What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
Westminster Larger Catechism
What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
Westminster Larger Catechism
What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
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What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
Answer
The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections,[1] words,[2] and behavior;[3] and the preservation of it in ourselves and others;[4] watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses;[5] temperance,[6] keeping of chaste company,[7] modesty in apparel;[8] marriage by those that have not the gift of continency,[9] conjugal love,[10] and cohabitation;[11] diligent labor in our callings;[12] shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto.[13]
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