动摇的新教国家里，都越来越承认在婚姻方面也有缔结契约的自由，并用上述方式来实现这一自由。