Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 70. Which is the seventh commandment?
A. The seventh commandment is, "Thou shalt not commit adultery [f]. "
[f] Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 71. What is required in the seventh commandment?
A. The seventh commandment requireth the preservation of our own and our neighbour’s chastity, in heart, speech, and behaviour [g].
[g] 1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Ver.3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. Ver.5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. Ver.34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. Ver.36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not; let them marry.
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
1 Peter 3:2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
Westminster Larger Catechism
Q.137. Which is the seventh commandment?
A. The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery [y].
[y] Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Westminster Larger Catechism
Q.138. What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
A. The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections [z], words [a], and behavior [b]; and the preservation of it in ourselves and others [c]; watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses [d]; temperance [e], keeping of chaste company [f], modesty in apparel [g]; marriage by those that have not the gift of continency [h], conjugal love [i], and cohabitation [k]; diligent labor in our callings [l]; shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto [m].
The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections [z],
[z] 1 Thessalonians 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
1 Corinthians 7:34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
words [a],
[a] Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
and behavior [b];
[b] 1 Peter 3:2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
and the preservation of it in ourselves and others [c];
[c] 1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Ver.35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. Ver.36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses [d];
[d] Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
temperance [e],
[e] Acts 24:24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. Ver.25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
keeping of chaste company [f],
[f] Proverbs 2:16-20 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; ver.17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. Ver.18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. Ver.19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. Ver.20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
modesty in apparel [g];
[g] 1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
marriage by those that have not the gift of continency [h],
[h] 1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Ver.9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
conjugal love [i],
[i] Proverbs 5:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. Ver.20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
and cohabitation [k];
[k] 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
diligent labor in our callings [l];
[l] Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. Ver.27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Ver.28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto [m].
[m] Proverbs 5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Genesis 39:8-10 But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; Ver.9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? Ver.10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 72. What is forbidden in the seventh commandment?
A. The seventh commandment forbiddeth all unchaste thoughts, words, and actions [h].
[h] Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Ver.4 Neither filthiness, or foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient; but rather giving of thanks.
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